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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday said the first offshore wind power auction in the Gulf of Mexico will take place next month, an industry milestone President Joe Biden discussed during a trip to highlight the administration's efforts to boost clean energy.

A private foundation launched in 2020 to help raise funds for the World Health Organization has reported that nearly 40% of its donations so far came from anonymous donors

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to show fortitude in the face of higher interest rates

Turkey’s central bank has raised its key interest rate in another sign of commitment to a traditional path of battling inflation

The idea of putting solar panels on top of the world's thousands of miles of irrigation canals has long seemed like a good one

NDTV. A user shared the news on Reddit that gained significant attention and criticism. As per the user, the firm fired one of its most accomplished employees o demonstrate their ability to terminate anyone at their discretion, the report added.

Fans of Takeshi Konomi’s super hit manga should sit this one out. It’s time for The Prince of Tennis’s graphic novel hero Ryoma Echizen to make way for the coming-of-age story of a real-life tennis star: Carlos Alcaraz Garfia. I’ve been playing tennis since the age of 14.

Netflix tumbled 6% on Thursday after lackluster revenue growth sparked concerns it could take longer for the video-streaming pioneer's new money-making ventures to drive growth. The company added nearly 6 million subscribers in the second quarter — almost triple of what Wall Street expected — thanks to a crackdown on password-sharing and the introduction of a cheaper subscription tier that comes with advertising. However, quarterly revenue growth and forecast lagged estimates and co-Chief Executive Officer Greg Peters it would take «several quarters» to see returns from those efforts.

BJP and JDS boycotted assembly proceedings on Thursday, in protest of Speaker UT Khader suspending 10 BJP MLAs for the ruckus in the house the day before. The parties allege that the post of the Speaker is being misused for political gain. The BJP has called for a no-confidence motion against the Speaker UT Khader.

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According to Andrey Kartapolov, a Russian politician and former army officer, the relocation of the Wagner group to Belarus positions Russia in a favourable position to swiftly target NATO assets near Poland and Lithuania. Kartapolov mentioned in a statement to Russian state television that the private military company has the capability to strike the border region of Poland and Lithuania within a short span of "a matter of hours" from its newly established base.

Jawan. “This is the legacy of SRK, ICC acknowledges him as King Khan. And who better than the biggest face of India to unveil the World Cup trophy," one Twitter user wrote.

Joe Biden's administration has approached many deals, especially in the technology sector. The U.S. Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have mounted an unprecedented number of legal challenges to mergers since Biden came to office in 2021.

Russia warned that ships sailing to Ukraine's Black Sea ports from Thursday will be seen as potential military targets, days after its withdrawal from a safe-passage deal that threatens to worsen global food supplies. Ukraine said on Wednesday it was establishing a temporary shipping route via Romania, one of the neighbouring Black Sea countries. «Its goal is to facilitate the unblocking of international shipping in the north-western part of the Black Sea,» Vasyl Shkurakov, Ukraine's acting minister for communities, territories and infrastructure development, said in a letter to U.N.

The move comes a day after Disney+ Hotstar streaming app owner Novi Digital Entertainment moved the Madras High Court in a bid to stop Google from removing the app from Play Store. Disney+ Hotstar is the first non-Indian OTT (over-the-top) platform that has joined the fight with Google which has moved to the high court. The streaming apps seeking intervention include Disney+ Hotstar, Zee5, Voot, SonyLIV, Manorama Max, SunNXT and Discovery+.

Eleven wild horses have died in the first 10 days of a big mustang roundup in Nevada

Employees who work entirely from home are less creative and less productive, according to a new working paper from the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Fully remote employees also receive less feedback and must spend more time coordinating, which makes them work longer hours to keep up with their in-office peers. The researchers also predict we will see even more remote work in the future.

opposition parties formed an alliance of parties and named it 'INDIA' (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) to fight the upcoming Loksabha elections in 2024, a police complaint has been registered against 26 Opposition parties «for improper use of the name of INDIA and for the undue influence.» A police complaint has been lodged at Barakhamba Police Station in Delhi, against 26 Opposition parties «for improper use of the name of INDIA and use of the said name for the undue influence and personation at elections.» The complainant, Dr Avinish Mishra requests for necessary action against these parties. Notably, the Opposition with 26 parties came up with a name for the alliance for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, announcing that it would be called the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, or INDIA.

Vladimir Putin will not attend a BRICS nations summit in South Africa next month, the country's presidency said on Wednesday, ending months of speculation. Putin's potential visit has been a thorny diplomatic issue for South Africa. The Russian leader is the target of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant — a provision that Pretoria as an ICC member would be expected to implement were he to set foot in the country. «By mutual agreement, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation will not attend the summit, but the Russian Federation will be represented by Foreign Minister Mr (Sergei) Lavrov,» Vincent Magwenya, a spokesman for President Cyril Ramaphosa, said in a statement. The decision follows «a number of consultations» held by Ramaphosa in recent months, the most recent of which took place «last night,» Magwenya said.

Opposition alliance — Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo, Mayawati, on Wednesday said that her party will not enter into any alliance and that the BSP will contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana, scheduled to be held later this year, on its own. Mayawati also lashed out at the alliance of 26-like minded parties, INDIA, and said the Congress is dreaming of coming back to the Centre by forming an alliance with casteist, capitalist-minded parties like itself.

INDIA, the coalition of 26 opposition parties, has shown the potential to be a game-changer in the 2024 general elections and has woken up the BJP-led NDA from its slumber. With the NDA graduating from largely ignoring its partners to sending overtures and expanding the alliance to 38 parties, the era of coalition politics appears to have returned to Indian politics. It is now amply clear that the next Lok Sabha elections will be fought between two coalitions- one led by the Congress and the other the BJP- in a bipolar polity.