INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. Theresa May is Britain's first female Prime Minister since Margaret Thatcher.
2. Pokémon Go has broken an impressive App Store record, while the game was
only available in a few countries then.
3. NASA is joining with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston to operate a new
institute charged with researching and developing innovative approaches to reduce
risks to humans on long-duration exploration missions, including NASA’s Journey
to Mars.
4. The people of Britain voted for a British exit, or Brexit, from the EU in a
historic referendum on June 23 which sent shockwaves through the global
economy.
5. Britain has warned India about possible attack by ISIS and suggested that they
take efforts to check activities of the Middle East terrorist group.
6. The New Syrian Army (NSyA), a US-supported armed group focused on
fighting the Islamic State, gave a free victory to ISIS in al-Bukamal, a city on the
Syrian-Iraqi border. Their most recent defeat is the loss of Falluja in June 2016.
7.Former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova tested positive for Meldonium
after competing in Australian open which comfirms her provisional suspension
from March 2016 by the International Tennis Federation.
8. Virat Kohli continued his efficient and energetic accumulation of runs to bring
up his maiden first-class double-hundred, setting up India's declaration on 566,
their joint fourth-highest score against West Indies.
9. The United States presidential election of 2016, constitutionally prescribed to
occur on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, will be the 58th quadrennial U.S.
presidential election.
10. Portugal’s substitute Eder won the country its first European championship
after scoring a goal in extra time, crushing hopes of host country France in the final
game at Stade de France.
11. Pride of nation: PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar became the
vindicators at the Rio Olympics 2016. Dipa Karmakar finished Fourth in Vaults
final. Sakshi Malik won Bronze against Kyrgyzstan's Aisuluu Tynybekova in the
women’s wrestling freestyle 58-kg competition. PV Sindhu became India’s first
woman shuttler to win a Silver medal in badminton at Olympics.
-PRIYA RAJAN ( CSE 2/4)