International current affairs in January 2019 | international current affairs PDF free download | current affairs study material

International current affairs in January 2019 | international current affairs PDF free download | current affairs study material

Dubai is the busiest airport

Dubai International Airport became the world's busiest airport for the fifth consecutive year. On January 28, Dubai Airport CEO Paul Griffiths announced that 8.91 crore people will be arriving at their airport in 2018. Most of these travelers (1.22 crores) are Indians. Dubai Airport has been the busiest airport in the world every year since 2014.

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What: The busiest airport

When: January 28th

Who: Dubai International Airport

Where: In the world

Trump and Kim visit in February

The White House announced in January that US President Donald Trump and North Korean President Kim Jong Un will meet in February. But the venue for the meeting will soon be revealed, the White House said. During the visit, the two leaders will discuss North Korea's nuclear disarmament and missile development program. Trump and Kim made their first visit to Singapore on June 12, 2018.

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What: US President, North Korea Chief

When: 2019, February

Who: Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un

Nicolas Maduro as President of Venezuela

Nicolas Maduro took a second term as President of Venezuela. Maduro was sworn in at a ceremony on January 10 in Caracas, the nation's capital. Maduro has announced that Venezuela's presidential election is a result of opposition leaders being banned and some parties are running out of competition.

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What: Sworn in as President of Venezuela

When: January 10th

Who: Nicholas Maduro

Where: Caracas, Venezuela

Hasina wins Bangladesh election

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led Mahakutami won the 11th parliamentary election in Bangladesh on December 30. The election results were announced by the Central Election Commission on December 31. Hasamina's Awamilig and its allies won 288 seats, out of a total of 300 parliamentary seats and 299 seats. The opposition coalition National United Front (NUF) won seven seats. Hasina will take over as Bangladesh's Prime Minister for the third consecutive time.

Prime Minister Hasina got 2,29,539 votes from the Southwest Gopalganj constituency, while her NUF candidate got 123 votes. The ruling coalition won 82 percent of the total votes and 15 percent of the votes. Haseena, daughter of Bangladesh's first President Mujibur Rahman, was born on September 28, 1947, in Tungipara, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). She married the nuclear scientist MA Wajed in 1968 and became the president of the AwamiLeg Party in 1981.

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What: The victory in the Bangladesh parliamentary elections

When: December 31st

Who: The Mahakutami led by Hasina

Toxic as Word of the Year

On January 1, the Oxford Institute announced that the term toxicology has ceased to be Word of the Year. This is the reason why most people are looking for the term 'toxic' in 2018. The University of Cambridge has announced that the term Nomophobia is the Word of the Year. Nomophobia comes down to being unable to be mobile and fear. Many companies are looking for 2018 toxics, nomophobia, misinformation, single-use and justice.

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What: Toxic as Word of the Year

When: January 1st

Who: The Oxford Company