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  • Xi says BRICS countries agree to take quick action on AI research

    Date: 2023-08-23 13:51:25 GMT - South Africa - World - SN:48 - ID:10312802

    JOHANNESBURG, Aug 23 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that the BRICS countries have agreed on quick action to start an artificial intelligence (AI) study group and expand AI cooperation, CGTN reported. Xi made the remarks ....

  • Japan to stop discharging nuke plant water if background radiation level rises — embassy

    Date: 2023-08-23 13:51:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:47 - ID:10312778

    MOSCOW, Aug 23 (MENA) - Tokyo promises to ensure the safe discharge of treated water from the Fukushima 1 Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) into the sea and will stop the process if the level of background radiation becomes elevated, the Japanese embassy in ....

  • Swedish lawmaker pushes for deeper Taiwan-Sweden exchanges

    Date: 2023-08-23 13:29:20 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:46 - ID:10312661

    TAIPEI, Aug 23 (MENA) - Taiwan and Sweden can benefit from deeper exchanges, Swedish lawmaker Mathias Tegner said during a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday. Tegner, vice president of the Swedish-Taiwanese Parliamentarian ....

  • Russian attack on Romny kills four educators, including school director

    Date: 2023-08-23 13:29:10 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:45 - ID:10312658

    KIEV, Aug 23 (MENA) - The number of victims following a Russian attack on a school in Romny, Sumy region, has grown to four people. Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. According to ....

  • UK announces $245 million for Ukraine nuclear fuel purchases: Energy minister Shapps

    Date: 2023-08-23 13:28:58 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:44 - ID:10312554

    KIYIV/LONDON, Aug 23 (MENA) - Britain will guarantee a 192 million-pound ($245 million) export finance deal for Ukraine to buy nuclear fuel from producers including British companies, British energy minister Grant Shapps announced during a visit to ....

  • Kiev fires about 75 shells at borderline Belgorod Region over past day — governor

    Date: 2023-08-23 13:28:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:43 - ID:10312555

    MOSCOW, Aug 23 (MENA) - The Ukrainian military fired about 75 shells and carried out several drone attacks against populated areas in the Belgorod Region bordering Ukraine over the past day, Tass news agency reported, quoting Regional Governor ....

  • Zelensky announces 18th defense aid package from Finland

    Date: 2023-08-23 12:46:19 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:40 - ID:10312556

    KIEV, Aug 23 (MENA) - Finland will approve the 18th defense assistance package for Ukraine in the coming days. This was announced by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at a joint briefing with Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo in Kyiv, an ....

  • Bank of China, IDC sign agreement on R10bn funding package

    Date: 2023-08-23 10:56:24 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:35 - ID:10312324

    PRETORIA, Aug 23 (MENA) - South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Bank of China (BoC) have signed a framework agreement that could unlock a R10-billion funding package over the next five years to support regional projects in ....

  • 17 killed as under-construction railway bridge collapses in Mizoram

    Date: 2023-08-23 09:23:10 GMT - India - World - SN:26 - ID:10312182

    NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (MENA) - At least 17 workers were killed after an under-construction Railway bridge collapsed in Mizoram Wednesday. Officials said many more are feared trapped at the site and efforts are on to rescue them, NDTV channel ....

  • Progress MS-24 cargo spaceship heads to International Space Station

    Date: 2023-08-23 07:13:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:10311926

    MOSCOW, Aug 23 (MENA) - A Russian Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying the Progress MS-24 cargo spaceship blasted off from the Baikonur spaceport on Wednesday. According to the Roscosmos State Space Corporation, the launch started at 4:08 a.m. Moscow time ....

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