A. Stories of Courage: Resistance to Slavery and Unity against Racism
B. Fighting slavery’s legacy of racism through transformative education
C. Ending Slavery’s Legacy of Racism: A Global Imperative for Justice
D. None of these
Correct Answer: B. Fighting slavery’s legacy of racism through transformative education
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 2023 is observed on 23 August. The Theme for the day this year is Fighting slavery’s legacy of racism through transformative education.
The council already has 18 members, mostly European and Middle Eastern nations in the Mediterranean region. Pakistan is now its nineteenth member, subsequent to the visit from the Executive Director of IOC, Abdul Latif Ghadira, last October, which was followed by a Pakistani delegation’s trip to the IOC’s headquarters in February. Pakistan currently has 3.6 million olive plants over an area of 31,000 acres of land, and it plans to grow more of them over 75,000 acres of land. According to Juan Vilar of Strategic Consultants, Pakistan is producing 1,500 tons of olive oil per year and 830 tons of table olives.
Argentinian football legend Diego Armando Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, has died after suffering a heart attack. He was 60. Argentina President Alberto Fernandez declared three days of national mourning following Maradona’s death in the city of Tigre on Wednesday, 25 Nov 2020.
The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) has announce the launched of a new program with an investment of 11 million US dollars towards initiatives in three different verticals – delivery technology, Health, and technology solutions for schools and campus security. IIA said the initiatives aim to foster synergy among different companies and technologies within the framework of a globally unique regulatory sandbox, enabling companies to operate in an adapted and supportive regulatory framework. IIA collaborates with various regulatory entities, including the Ministry of Transported and Road Safety, the Ministry of Health, and the Israeli Police.
The Ukrainian Boeing-737-800 plane crashed at the Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran on January 08, 2020. It was carrying 167 passengers and 9 crew members. The series of Boeing have faced several accidents and crashes in the past.
The European Space Agency has successfully launch its mission to Jupiter’s moons. The Ariane 5 rocket was launched from the ESA’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) project aims to send a satellite on an eight-year journey to reach the icy moons of the planet, the gas giant.
Onboard the submersible were Stockton Rush, the CEO of OceanGate; Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a French deep sea explorer and Titanic expert; Hamish Harding, a British billionaire businessman; Shahzada Dawood, a Pakistani-British billionaire businessman; and Dawood’s son Suleman. The implosion killed all five occupant.