General Knowledge and Current Affairs Pack 2016-09-04 02:00

2. Fiji parliament sits for first time since 2006 coup
3. Fiji PM to reward supporters with development
4. Fiji Police Commissioner foils Suva restaurant robbery
5. Fiji pushes for tourism staff access to Australian guest worker scheme
6. Fiji Reserve Bank warns of fake Facebook scams
7. Fiji scores it's first ever FIFA World Cup goal
8. Fiji's Cyclone Winston recovery challenges on eve of six month anniversary
9. Fiji's economic growth needs to benefit all of society, not just some people.
10. Fiji's economic growth needs to benefit all says NGO leader
11. Fiji's elections minister rejects fraud claims
12. Fiji's Electoral Commission vows to continue counting votes
13. Fiji's gold medal captain gives thanks at official ceremony
14. Fiji's gold medal sevens win a boost to all Pacific rugby nations
15. Fiji's Methodist Church and it's sister organisation in Australia, the Uniting Church, have signed a new partnership agreement.
16. Fiji's national retirement fund is to make its first investment in Asia, a move being described as a breakthrough.
17. Fiji's new flag designs divide opinion in first week of consultations
18. Fiji's new voting system explained
19. Fiji's NFP leader wants strong parliamentary opposition to PM Bainimarama
20. Fiji songwriter 'bashed' by army officers
21. Fiji's opposition National Federation Party has been called unpatriotic by the country's attorney general.
22. Fiji's PM says Olympic gold reflects national development
23. Fiji Sports Commission presses ahead with 4-year sports plan
24. Fiji's President George Konrote says the team has done the nation proud.
25. Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama announces that there will be no changes to the Fijian flag for the foreseeable future after the country won it's first Olympic gold medal in Rio.
26. Fiji's rugby sevens awarded the nation's highest honour
27. Fiji's rugby sevens team has been awarded the nation's highest honour in recognition of their Olympic victory.
28. Fiji's Speaker of Parliament says she'll be impartial
29. Fiji will no doubt come to a standstill from Sunday as the Olympic champion rugby sevens team returns to Fiji.
30. Fiji won't change national flag after winning its first Olympic gold medal, PM Frank Bainimarama says
31. Final countdown: Living the dream, from Hong Kong to honorary manhood
32. Final countdown: Out of chaos, freedom and love
33. Final countdown: Reflections from Phnom Penh
34. Finals on their mind as off the boil PNG Hunters suffer heavy defeat
35. Finance chief confident Duterte admin will catch bombers
36. Finland is about as far away from the Pacific as you can get, but that country's government is funding a project to the tune of around five and a half million Australian dollars to deliver improved weather, climate and warning services to the region.
37. FINPAC seeks to improve weather and warning services in the Pacific
38. Flour mills have inked deals to import 8.25 lakh tonnes of wheat from Australia, France and Ukrain for delivery during this year in view of likely shortfall in domestic output.
39. Food aid continues in PNG as families wait for harvest
40. Food safety authority's puzzling regulations
41. For companies, debt recast still a long shot
42. Forests in and around Madhya Pradesh capital lack caring capacity and necessary prey base, forcing the tigers to move out of their natural habitat and come close to human habitations in cities, according to a letter written by a top forest official ...
43. Forget artificially intelligent robots — according to scientist Hiroshi Kobayashi, powered-muscle suits are the the key to Japan's survival.
44. Forget stalling bank credit and NPAs, look at booming consumer credit
45. Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has become a proud father of his fourth child.The baby girl was delivered at the Apollo Hospital in Delhi at around 11 a.m. on Saturday."President Karzai paid a brief visit to the hospital on Saturday to see his ...
46. Former boxing champ Glen McCrory's foul-mouthed road rage shame
47. Former Fijian opposition leader backs plan to shelve changes to the country's flag
48. Former magistrate says Nauru has effectively become a dictatorship
49. Former Nauru president stopped from leaving country for medical treatment
50. Former Nauru solicitor-general says email probe was underway
51. Former PNG FA executive says Rufer's departure a wasted opportunity
52. Former PNG leader Sir Michael Somare denies taking bribes after Singapore court accusation
53. Former PNG Police Commissioner convicted for refusing to arrest PM Peter O'Neill
54. Forthcoming Disney movie to feature Pasifika Voices
55. For the first time ever, Norfolk Islanders will be counted in the Australian census.
56. Founder of charity helping Fiji rebuild says taxes are hampering response effort
57. Four specially crafted boats are heading from Australia's North-East coast to Papua New Guinea to stop the spread of Tuberculosis.
