Which nation’s Parliament has begun the process of banning same-sex marriage?
- A. Japan
- B. South Korea
- C. United Kingdom
- D. Russia
Correct Answer: D. Russia
Russian Parliament has begun the process of legalizing a ban on same-sex marriage. The Russian lawmakers submitted draft legislation on July 14, 2020, that seeks to ban same-sex marriage. The move follows the Russian Referendum 2020 on July 1st when the voters overwhelmingly supported the proposed changes to the constitution, one among which defines marriage as a union of a man and a woman only.
Correct Answer: B. June 30, 2022
On June 30, 2022, Marcos Jr. took the oath of office as the 17th President of the Philippines at the National Museum of the Philippines and was administered the oath by Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo.
Correct Answer: D. Bah Ndaw
Mali’s interim president, Bah Ndaw, chosen to head a transitional government following a coup last month, was sworn in during ceremonies in the capital Bamako on September 25, 2020. A committee appointed by the junta which seized power on August 18, toppling President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, selected Ndaw, a 70-year-old retired colonel, as interim president.
Correct Answer: B. 2024
Russia has decided to quit the International Space Station after 2024, the newly-appointed chief of Moscow`s space agency told President Vladimir Putin on July 26, 2022. The announcement comes as tensions rage between the Kremlin and the West over Moscow`s military intervention in Ukraine and several rounds of unprecedented sanctions against Russia. Russia and the United States have worked side by side on the ISS, which has been in orbit since 1998.
Correct Answer: C. Gilad Erdan
Gilad Menashe Erdan is an Israeli politician and diplomat serving as Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations since 2020.
Correct Answer: D. 6 November
On 5 November 2001, the UN General Assembly declared 6 November of each year as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. Though humanity has always counted its war casualties in terms of dead and wounded soldiers and civilians, destroyed cities and livelihoods, the environment has often remained the unpublicized victim of war. Water wells have been polluted, crops torched, forests cut down, soils poisoned, and animals killed to gain military advantage.
Correct Answer: A. 25 March 2022
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will host his counterparts from the US, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco for a “historic diplomatic summit” next week, the Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. The summit will take place on Sunday (27 March 2022) and Monday (28 March 2022), according to its statement. Blinken will be joined by the UAE’s Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Bahrain’s Abdullatif bin Rashid Al- Zayani, and Morocco’s Nasser Bourita in the latest gathering that would likely not have taken place if not for the signing of the Abraham Accords. The 2020 agreements saw Israel normalize ties with the three Arab countries in a matter of months in deals brokered by the Trump administration.