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renewable energy. Saudi officials said the talks with Tesla, made by the Saudi Public Investment Fund, began this summer, and is at very early stage. The US EV maker is entertaining the conversation, but the company could still reject the proposal, the Saudi officials added.

The mining of minerals critical to electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies in Congo has led to human rights abuses, including forced evictions and physical assault

(Reuters) — The United States and Saudi Arabia are in talks to secure metals in Africa needed to help them with their energy transitions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people with knowledge of the talks.

PC Nair said that Assam Rifles in the past four years has seized drugs valued at over Rs 4,200 crore in the international market. In an interview with ANI, the DG said, «Apart from guarding the border, the Assam Rifles has continued its operations against illegal drugs and illegal weapons and has seized drugs worth Rs 4,267 crore in the last four years.» «We have a lot of success in catching contraband. In 2020, we seized illegal drugs worth Rs 875 crore, in 2021 drugs worth Rs 1,402 crore were seized, and drugs worth Rs 855 crore were seized in the year 2022.

Corporations relying on carbon credits to support their green claims now face “robust and credible” proof that the vast majority of such securities aren’t fit for that purpose, according to a study published in the journal Science.

Switzerland rejected 13.2 per cent of all visa applications filed by Indian nationals in 2022, Schengen Statics showed. The same data also showed that 106,025 applications filed by Indians received a positive response. Indians are listed as the 30th nationality in the list of those with rejection rates. Nationalities whose visa applications were rejected the most include Pakistani, Ghanaian, and Congolese nationals. The rejection rates of Pakistani nationals were the highest – 55.1 per cent, showing that more than half of applications for visas got rejected. Ghanaians and Congolese had a rejection rate of 46.5 and 41.5 per cent respectively, while the other nationalities in top 5 included Algerians and Argentinians with 39.9 and 35 per cent rejection rates, respectively. Recently, in an article SchengenVisaInfo.com said that the Swiss embassy in New Delhi has declared its temporary suspension of Schengen visa applications for Indian tour groups until October. Clarifying the same, Swiss embassy in Delhi issued a statement saying that it has not suspended Schengen visa appointments for Indian tour groups and has almost 800 daily appointments through the end of September 2023. The mission asserted that people-to-people contact is at the core of Swiss-Indian relationship.

Migrants in Tunisia’s port city of Sfax who are aiming to make Europe their new home are now sharing the burden and the blame for escalating tensions deeply tinged with racism amid the fears of European leaders who are trying to stanch the numbers of p...

By Abigail Summerville and Anirban Sen

NEW DELHI : As many as 415 million Indians moved out of poverty in the 15-year period between 2005/2006 and 2019/2021, the UN said in a report on Tuesday. The latest update of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) was released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) at the University of Oxford. The report analysed trends from 2000 to 2022, focusing on 81 countries with comparable data over time.

CCHF) virus, which poses a significant public health risk, is spreading across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, with concerns of its potential impact being exacerbated by climate change. CCHF is primarily transmitted by ticks and carries a fatality rate ranging from 10 to 40 percent. Instances of CCHF have already been reported in Spain and Pakistan, raising concerns about the possibility of its emergence in the United Kingdom. According to James Wood, head of veterinary medicine at Cambridge University, CCHF could eventually make its way to the UK due to the presence of ticks. He noted that the disease is expanding beyond its typical regions and progressing toward countries like Britain and France, largely due to the effects of climate change. Given the urgency of the situation, the government has issued a crucial health advisory regarding CCHF, urging individuals to take preventive measures against ticks. These precautions involve wearing appropriate clothing, such as long sleeves and trousers, when in areas inhabited by ticks, as well as conducting thorough tick checks after outdoor activities.

New U.S. legislation would ban imported products containing critical green transition minerals mined by child labor in Congo

Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become the first national park in the world to run a Bitcoin (BTC) mine in an effort to protect its forests and wildlife. Cointelegraph spoke with Sébastien Gouspillou, CEO of Big Block Green Services, and the man who introduced Bitcoin mining to the park. 

The capacity to digitally authenticate almost everything, and the possibility of monetizing in ways nobody couldn't even imagine before. These are some of the ways in which the documentary series "NFTMe" introduces nonfungible tokens (NFTs).

https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/07/01/agriculture-vs-climate-change-can-we-feed-the-world-with-a-warmer-planet48-year-old Francine Mashimango stands inside a greenhouse at a hydroponics station in Tongogara Refugee Camp (TRC) in southeastern Zimbabwe.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is calling for increased regulation of Africa's crypto markets, one of the fastest-growing markets in the world, the global institution blog reported on Nov. 22. 

How does one build a Bitcoin (BTC) community? How to start? Where to begin? And what are the best practices? 

Two Air France pilots have been suspended after a fight in the cockpit forced the aircraft's cabin crew to intervene.

Russian Foreign Minister is in Congo on Monday as part of Russia's Africa charm offensive that also takes Sergei Lavrov to Egypt, Uganda and Ethiopia.

The Bank of Central African States, or Banque des États de l'Afrique, which serves Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo, could be closer to releasing a central bank digital currency reportedly at the urging of its board.

Pope Francis urged the people and leaders of Congo and South Sudan on Saturday to “turn a page” and forge new paths of reconciliation, peace and development.

Lithuanian authorities have arbitrarily detained thousands of migrants in prison-like centres where they have been subjected to beatings, abuse and racism, according to Amnesty International.