58. Fourth tranche of gas bidding for power units takes bid to 21 paisa
59. FPIs stay bullish on equities, pump in Rs 9,000 cr in Aug
60. FPIs stay bullish on equities; pump in Rs 9k cr in Aug
61. Frank Bainimarama gets largely warm reception in NZ
62. Free speech in Fiji is being endangered by a climate of fear in which people are scared to say what they think.
63. From Hobbes and Hegel to John Stuart Mill and John Rawls, the seminal figures of Western political theory are united in their almost complete neglect of immigration. No doubt they have their reasons. Who among them witnessed anything like the global ...
64. From speakers and smartphones to storage devices; Amazon has all the deals you need
65. Funeral for respected Samoan journalist
66. G20: competing to be heard on protectionism
67. G20 Summit and its importance for China
68. G20 Summit in Hangzhou Opening Ceremony (VIDEO)
69. " G20 summit kicks off in Hangzhou, China
70. G20 summit kicks off in Hangzhou, China
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72. 'Ghost snake' species discovered in Madagascar
73. ‘Ghost snake’ species discovered in Madagascar
74. Golden day for Fiji as first Olympics medal sends nation into rapture
75. Government has set parameters for public sector banks for receiving capital support and only those lenders which fulfil the criteria post third quarter results would be eligible for funds.
76. Government is likely to take a decision soon on opening legal services for foreigners in a calibrated manner.
77. Government-sponsored Solomon Islands university students studying in PNG are questioning whether their High Commission in Port Moresby has misused funds intended for them.
78. Government will kickstart overseas roadshows from tomorrow to gauge investor appetite for the Rs 4,000 crore NMDC stake sale.
79. Green Climate Fund has high hopes in the Pacific
80. Groups of people, including retired military personnel, civil servants and public school teachers, gathered in downtown Taipei on Saturday afternoon to call for respect of their contribution to the island amid discussions of pension reform.
81. GST rate must be low to check inflationary pressures: Scindia
82. Hamid Karzai becomes proud father of fourth child
83. HANGZHOU, China - A tense exchange between Chinese officials and the American national security advisor led to an awkward start for U.S. at the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China where world leaders ...
84. HANGZHOU, China (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived Sunday in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou for the Group of 20 leaders' summit, to be followed by a series of meetings connected with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...
85. Hangzhou (China), Sep 4 (IASN) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday urged Brics countries to make joint efforts to improve global governance.
86. Hangzhou [China], Sept.4 (ANI): Narendra Modi on Sunday met painter Shen Shu and his team from Hangzhou's Zhejiang Kaiming Art Gallery who gifted the Indian Prime Minister with his portrait.
87. Hangzhou [China], Sept. 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held bilateral talks with his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou City of China.
88. Hangzhou [China], Sept. 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told Chinese President Xi Jinping that the partnership between both nations is important for the region and also for the whole world.
89. Hard lessons being learned ahead of Fiji's U20 World Cup opener
90. Hawaiians protest world's biggest telescope
91. Healthy eating will be theme of the annual transgender beauty pageant, Miss Fa'afafine tonight, with contestants from across the country as well as several from expat Samoan communities in Australia, New Zealand and American Samoa expected to attend.
92. Heavy Industries Ministry will soon seek an in-principle approval for disinvesting government's stake in loss making automaker Scooters India.
93. He didn't win a medal, he didn't even make the final, but Vanuatu's first Olympic rower, Luigi Teilemb, can expect a hero's welcome on his return to Port Vila next week.
94. He has been involved with the UIDAI established under the Aadhaar Act and implementation of Aadhaar since September 2010
95. Hela LNG facilities blockade enters second week with Government royalties pending
96. Helicopter company goes into the fruit and veg business in PNG
97. Henry Puna's position as Cook Islands Prime Minister is set to be tested in the coming months.
98. Herbert Ford, director of the Pitcairn Islands Study Centre at Pacific Union College in California, tells Bruce Hill how the centre obtained them.
99. Here's why EU tax on Apple may have political tinge
100. He said even as some of the separatist leaders were in jail, the chief minister asked them to suggest time and place to meet the delegation.]]
101. He said, she said, as PNG and Australia wrangle over Bougainville mission
102. He tells Bruce Hill he'd like National to allow it's Pacific MPs, Peseta Sam Lou-Iiga and Alfred Ngaro, to vote as they wish, and not have to submit to party discipline.
103. He tells Bruce Hill that if Pacific athletes could take advantage of better training facilities and tougher competition on Australia and New Zealand, they might do better on the international sporting stage.
