Daily Current Affairs of 24th May 2018
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International Current Affairs
- India has jumped one spot to 44th this year in Global competitive rankings released by Switzerland-based IMD World Competitiveness Center.
- Top 5 in the list :
- United States
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Nepal for having eliminated trachoma, a contagious bacterial infection of the eye.
- It makes Nepal first country in WHO’s South-East Asia Region to defeat trachoma, world’s leading infectious cause of blindness.
- The United States has "disinvited" China from the 'world's largest international maritime exercise' Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) over China's continued militarisation of the disputed South China Sea, according to the Pentagon.
- Note : The RIMPAC Exercise is held every two years in Hawaii and involves more than 20 countries from across the world, including India.
