Current Affairs For SSC CGL Exam - 01 June, 2014

Current Affairs For SSC CGL Exam

A top Chinese Army General slammed the United States and Japan for “provoking” China, a day after U.S. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel had accused Beijing of “destabilising” the region.
At the conference, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also hit out at China over the disputes, pledging support to Vietnam and the Philippines. Mr. Abe said Japan would supply naval patrol vessels to both countries and boost its security presence in the region.
People’s Liberation Army Deputy Chief of General Staff Wang Guanzhong blasted Mr. Hagel and Mr. Abe, saying they were “singing notes in chorus”.
The PLA official was particularly aggrieved by the Japanese leader’s speech, which did not directly mention China but warned of “elements that spawn instability” in the region.

President Barack Obama is welcoming the release of the lone U.S. solider held in Afghanistan, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
Sgt. Bergdahl was turned over by the Taliban in exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees who were held at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Mr. Obama says the U.S. “does not ever leave our men and women in uniform behind.”

People belonging to the economically-weaker sections in Egypt may soon reap the benefits of a welfare model like the Amma Canteen, if Mr. Rezk(from Egypt) and his team carry their inspiration home.
Amma Canteens sell idli for Re. 1 , sambar rice, pongal and curry leaf rice for Rs. 5, and curd rice for Rs. 3.
The team visited Amma Canteens in the city and studied various aspects pertaining to the facilities.
The officials will recommend adoption of the scheme in Egypt shortly.
The U.S. uses food stamps for the welfare of the poor, but this facility is way better, Mr. Rezk added.

Secret payments of more than $5 million to key football officials won Qatar the needed numbers in the executive committee (Exco) of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to host the World Cup in 2022.
A special investigation reveals that “millions of documents” leaked by a FIFA insider to the newspaper “expose how Qatar’s astonishing victory in the race to secure the right to host the 2022 tournament was sealed by a covert campaign by Mohammad bin Hammam, the country’s top football official.”
At the centre of this scandal is Mohammad bin Hammam, a Qatari construction billionaire and football official, who plotted and funded the operation that won Qatar the bid.
Mr. Bin Hammam is accused of hosting lavish parties and junkets for the African football association presidents; putting £ 1.6 m into the bank account of the Exco member from Trinidad and Tobago; making payments to the Oceania Exco member; and channelling FIFA funds to the football association of Ivory Coast in return for that country’s Exco member’s support for Qatar.