104. He was addressing a big rally in Lahore, organised to target the Prime Minister on alleged corruption
105. He was speaking at a promotional event of his upcoming film 'Te3n' in Kolkata
106. Highlights of FBI notes on Clinton email probe
107. History has been made during the Bougainville election.
108. Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday left for Srinagar with the 28 member all party delegation intending to establish peace in the Kashmir Valley.
109. Home Minister Rajnath Singh. PTI file photo
110. Homosexuality may be illegal in Samoa, but the annual transgender beauty pageant is a mainstay of the island nation's social calendar.
111. Hong Kong goes to the polls today in an election which for the first time sees young independence activists calling for a complete break from China running for office. It comes as some in the semi-au...
112. Hong Kong voted in its first major election since pro-democracy protests in 2014 and one of its most contentious ever, with a push for independence among disaffected younger voters stoking tension with China's government.
113. Hong Kong voted on Sunday in its first major election since pro-democracy protests in 2014 and one of its most contentious ever, with a push for independence among disaffected younger&#8230
114. Hong Kong voters head to polls for Legislative Council election
115. Hours before Mother Teresa is elevated to sainthood, the Catholic churches in Kerala held special prayer sessions and meetings to remind the people of her great work for the underprivileged.
116. How Mother Teresa officially became a saint
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118. Human rights body calls for Fiji to review its constitution
119. Hundreds gathering to witness canonisation of Mother Teresa
120. Hundreds of thousands of people from across the globe, including Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, are gathering in Rome to watch Mother Teresa be officially declared a Saint of the Catholic Church.
121. If Dalai Lama could get political asylum in India, why not Baloch leader Brahumdagh Bugti?
122. Illegal tobacco the focus of World Tobacco Day
123. Immigration Minister Peter Dutton acknowledges very few asylum seekers from the Manus Island detention centre have been resettled there.
124. In a bid to encourage Small Hydro Power (SHP) generation capacity addition and achieve economies of scale, the New and Renewable Energy Ministry will soon finalise guidelines for tariff-based bidding of projects.
125. In a first, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) will issue winter forecast and cold wave alerts for the season from this year.
126. In a first, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) will issue winter forecasts and cold wave alerts for the season from this year.
127. In Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh, a construction boom is transforming the developing South-East Asian nation, and the country's workers are bearing the brunt of the shift.
128. Independence referendum the backdrop to an important Bougainville election
129. India-China ties important for the whole world: PM Modi
130. India created 'East Pakistan like situation' in Balochistan: Rehman Malik
131. India is the second most 'unequal' nation in the world where millionaires, or those with net assets of USD 1 million...
132. INDIAN FOOTBALL
133. Indian government should come out with income distribution data for years before 2012-13 for a meaningful assessment of income inequality in the country, noted French economist Thomas Piketty said.
134. Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Czech Republic partner Barbora Strycova rolled into the third round of the US Open after registering a straight-set victory in their women's doubles event here at Flushing Meadows on Sunday.The seventh-seed ...
135. India Post will issue a postage stamp on Mother Teresa today.
136. India today raised its concern with China over the CPEC which runs through PoK, and terrorism...
137. India, Vietnam hold delegation level talks in Hanoi
138. India, Vietnam sign 12 agreements for strengthening strategic partnership
139. Indonesian President Joko Widodo has touched down in Port Moresby for a two-day state visit.
140. Indonesian president touches down in PNG for state visit
141. In Fiji, communities are still struggling to recover more than five months since Cyclone Winston devastated the country.
142. In French Polynesia, Gaston Flosse has lost the presidency, after the French President Francois Hollande rejected his request for a over a corruption conviction.
143. In front of a massive crowd at ANZ stadium in Suva, each of the players and officials was presented with the Officer of the Order of Fiji, as well as 30-thousand dollars for their Olympic success.
144. In Hawaii, there's news this morning that the lava flow from the Kilauea volcano has crossed onto residential property and is threatening homes around Pahoa on the Big Island.
145. In his first Boyer Lecture, Sir Michael Marmot draws attention to the links between deprivation of social conditions, ill health and crime.
146. In infrastructure funding, repairs take a back seat
147. In its effort to recoup overdue materials, Athens- Limestone Public Library in Alabama will be enforcing an ordinance that prescribes fines and the possibility of jail time. Image for representation.
148. In meeting with Turkey's President, UN chief stresses country's key role in fighting ISIL
149. In Nauru, two opposition MPs are due to appear in court today in relation to anti-government protests last week.
150. In Papua New Guinea's highlands, the effects of the El Nino-related drought continue with the World Food Program estimating that more than 200,000 people are still in need of food aid.
151. In Solomon Islands, a program to give unemployed young people skills to help them find an internship or start a business is having such success that the Secretariat of the Pacific Community is looking to develop it in other countries.
