===== Top Current the 22 August 2014 ===== 1- Prayuth Chan-ocha, Army Chief of Thailand, takes over as the Prime Minister of the nation. He, the only candidate for the post, was never supposed to face any resistance from the 197-member legislature handpicked by himself.The council voted him through with 191 votes in favour while the remaining chose to be absent. He had earlier seized power in May this year, ousting a democratically elected government in a bloodless coup. 2- Ex-Irish prime minister ‘Albert Reynolds’, who played a key role in forging peace in Northern Ireland, dies aged 81. He was instrumental in signing of peace treaty ‘Downing Street Declaration’ in 1993 with British counterpart John Major. The agreement paved the way for lasting peace through Irish Republican Army cease-fire followed by another with Loyalist forces. 3- Cyril Baldock becomes the oldest person to cross the English Channel at the age of 70. The Australian took about 12 hours and 45 minutes to cover the waterway that separates England from France.Its his second successful swim after the one in 1985. 4- World’s first eco-friendly Hindu temple comes up in London, UK.Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, located at Kingsbury of northwest London, features solar panels on its roof and a rainwater harvesting system. 5- Bangladesh decides to be a part of BRICS development Bank.The bank, called ‘New Development Bank’,is an initiative of the five emerging economies of the world namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
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