A. 1.3 million
B. 1.7 million
C. 2.1 million
D. 2.9 million
A. Russia
B. Japan
C. China
D. US
A. Pakistan
B. Brazil
C. Canada
D. China
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared China malaria-free, after a 70-year effort to wipe it out. China used to report 30 million cases a year during the 1940s. Since then, eradication efforts have driven down case numbers.
A. Afghanistan
B. Somalia
C. UAE
D. USA
A. Takehiko Nakao
B. Masatsugu Asakawa
C. Shinzo Abe
D. None of these
Masatsugu Asakawa has been unanimously elected President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) by its Board of Governors on 2 December 2019. He will assume office as ADB’s 10th President on 17 January 2020. He will succeed Takehiko Nakao, who will leave office on 16 January 2020. Mr. Asakawa will finish the unexpired term of President Nakao, which ends on 23 November 2021.
A. Nairobi
B. Mauritius
C. Burundi
D. Tanzania
A. Mumbai
B. Kolkata
C. Delhi
D. Amritsar