Current Affairs Today 17 December 2017 1ai2d

Vyoma Current Affairs Today’s HeadLines 17/12/2018

Francois Gabart fastest to finish solo navigation of the globe Real Madrid won the 5th title of the year. Trump istration banned selected words in health care department Kolkata Municipal Corporation to use drones to control Dengue

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Francois Gabart fastest to finish solo navigation of the globe Frenchman Francois Gabart smashed the world record for

the fastest solo navigation of the globe on Sunday, completing the mammoth feat in 42 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes and 35 seconds. He crossed a virtual finish line drawn between the island of Ushant off 's northwest tip and Lizard Point in southwest England at 01:45 GMT, comfortably beating the previous record set by compatriot Thomas Coville by six days and 10 hour.

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Real Madrid won the 5th title of the year. Cristiano Ronaldo's second-half free-kick ensured

Real Madrid picked up a fifth trophy of 2017 by beating Gremio 1-0 in Abu Dhabi to retain the Club World Cup. A third Club World Cup in four years brings Madrid level with rivals Barcelona as the most successful side in the competition’s history and adds to the La Liga, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and Spanish Super Cup titles already won by Zinedine Zidane's men this year.

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Trump istration banned selected words in health care department The Trump istration has told agencies

within the Department of Health and Human Services to avoid using certain words or phrases in official documents being drafted for next year’s budget. List of seven prohibited words or phrases: “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” “diversity,” “transgender,” “fetus,” “evidence-based” and “science-based.”

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Kolkata Municipal Corporation to use drones to control Dengue

Going high-tech in its bid to curb a dengue

outbreak in the city, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has now turned to drones. The civic body is planning to use drones to identify breeding grounds of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. About 40 people have died due to dengue in West Bengal till November.

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