24. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), under Ministry of Finance is organising a meeting of Regional Heads of Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region of World Customs Organisation (WCO) in Kochi (in Kerela) from 8th to 10th May, 2019. 25. Iran announced it will pull out of some commitments under 2015 international nuclear agreement signed with world powers, called Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action (JCPOA). 26. The United States President Donald Trump awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, country"s highest civilian honour to golfer Tiger Woods. The 43-year-old Tiger Woods became fourth and youngest, professional Data Aptitude ? Verbal English ? Reasoning ? DI ? GK ? Computer ? Current Affairs ? Interview ? Ask Question golfer to receive prestigious highest civilian honor (after other golfers Arnold Palmer (74 years), Jack Nicklaus (65years) and Charlie Sifford(92 years)). 27. At 11th Arctic Council ministerial meeting held at Rovaniemi in Finland, India was re-elected as an observer to intergovernmental forum Arctic Council. India promised its commitment towards contributing more to Arctic Council. 28. Panama"s Electoral Court declared the centre-left candidate Laurentino Cortizo as winner of Panama"s presidential election. Cortizo is candidate for Panama"s Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), which won 33% of 95% of votes counted. The PRD was founded in 1979 by military ruler Omar Torrijos and has been out of power since 2009. 29. North Korea (Democratic People"s Republic of Korea) fired several short range projectiles into Sea of Japan under the command of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. 30. SpaceX successfully launched a Dragon spacecraft on a cargo mission for NASA to International Space Station (ISS). 31. Thailand officially crowned its new King Maha Vajiralongkorn with "Great Crown of Victory" (one of five Royal Regalia i.e. symbols of kingship). He received a symbolic nine-tiered umbrella conferring him as "King Computera X of Thailand". This coronation ceremony marks first ascension of a new monarch in past seven decades.