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B61-13 will replace the 1980s era B61-7, the US department said in a press release published on October 27, 2023. Gravity bombs work by being pulled to the ground by the force of gravity instead of flying to the target on a powered missile, New York City-based Vice News reported. In this case, a bomber or an aircraft flies over the target and drops the bomb.

World Bank would temporarily host the fund for the next four years. The United States and several developing countries expressed disappointment in the draft agreement, which will be sent for global leaders to sign at the COP28 climate conference, which begins in Dubai later this month. The US State Department, whose officials joined the negotiations in Abu Dhabi, said in a statement it was “pleased with an agreement being reached” but regretted that the consensus reached among negotiators about donations to the fund being voluntary is not reflected in the final agreement. The agreement lays out basic goals for the fund, including for its planned launch in 2024, and specifies how it will be administered and who will oversee it, including a requirement for developing countries to have a seat on the board, in addition to the World Bank's role. Avinash Persaud, a special envoy to Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley on climate finance, said the agreement was “a challenging but critical outcome. It was one of those things where success can be measured in the equality of discomfort.” Persaud negotiated on behalf of Latin America and the Caribbean in the meetings. He said that failure to reach an agreement would have “cast a long shadow over COP.” Mohamed Nasr, the lead negotiator from Egypt, last year’s climate conference host, said, “It falls short on some items, particularly the scale and the sources (of funding), and (an) acknowledgment of cost incurred by developing countries.” The demand for establishing a fund to help poor countries hit hard by climate change has been a focus of U.N.

Whenever $17.5 billion global advertising giant Interpublic talks to its major clients – the likes of American Express, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson and Spotify – about advertising on search engines, it presents them the same chart.

Anchorage Capital Partners’ busy dealmakers have stocked up on more than $500 million for their fourth buyout fund, while they chase ASX-listed radio player Southern Cross Media in a tie-up with ARN Media.

ANI that locals requested Karur municipal administration to clear the stagnant water in the area. Earlier on Saturday, the weather department had a heavy rainfall alert for 10 districts including Chennai, Kanchipuram, and Vellore.

New Delhi | Defending champions England were eliminated from the 50-over World Cup after their 33-run defeat by Ashes rivals Australia on Saturday (4am on Sunday AEDT).

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illegal hunting of alligator snapping turtles, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has ramped up efforts, offering double rewards for those who help bring poachers to justice. The TPWD has announced that rewards for reporting poaching of these threatened reptiles have now doubled to $2,000 when the tip leads to a conviction. This increase was made possible through additional funding from the agency’s Conservation License Plate Program, as noted in a recent press release. Alligator snapping turtles, recognized by their spiked shells reminiscent of an alligator's back, are a threatened species within Texas.

Mizoram and heroin worth Rs 2.06 crore was recovered from him. Assam Rifles sources said that the para-military troopers along with Excise and Narcotics Department officials had conducted a joint operation at Tlangsam area in the Champhai district on Friday night. During the operation, 295.2 gm of heroin grade four was recovered from the possession of Ensawmmanga, resident of Myanmar’s Bulfek region.

China said it attended a top-level ministerial meeting at the UK AI Safety Summit on Thursday, despite not being listed by Britain among the «like-minded» participants and not featuring in official handshakes or the family photograph. China's absence sparked questions because it participated in the first day of the two-day summit on the safety of «frontier» artificial intelligence, and Britain declined to say why Beijing was not among those joining the second day's senior meeting.

Gangetic plains because the soft soil of the region amplifies seismic energy originating from the Himalayan belt, seismologists said. On Friday night, a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.4 jolted Nepal sending waves of tremors across north India, including in Delhi-NCR.

GRAP III restrictions imposed in view of hazardous levels of air pollution prevailing in the city, officials said on Saturday. The owners of these vehicles have been slapped with Rs 20,000 fine each for the violations under the MV Act, they said. The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) stage III restrictions, which include a ban on operation of BS III petrol and BS IV diesel four-wheelers, were imposed in Delhi-NCR.

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In a bid to curb the rising tide of fraudulent activities, California lawmakers have introduced a measure termed «Digital Financial Asset Transaction Kiosks.» The measure advocates for a daily withdrawal limit of $1,000 from cryptocurrency ATMs. Furthermore, the bill proposes a cap on operators' fees at $5 or 15%, whichever is greater, effective from the year 2025. If enacted, the implementation of these regulations is slated to commence on January 1, 2024.

India Today. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media. The incident occurred on 1 November in the Civil Lines area when the two constables, identified as Hemant Kumar and Lokesh Rajput, had gone to eat snacks at a food stall.

Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries, has received mailed threats again. The mails warned him of serious consequences for ignoring earlier messages regarding extortion demands of Rs 400 crore, news agency ANI reported citing Mumbai police on November 4. Two threat mails were received between October 31 and November 1. The sender of the mails introduced himself as Shadab Khan, police said. As per the police department, «Industrialist Mukesh Ambani received two threat emails once again between October 31 and November 1, warning him of serious consequences for ignoring previous emails wherein the person (sender of the mail) had demanded Rs 400 crore.» The renowned industrialist had received death threats earlier too, via email.

On Friday, Delhi's air quality deteriorated to the 'severe plus' category, surpassing an AQI of 450. Despite this, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) opted not to enforce measures under stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) due to a later decline in pollution levels. After hitting the 'severe' level by 5 pm on Thursday, leading to the implementation of stage III measures under GRAP, the AQI exceeded 470 on Friday morning and remained at 475 from noon to 3 pm.

The projects will allow ports to meet greater shipping demands.

Norwegian police say the husband of former Prime Minister Erna Solberg, will not face investigation over his stock trading during her two terms in office

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a ban on gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns violates federal law

Voters in Ohio will decide next week whether to legalize recreational marijuana