UNSC reform negotiations not ‘begun in earnest’: UNGA President

UNSC reform negotiations not ‘begun in earnest’: UNGA President

United Nations, April 10 - The negotiations for reforming the UN Security Council have not "begun in earnest" and the process is stuck in "informal discussions," according to General Assembly President Dennis Francis.

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Multinationals view India as alternative manufacturing base; investments ‘strong’: UN

Multinationals view India as alternative manufacturing base; investments ‘strong’: UN

United Nations, April 10 - India remains a "strong" recipient of foreign investments as multinationals recognise it as an alternative manufacturing base for supply chains, according to the United Nations.

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China clandestinely, deceptively interfered in our elections: Canadian spy agency

China clandestinely, deceptively interfered in our elections: Canadian spy agency

New Delhi, April 9 - Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has said that China has clandestinely and deceptively interfered in the two Canadian elections, media reports said.

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Relation with China based on equal cooperation, trustworthy dialogue: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov

Relation with China based on equal cooperation, trustworthy dialogue: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov

Beijing, April 9 - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov in Beijing Tuesday, and both sides expressed hope for strengthening practical cooperation in various fields.

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Australian youth curfew extended till April 16

Australian youth curfew extended till April 16

Canberra, April 9 - Eva Lawler, the chief minister of the Australia's Northern Territory (NT), on Tuesday announced that the curfew for people under the age of 18 in Alice Springs has been extended until April 16.

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Egypt, Jordan, France urge immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Egypt, Jordan, France urge immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Cairo, April 9 - Egypt, Jordan, and France have urged an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which has been under Israeli siege and bombardment over the past six months.

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Missing Hyderabad student found dead in US

Missing Hyderabad student found dead in US

Hyderabad, April 9 - A 25-year-old student from Hyderabad who had been missing since last month was found dead in the US city of Cleveland.

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6.0-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia

6.0-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia

Jakarta, April 9 - A 6.0 magnitude quake hit Indonesia's eastern province of West Papua on Tuesday, but did not trigger a tsunami warning, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

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Toronto, other Canadian cities go dark as millions watch total solar eclipse

Toronto, other Canadian cities go dark as millions watch total solar eclipse

Toronto, April 9 - Toronto and many other cities and towns of Canada fell into darkness as millions of people flocked into public places to watch the total solar eclipse.

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South Korean Prez vows to be among top 3 nations in AI technology

South Korean Prez vows to be among top 3 nations in AI technology

Seoul, April 9 - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed on Tuesday to make his country one of the three leading nations in the world in terms of new technology, saying AI chips are rapidly dominating the semiconductor market.

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Govt ready to discuss medical school quota hike in open manner: S Korean minister

Govt ready to discuss medical school quota hike in open manner: S Korean minister

Seoul, April 8 - South Korean Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Monday said that the government is ready to discuss the increased quota in medical school admissions with doctors in an open manner if they come up with a unified and more reasonable

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IDF now prepares for Rafah operation after Khan Yunis

IDF now prepares for Rafah operation after Khan Yunis

Tel Aviv, April 8 - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is bracing up for the Rafah operation after it wrapped up the Khan Yunis operations in southern Gaza and the 98th division of the IDF withdrew from the area.

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Australia appoints special advisor to examine Israeli airstrike investigation

Australia appoints special advisor to examine Israeli airstrike investigation

Canberra, April 8 - A former head of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has been appointed as the country's special advisor on Israel's response to strikes that killed aid workers in Gaza.

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S. Korea launches 2nd spy satellite into orbit with SpaceX Falcon 9

S. Korea launches 2nd spy satellite into orbit with SpaceX Falcon 9

Seoul, April 8 - South Korea launched its second indigenous spy satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in the US state of Florida on Monday (Seoul time), according to the country's defence ministry.

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S. Korea’s hydrogen charging infra deteriorates in past 3 years: Report

S. Korea’s hydrogen charging infra deteriorates in past 3 years: Report

Seoul, April 7 - South Korea's charging infrastructure for hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) deteriorated in the past three years, a local automobile association said on Sunday.

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OpenAI used over a million hours of YouTube videos to train its AI model: Report

OpenAI used over a million hours of YouTube videos to train its AI model: Report

New Delhi, April 7 - Sam Altman-run OpenAI transcribed more than a million hours of YouTube videos to train its AI model called GPT-4, a report has claimed.

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South Korea: Voter turnout surpasses 10 mn on second day of early voting

South Korea: Voter turnout surpasses 10 mn on second day of early voting

Seoul, April 6 - Turnout for the parliamentary elections in South Korea topped 10 million during the second and final day of early voting on Saturday.

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Russia warns against attack attempts on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Russia warns against attack attempts on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Moscow, April 6 - Russia has warned Ukraine and its Western allies against attempts to attack or destabilize the situation on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP).

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Slovakia’s Peter Pellegrini wins presidential election

Slovakia’s Peter Pellegrini wins presidential election

Bratislava, April 7 - Slovakia's incumbent Speaker of the National Council Peter Pellegrini won the country's second round of the presidential election held on Saturday, according to preliminary results published by Slovakia's Statistical Office.

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Zaporizhzhia NPP attack a serious incident that endangered nuclear safety: IAEA chief

Zaporizhzhia NPP attack a serious incident that endangered nuclear safety: IAEA chief

Vienna, April 8 - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations nuclear watchdog, has said that the drone attack at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine on Sunday is a "serious incident that endangered nuclear safety and security".

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