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Mikhail Gorbachev honoured by Kremlin on 80th birthday
Q: Who is Mikhail Gorbachev? A: Mikhail Gorbachev is a former Soviet statesman, having served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991, and as the last head of state of the USSR, having served from 1988 until its collapse in 1991. Q: How has he been honoured? A: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has been given Russia's highest award, the Order of St Andrew, to mark his 80th birthday. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the award was for his "enormous work as head of state" when they met at a presidential residence outside Moscow. Q: What is ‘Order of St Andrew’? A: The Order of St Andrew, a pre-revolutionary award, was restored as the country's top honour in 1998. India on UN Women's board, Iran's attempt fails Q: What is UN Women? A: UN Women is the amalgamation of different United Nations bodies focused on women. It was created this year to look exclusively at gender equality and empowerment of women. Q: What is the news all about? A: India has been elected to the board of a new UN agency to promote equality for women. Q: Why did Iran fail to win a seat? A: Iran failed to win a seat due to strong opposition from the US and human rights groups. Q: Which are the other eminent countries that are included? A: The 41-member executive board also includes the US and Britain, which won seats in the donor nations category. to read more SUBSCRIBE NOW |
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