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Ukraine, something akin to the sentiment that moved the EU’s founding fathers is stirring again. The talk now is of admitting as many as nine new members, including Ukraine. Joining the world’s most successful club of peaceful, prosperous democracies would set that war-ravaged country—and fellow aspirant members in the Western Balkans, Georgia and Moldova—on a new and promising path.

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Neeraj Chopra said that he will try to win a medal in the Paris 2024 Olympics. While speaking to the reporters, Neeraj said that he is working hard for the 2024 Olympics which will take place in Paris. He added that he will give his best in the upcoming multi-sport event since the opportunity comes every four years. The Asian Games gold medalist further added that he just wants to make the country proud and not think about the result. «I am practising well for it.

India's presidency was «really impressive» on the SDGs, Digital Public Infrastructure, development and climate finance among others, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Sherpa, Andreas Schaal, said here on Sunday. «I think India's presidency delivered impressive results. We are living in complex geopolitical challenges, and at this moment, it's crucial to keep formats like the G20 together and actionable. India's presidency was really impressive on the SDGs, Digital Public Infrastructure, development, climate finance...,» OECD Sherpa for the G20, G7 and APEC told ANI. Further highlighting the inclusion of the African Union as a permanent G20 member, Schaal said that it is important to increase African voices.

India will likely give rise to job opportunities for mechanical, electrical and electronics engineers in the coming years, experts said. Manufacturers expected to be at the forefront of this job creation include Mercedes Benz, Bosch, Michelin, ABB, Boeing, Airbus, Renault, Volkswagen Group, Schneider Electric, John Deere, Caterpillar, Continental and Collins Aerospace, according to consultants and industry experts. Some engineering college professors said however that cutting-edge roles may not be part of this trend, besides which automation could take a toll. Several MNCs have been shipping out research, design and engineering jobs to India, marking a shift in the profile of offshored jobs from the traditional IT and shared services support to engineering and technical or product-related roles, the experts said.

Motorverse Edition represents a unique variant of Royal Enfield's soon-to-be-released motorcycle, the Shotgun 650. Regrettably, access to the Shotgun 650 Motorverse is restricted to individuals who participated in the 2023 Motorverse event. A mere 25 individuals will be granted the opportunity to possess this exclusive edition, determined through a random draw.

In an increasingly urban lifestyle with a paucity of time, finding competent cooks and handling daily kitchen intricacies can be challenging. This is what Vaibhav and Aman Gupta, friends since first year (2012) of college at IIT Kharagpur wanted to solve with ChefKart, a venture that they conceptualised in March 2020. “We identified a significant gap in the industry that ran in an antiquated and unprofessional manner.

By Ankika Biswas and Bansari Mayur Kamdar

Geert Wilders provided a major boost to Europe's far-right populists with his election win in the Netherlands

The far-right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders was headed for a massive parliamentary election victory Wednesday in one of the biggest political upsets in Dutch politics since World War II, and one that is bound to send shockwaves through Europe.

An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion.

Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana and other northern states are making preparations to stop an invasion of wild pigs from Canada

Ripple, a frontrunner in blockchain and cryptocurrency solutions, has joined forces with Onafriq, a leading payments fintech, to revolutionize digital asset-enabled cross-border payments connecting Africa with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the UK, and Australia.

The German government has pledged to invest 4 billion euros ($4.37 billion) in African green energy projects until 2030

By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke

Not long after Russia began bombing Ukraine, Oleksii Martynenko packed his bags and fled Kremenchuk, a once-tranquil but now war-torn city roughly 190 miles (300 kilometres) from Kyiv. He moved to Stockholm and took a job as a line cook. One year later, as his work visa approached expiry, he relocated to Canada’s largest city.

pest control company, The Pest Informer, is making headlines by offering homeowners a unique opportunity – a payment of $2,500 in exchange for willingly allowing technicians to release around 100 American cockroaches into their homes. This unconventional initiative aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a specific pest control technique, and homeowners are expected to endure the infestation for approximately 30 days.

heat-related deaths by mid-century, according to The Lancet's new global projections. According to its report, in 2022, individuals were, on average, exposed to 86 days of health-threatening high temperatures, of which 60% were made at least twice as likely to occur because of human-caused climate change. The researchers have blamed the «negligence» of governments, companies, and banks who continue investing in oil and gas for the crisis. «Our health stocktake reveals that the growing hazards of climate change are costing lives and livelihoods worldwide today.

Mint had earlier reported that German officials are interested in expanding cooperation into the health sector. The existing projects include agri-business among women in Malawi to potato production in Cameroon.

FRANKFURT—Europe’s labor markets are starting to crack. After a year of near-zero economic growth, job creation is slowing and surveys suggest that more businesses in the region are preparing to lay off workers, threatening to further damp growth and drain public coffers. Germany’s unemployment rate has climbed by 0.8 percentage point in recent months to 5.8%, the highest level since 2017 outside the pandemic period.

BERLIN (Reuters) — German car parts manufacturer Continental on Monday said it will cut jobs in its automotive division as part of a plan to save 400 million euros ($427.96 million) per year from 2025.