Current Affairs Global - 25 October 2013 1. Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) has published global Gender Gap Index today. Top-four positions on the global have been retained by Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Philippines has moved up to 5th place, while Ireland has slipped one position to sixth rank, followed by New Zealand, Denmark, Switzerland and Nicaragua in the top ten. 2. The US comedian Carol Burnett was honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Dame Julie Andrews, Tony Bennett and Tina Fey were among those who performed in her honour at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on Sunday. Burnetts variety show began in the 1960s and ran for 11 years, averaging 30 million viewers a week.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 16:57:48 +0000
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