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Goa on Saturday. The outcome document on the Energy Transitions Ministers' meeting has stressed expediting the voluntary transfer on mutually agreed terms or co-development and adoption of clean, sustainable and low carbon emission energy technologies, which are often capital-intensive and necessitate low-cost financing from various sources.

artificial intelligence and make sure that it is used responsibly, Dr Arati Prabhakar, the Science Advisor to President Joe Biden, has said. Her remarks on Friday came as the Biden administration roped in several IT giants like Google and Microsoft to manage the risks of the new AI tools even as they compete over the potential of artificial intelligence (AI). “The work that we are doing includes working with companies to hold them accountable and there's some important progress on that today," Indian-American engineer Prabhakar told PTI in an interview.

BJP MP was heard saying, “Prime Minister has taken cognisance of the matter. He has also made remarks on the matter.

(Reuters) -A drone attack on an ammunition depot in Crimea prompted authorities to evacuate a 5 km (3 mile) radius and briefly suspend road traffic on the bridge linking the peninsula to Russia, the region's Moscow-installed governor said on Saturday.

By Dan Williams and Maayan Lubell

(Reuters) -A Russian war reporter was killed and three were wounded on Saturday in what Moscow alleged was a Ukrainian attack using cluster munitions, prompting outrage from politicians.

By Sudarshan Varadhan and Nidhi Verma

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused NATO member Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union, and said any aggression against Russia's neighbour and close ally Belarus would be considered an attack on Russia.

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ATHENS (Reuters) — A wildfire raged uncontrolled on the Greek island of Rhodes on Saturday, forcing hundreds of people to flee affected villages and beaches, authorities said.

BUDAPEST (Reuters) — Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Saturday renewed an attack on the European Union for conducting what he called an «LGBTQ offensive», saying his nationalist government would protect the country's Christian roots.

INS Kirpan to Vietnam in reflection of growing bilateral strategic and defence partnership amid common concerns over China's increasingly aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea. It is for the first time that India handed over a fully operational corvette to any friendly foreign country, officials said. Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar, currently on an official visit to Vietnam, presided over the ceremony at Vietnamese deep water bay of Cam Ranh where the frontline warship was handed over to Vietnam People's Navy. The Indian Navy said the ship has been handed over to Vietnam People's Navy (VPN) with complete «weapon complement». «Today's handing-over ceremony symbolises the deep-rooted friendship and strategic partnership between India and Vietnam,» Admiral Kumar said in his address at the event. «What makes this occasion even more significant is the fact that this is the first-ever occasion that India is offering a fully-operational Corvette to any friendly foreign country,» he said. The Navy Chief said the transfer of INS Kirpan to the Vietnam People's Navy resonates with India's G20 vision of «Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam — One Earth, One Family, One Future.»

SJVN Ltd on Saturday said it has bagged a contract from Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) for the development and procurement of 1,200 MW of solar power entailing an investment of Rs 7,000 crore.«SJVN Green Energy Ltd (SGEL; a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN) will develop 1000 MW (solar) project anywhere in the country and balance 200 MW in the state of Punjab,» a company statement said. SJVN has received the Letter of Intent (LOI) from the PSPCL for the procurement of 1,200 MW of solar power.

The approximately 650 immigration judges carry a backlog of more than 2.4 million cases, according to Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), an organization at Syracuse University. «We're facing a truly daunting volume,» said David L. Neal, director of the US Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review, during a colloquium.

Russia prompted Moscow to exit a landmark grain export deal and pound Ukraine's seaports with drones and missiles. Sergey Aksyonov, the Kremlin-appointed head of the territory that Moscow illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014, said in a Telegram post that there were no immediate reports of casualties but that authorities were evacuating civilians within a (five-km three-radius) of the blast site.

Luke Bryan and his wife Caroline Bryan's property in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida is up for sale. Earlier in December 2022, the beach house was initially listed for $18 million. However, the price was cut down to $16 million in February this year.

AutoStore will pay 200 million pounds ($257.1 million) to British online supermarket group Ocado as part of a deal between the warehouse tech pioneers to settle all outstanding patent litigation claims, they said on Saturday. Both AutoStore and Ocado license their technology to retailers all over the world and the companies had engaged in numerous legal battles in different countries to defend their intellectual property.

Nykaa have dominated the sector in the recent past, it is increasingly seeing consolidation of brands or bigger conglomerates making an entry. The latest is Radhakishan Damani, billionaire investor and founder of Avenue Supermarts that runs the D-Mart chain.

U.S. Inflation Reduction Act has companies scrambling to recycle electric vehicle batteries in North America, putting the region at the forefront of a global race to undermine China's dominance of the field. The IRA includes a clause that automatically qualifies EV battery materials recycled in the U.S. as American-made for subsidies, regardless of their origin. That is important because it qualifies automakers using U.S.-recycled battery materials for EV production incentives. Reuters interviewed more than a dozen industry officials and experts who say that is kicking off a U.S. factory building boom, encouraging automakers to research more recyclable batteries, and could eventually make it harder for buyers in developing countries to buy old used EVs.

New Delhi: In a significant push towards climate action, COP28 president Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber has called uponl countries to unite and join the Global Cooling Pledge ahead of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28). Speaking on the sidelines of the 14th clean energy ministerial and the G20 energy transitions ministerial meeting, Al Jaber emphasized the critical importance of sustainable cooling solutions to address climate challenges and protect vulnerable communities.