152. International election observers say voters are enthusiastic about the poll
153. Internet booking sites key to boosting Pacific tourism
154. InterOil Shareholders in Papua New Guinea and across the world are being urged to vote down ExxonMobil's takeover bid.
155. In the third instalment of our farewell series, we catch up with former Asia Pacific reporter, Sue Lannin, who filed to the program from Hong Kong to Pakistan and Afghanistan.
156. In the wake of recent disturbances, Crimean authorities have assured Indian tourists that the country is a "safe travel destination" and said "all is well" in the region.
157. IOC head plans morale-boosting visit to Vanuatu
158. Iraqi refugee humbled by bravery medal after saving man in house fire
159. It's been a long time coming but Australia's new National Rugby Championship kicks off tonight, with the opening match featuring Brisbane City at home to Sydney Stars.
160. It's been a long wait, but after nine years Fiji are the World Rugby Sevens series champions again, topping the standings by ten points over their nearest rivals South Africa, with New Zealand in third.
161. It made no finding about whether Australia bears legal responsibility for the 850 men on Manus Island, but it does allow their lawyers to apply for them to be returned to Australia, and given compensation.
162. It's business as usual for the Pacific Games Organising Committee in Tonga, at least for now, after chief executive Lord Fred Sevele was granted an injunction in the Supreme Court blocking attempts to dismiss him by the Prime Minister, Akilisi Pohiva.
163. It's do or die for the PNG Hunters in the Intrust Super Cup this weekend when they take on the Sunshine Coast Falcons in an elimination final in Port Moresby.
164. It was a day to go down in Pacific history as a golden day for the region and the nation of Fiji as its men's rugby sevens team secured the first ever gold medal by any Pacific nation in any Olympics, trouncing Great Britain 43 to 7 this morning.
165. It was all looking so promising for soccer in Papua New Guinea with a series of matches abroad for the national side, players being considered for professional contracts with overseas clubs and new talent being unearthed.
166. It will be a big day for Aussie Rules followers in Papua New Guinea tomorrow when their national team takes on Ireland in the grand final of this year's AFL International Cup.
167. Jaipur [India], Sept. 4 (ANI): The spat between the erstwhile royal family and the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) on Sunday came to an end as the issue was resolved after a meeting between Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje and erstwhile royals wherein it was decided that the gate of the Rajmahal Palace would be reopened.
168. Jaitley hosts farewell dinner for outgoing RBI Governor
169. Jhalak 9 review: Iconic couples we loved
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171. Ji verliest terrein in Junior Players Championship
172. Job ad for Indians angers PNG governor
173. Joe Natuman toppled as Vanuatu prime minister by his former foreign minister
174. Join the C4 Show, China's funniest comedy sketch show from CRI.
175. Josephine Getsi says her historic victory in the Bougainville election is already inspiring other women to get involved in politics.
176. 'Jupiter's north pole unlike anything in solar system'
177. Just days after taking part in training to combat so-called sorcery killings in Papua New Guinea, two men have led the rescue of a woman who'd been tortured after she was accused of being a witch.
178. Justice department chief explains PNG death penalty stance
179. Kabul, Sep 4 (IANS) At least 34 persons were killed and 21 others injured on Sunday after a bus collided with a truck in Afghanistan's Zabul province, police said. "The accident took place along ...
180. Kashmir unrest: All party delegation emplanes for Srinagar
181. Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner is a Marshallese poet, writer, performance artist and journalist.
182. Key figures from the aviation industry in Papua New Guinea are in Kokopo for the annual Aviation Safety and Security Conference.
183. Kilauea volcano integral part of Hawaiian island culture and life
184. Kings University in London is going to conduct the DNA tests, and if there's enough recoverable information a more detailed genealogical study will try to trace the maternal ancestors of the owners of the hair to link them to names in historical records.
185. Kiribati President on Abbott, climate change and his trip to the Arctic
186. Labor senator Sam Dastyari accuses Malcolm Turnbull of dialling up the attacks over his entitlement claim in order to distract from the Government's "shambles" in the lower house last night.
187. Labour mobility was one of the carrots that brought Pacific nations back to talks for a PACER plus trade agreement during the years when the process was struggling to gain momentum after it all began back in 2009.
188. 'Lack of implementation capacity could affect fund use'
189. Landowner groups and the Bougainville government are warning any move by Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister to give shares in the controversial Bougainville copper mine to minority landowner organisations would endanger the peace process.
190. Landowners at the heart of the LNG project at Hides in the Papua New Guinea's Hela province are following through with threats to shut it down after seeing no movement in the millions of dollars in outstanding royalties being paid.