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During his remarks during an event marked by the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres underscored the fact that it is entirely unacceptable for states possessing nuclear weapons to acknowledge the possibility of a nuclear war. “Nuclear weapons are nonsense. Three-quarters of a century later, we must ask what we’ve learned from the mushroom cloud that swelled above this city in 1945”, he urged during the solemn event at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park attended by dozens of people, including Hibakusha, young peace activists, Japan’s Prime Minister and other local authorities. World leaders…

It has been reported that 160 cases of monkeypox have been reported in Austria. It has already been recorded in the epidemiological register (EMS) that 45 of these patients have already recovered from their illness. This is evident from the update of the number of cases on the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) website on Friday. There have been 28 new cases added since then. There are reports that the second delivery of vaccines against monkeypox has arrived in Austria, according to the Ministry of Health. Vaccines will be given to individuals who have direct contact with…

Egypt’s U20 football national team defeated Algeria 3-1 in their semi-final match held in Saudi Arabia to qualify for the 2022 U-20 Arab Cup Finals. The Egyptian team led 2-0 after the first half before Algeria scored in the 69th minute of the second half to reduce the score to 2-1. However, the Egyptians succeeded in adding a decisive third goal in the 79th minute to ensure that they would qualify for the final match of the 2022 U-20 Arab Cup against their Saudi counterparts, who beat Palestine 5-0 in the semi-final, on August 6th at the Prince Sultan bin…

As a result of the efforts of the Indian Government under the progressive leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, almost 1.4 million electric vehicles (EVs) are currently running on the roads throughout the country. A total of over half a million two-wheelers, almost 800 thousand three-wheelers, and more than fifty-four thousand four-wheelers are included in this number. Minister of State for Heavy Industries Krishan Pal Gurjar informed the Rajya Sabha of this today. Based on information available on VAHAN-4’s centralized database of registration certificates, the sale of Electric Vehicles in the Financial Year 2021-22 increased over three times compared to…

Under the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, 824,000 Metric Tonnes of free foodgrains have been provided to the poor across the country with a subsidy outlay of around two lakh 79 thousand crore rupees as of July 31. Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti provided this information in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today. In the wake of the outbreak of COVID-19, which started in March 2020, the Minister said the Department had started distributing additional and free-of-cost foodgrains under the scheme to a total of…

In the wake of the developments in Ukraine, food prices fell for the fourth consecutive month in July, according to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). As expected, the UN agency has published its latest Food Price Index, a barometer that tracks changes in prices of five food commodities: cereals, vegetable oils, dairy products, meat, and sugar. In July, the index averaged 140.9 points, down 8.6 points from June. As a result of the UN-brokered agreement on Ukrainian grain exports, vegetable oils and cereals experienced double-digit percentage drops in price. “Especially from a food access perspective, the decline in food…

A joint development agreement between Masdar and Tanzania Electric Supply Company Ltd. (TANESCO) has been signed regarding the development of renewable energy projects up to 2 gigawatts (GW). The signing was attended by Hon. January Makamba, Minister for Energy for Tanzania, and the Joint Development Agreement (JDA) was signed by Abdulla Zayed, Head of Business Development & Investment at Masdar, and Maharage Chande, Managing Director of TANESCO, on the sidelines of the Tanzania Energy Congress. As part of the JDA, the two organizations will establish a co-owned joint venture company (JV). The two companies intend to develop solar photovoltaic (PV)…

Early bird ticket sales for the Abu Dhabi International Boat Show (ADIBS), the UAE capital’s prestigious boating, marine, and fishing show, have begun. From 24 to 27 November 2022, the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) will host the fourth edition of ADIBS in ADNEC’s new Marina Hall and on the water at ADNEC’s purpose-built marina. The Abu Dhabi International Boat Show is now offering 50 percent off early bird tickets until August 20, 2022. Early bird tickets are valid for single day entry to ADIBS and will allow access to all areas and features. Visitors will be able to…

The UAE has witnessed significant growth in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the recent years, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Economy reported that during the past decade, FDIs increased by 116 percent, amounting to US$20.667 billion in 2021 compared to $9.566 billion in 2012. Since 2013, FDI inflows have risen from $9.764 billion to $11.071 billion, $8.55 billion to $9.604 billion, $10.354 billion to $10.385 billion in 2018, $17.874 billion to $19.884 billion in 2022. As a result of this growth, the UAE was ranked 19th globally among the top 20 countries that attract foreign direct investment, as…

The Korean space agency has launched a lunar probe for the first time in the country’s history, the German Press Agency (dpa) reported. SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket, carrying the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 2308 GMT on Thursday. Data will be collected on the surface of the moon by the 678-kilogram spacecraft, which is designed to orbit the moon for one year at a time. There are six different instruments included in the kit that can be used to conduct water and elemental surveys. Several South Korean institutes and NASA’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration…