WASHINGTON D.C.: Due to persistent shortages of agricultural chemicals that threaten yields, U.S. farmers have cut back on using common weedkillers, looking for substitutes to popular fungicides, and changing their planting schedules.Amidst already tight global grain supplies caused by the Ukraine war, which is reducing the country's exports, spraying herbicides and using less-effective fungicides increase the 

Shortage of chemicals upsetting US farm plantings

US farms disrupted by 'off the charts' chemical shortages

US farms planting unplanned crops due to chemical shortages

LONDON, England: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this week that in order to move millions of tonnes of grain sitting in Ukraine, the UK is willing to assist with mine clearing operations off Ukraine's southern coast and was considering offering insurance to grain ships.Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24th February and its blockade of its neighbor's Black Sea ports has prevented the export of more than 20 m

To help Ukraine, UK offers to clear mines, export grain

UK's Johnson says will help clear mines in Ukraine, export grains

UK offers to help Ukraine clear mines, export grain

BERLIN, Germany: To prevent large increases in food prices, officials from G7 countries, including Germany and the UK, will push for temporary waivers on biofuel mandates next week, according to Reuters.A food versus biofuel debate has been ongoing due to the food crisis caused by the war in Ukraine, and in a bid to increase the supply of global grain and vegetable oil, some policymakers are calling for an easi

To reduce food prices, UK, Germany seek pause in biofuel programs

UK, Germany push G7 for biofuel mandate waivers to curb food prices

G-7 meeting to hear bids to stop biofuel to reduce food prices

&copy; Provided by Xinhua Cambodia's total exports rose 34.5 percent year-on-year during the January-May period this year, and traditional growth drivers, especially garments, travel goods and footwear products, continued to expand, while newer manufactur

Vaccines, FTAs help boost Cambodia&#039;s economic recovery: World Bank

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 1 (ANI): Ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national executive meeting in Hyderabad, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president KT Rama Rao on Thursday said the time has come to say "bye-bye" to the Modi government at the Centre.
KTR hit out at BJP and said that the people of Telangana should question BJP leaders on what Modi has given to Telangana.
Addressing a party me

KTR slams BJP, says it's time to say 'bye-bye' to Modi govt

Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 30 (ANI): Union Minister V Muraleedharan on Thursday said that a legal course will have to be adopted on the allegations of Swapna Suresh, the prime accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case that Veena Vijayan, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter is the "master brain" behind the Sprinklr deal which allegedly sold human data.
"Regarding the allegations of Sprinklr, the legal cours

Legal course will have to be adopted: Muraleedharan on Swapna Suresh's allegation over Sprinklr deal

Moscow [Russia], June 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has no restrictions on the export of fertilizers or food products, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, on Thursday.
During their meeting in Kremlin, Widodo raised the issue of food security and the situation in the fertilizer market, while expressing the hope that Russia "will not extend the ban on grain exports.""The issues you have rai

Russia has no restrictions on export of fertilizers: Putin

Anyone who reads even a little about science and technology will be familiar by now with the idea of genome sequencing. This process involves breaking an organism's DNA into fragments to study their compositions or sequences. Then the fragments are aligned and merged to reconstruct the original sequence.But why sequence an 

Following a fungus from genes to tree disease: a journey in science

The Russian military has withdrawn from a Black Sea island it captured, claiming it was for the sake of grain freight trafficRussian troops were withdrawn from Ukraine's Snake Island on Thursday, the defense ministry announced during a daily briefing. The move was described as a goodwill gesture meant to alleviate concerns over Moscow allegedly blocking attempts to haul grain out of Ukraine.

Russia makes &#039;goodwill gesture&#039; to alleviate food crisis

In Germany, seven rich countries offered underwhelming solutions to problems of the world they don?t represent, the outlet arguedThis year's summit of G7 leaders in Germany was described as a great disappointment by Politico, which compared its results to Swiss cheese due to "gaping holes" in them. Even the first spouses mostly ignored it, showing the irrelevance of the meeting,

G7 summit showed club&#039;s impotence Politico

The head of Russian-controlled Zaporozsky Region has announced that the port of Berdyansk is now operationalA vessel carrying 7,000 tons of grain left the port of Berdyansk on Thursday morning, marking the resumption of normal operations, the head of Zaporozhsky Region's pro-Russian administration has claimed. In late March, the Russian defense ministry accused Ukraine of planting hundreds of mi

Grain-laden vessel leaves Ukrainian port official

MADRID - NATO leaders are meeting Thursday in Madrid, Spain, for the final day of a summit that has included approving a new Strategic Concept for the alliance, naming "Russia's aggression," "systemic challenges posed by the People's Republic of China" and the "deepening strategic part

NATO Leaders Hold Final Day of Summit

Barpeta (Assam) [India], June 30 (ANI): The flood situation in Assam has deteriorated after the flood waters of many rivers have submerged new areas affecting more than 31.54 lakh people in 26 districts. In the Barpeta district, nearly 5.50 lakh people and 487 villages have been affected by the deluge. A total of 26684.50 hectares of cropland of the district are currently under flood water. Thousand of farmers of the dist

Assam: Thousand of farmers suffer huge loss in floods

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 30 (ANI): Amid a financial crunch, rising inflation and deepening economic crisis, Pakistan is mulling oil imports from Russia.
The country's Ministry of Energy has asked industrial experts to provide analysis for importing oil from Russia, as the country seeks to procure the commodity at a cheaper rate, reported Geo News.
While the United States has set out with allies to punish Russian Preside

Pakistan open to importing cheap oil from Russia

Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 30 (ANI): Amid the fuel shortage in the country, Sri Lanka's Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Sagala Ratnayake stated that the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has confirmed a Petrol shipment that is likely to arrive in the country on July 22.
The remarks come as the country continues to struggle with its economic crisis.
Sagala Ratnayake on Wednesday also mentioned that several discussions

Petrol Shipment to arrive in Sri Lanka by July 22

madrid - U.S. President Joe Biden thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday for dropping his objections to the bids by Sweden and Finland to join NATO, leading the way for the military alliance to expand even closer to Russia."I want to particularly thank you for what you did putting together the situation with regard to Finland and Sweden," Biden told Erdogan during a one-on-one meeting on the

Biden Thanks Erdogan for Dropping Veto on Sweden, Finland NATO Bids

Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 30 (ANI): As Sri Lanka's fuel reserves are falling out with the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) failing to import the required jet fuel, the country's bunker licence holders agreed to import and supply jet fuel on an immediate basis.
During the meeting with the bunker licence holders, orts, Shipping and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva on Tuesday assured that they are legally cleared 

Sri Lanka: Bunker licence holders to import and supply jet furl on immediate basis

Moscow [Russia], June 30 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned Finland and Sweden that if they welcome NATO troops and military infrastructure onto their territory, Moscow will respond in kind.
While addressing a news conference in Turkmenistan, Putin said, "Only we must clearly and precisely understand -- while there was no threat before, in the case of military contingents and military infrastructu

Putin warns Sweden, Finland over NATO troops

Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 30 (ANI): Amid the fuel shortage in the country, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the coming weeks to procure the fuel.
While addressing a news conference on Tuesday, Sri Lankan PM Mahindananda Aluthgamage said that the Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka had initiated the discussion to facilitate the telephonic conversation between Presid

Sri Lankan President to visit UAE to procure fuel

Madrid, Spain - NATO heads of state and government meeting in Madrid on Wednesday approved a new Strategic Concept for the alliance, naming "Russia's aggression," "systemic challenges posed by the People's Republic of China" and the "deepening strategic partnership" be

New NATO Strategic Concept Targets Russia, China

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Amidst the rise of "re-fracs" in the U.S. as part of the efforts to boost domestic oil production, American shale oil producers are successfully returning to existing wells and giving them a second, high-pressure blast.The re-fracs, which are increasingly popular as shale oil producers look to take advantage of $100 per barrel crude, without making large investments in new wells and fields, we

New fracking procedure again making US oil wells profitable

'Re-fracs' rise in US to boost US oil output

High pressure fracking again being used by US oil companies

PARIS, France: Amidst shortages and soaring prices caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and subsequent supply cuts, the heads of three French energy companies have called upon the public to immediately reduce their consumption of fuel, oil, electricity and gas.In a joint statement published in the French weekly Journal du Dimanche, the heads of TotalEnergies, EDF and Engie said, "The effort must be immediate,

French public told to cut back on energy now to ensure winter heat

French energy company heads: Reduce fuel, electricity use now

French urged to conserve energy use to prepare for winter

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 1 (ANI): The prices of petrol in Pakistan have again risen by PKR (Pakistani rupee) 14.84 per litre, a fourth time within a month, local media said.
After the recent hike, the new petrol price has been fixed at PKR 248.74 per litre, the Pakistan Finance Ministry announced.
The price of high-speed diesel has also been increased by PKR 13.23 per litre and the new price has been fixed at PKR 276.54

Pakistan jacks up petrol price by PKR 14.84 per litre

Abuja, Nigeria - As Europe seeks to wean itself off Russian natural gas, Algeria, Niger, and Nigeria have revived a decades-old, multi-billion-dollar gas project.The Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) could send up to 30 billion cubic meters of gas per year to Europe from Nigeria to Algeria and on to Europe. Analysts note the project faces many challenges.Nigeria's petroleum minister, Timipre Sylva, said f

Nigerian Experts Praise Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline Project

BERLIN, Germany: A German Interior Ministry spokesperson has said that in a bid to relieve airports overwhelmed by staff shortages during the busy summer travel season, the country is seeking to hire foreign workers as quickly as possible.At a government news conference in Berlin, the official said temporary workers, who would be offered accommodation and a standard wage, would have to undergo the same security

Germany announces plans to staff airports with foreign workers

Germany to hire foreign workers at airports for summer travel season

Unable to staff airports, Germany to bring in foreign workers

DUBLIN, Ireland - Year-round flights to and from Cairo and Dublin have commenced.The flights operated by EGYPTAIR are the first Ireland-Egypt services. The flights are currently operating four days a week.EGYPTAIR is Egypt's national carrier and is headquartered at Cairo International Airport. The airline flies to and from seventy-five destinations throughout the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the

EGYPTAIR to fly to and from Ireland four times a week

Irish and Egyptian travellers get to visit Cairo, Dublin

Flights to and from Cairo and Dublin commence

DUBLIN, Ireland: After passengers have had to face hours-long screenings, and with the possibility of worsening staffing problems this summer, the army has been placed on alert to provide assistance.This follows a request by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan for screening assistance after passengers recently stood in lines reaching outside the airport building, but also missed flights because of the delays.

To prevent summer chaos, Ireland's army to aid Dublin Airport security

Ireland military to be ordered on standby to aid Dublin Airport security

To ease staffing shortages, Irish defence forces to help with airport security

WASHINGTON D.C.: Despite weather and staffing issues resulting in travel disruptions, last week the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened 2.45 million air passengers on June 24, the highest daily number since February 2020, but still below the 2.73 million screened on the same day in 2019.However, according to FlightAware, on June 24 U.S. airlines canceled 711 flights and delayed more than 

Making post-Covid recovery, 2.45 million US passengers fly on June 24

Even with low staffing, US airports process 2.45 million on June 24

US airports saw 2.45 million air passengers on June 24

LONDON, England: British Airways' staff at London's Heathrow airport has voted to strike due to pay disputes. Amidst an already chaotic summer for air travelers, the move threatens to disrupt one of Europe's busiest aviation hubs. The proposed strike will affect fewer than half of the airline's Heathrow-based check-in and ground staff in mostly customer-facing roles, including those assisting passengers a

British Airways' Heathrow staff OKs strike over pay dispute

British Airways staff at London Heathrow vote to strike

Pay dispute forces British Airways' staff to OK strike vote

How can Australia navigate the tough and dangerous strategic environment in Asia today with America and China competing to be the leading regional power? The consensus in Canberra - on both sides of politics - is that we should stick as close as we can to America, in the hope it will win the contest.But the choice is not that simple. We can see why when we look at a couple of incidents on the same day in late Ma

Is Australia in the firing line of a new Chinese campaign against the US?

The US is sending more troops to Europe because of Russian ?aggression,? the White House insistsRussia should not regard additional NATO troops in Eastern Europe as a provocation, but a legitimate response to its "aggression" in Ukraine by a purely defensive alliance, the spokesman for the US National Security Council John Kirby told reporters.Kirby was asked by Bloomberg

Russia should not fear defensive NATO US

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek overcame a scare from Dutch lucky loser Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove to advance to the third round of Wimbledon on Thursday.

Swiatek captured her 37th consecutive match victory with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 triumph over Pattinama Kerkhove. The 21-year-old native of Poland needed just over two hours to dispatch the World's No. 138th-ranked player and boost her winning streak, which is the longest on the WTA To

Iga Swiatek survives scare, wins 37th straight match

Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 29 (ANI): The first two quarterfinals of the Junior (U-17) Women's NFC were played at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday, June 29, 2022.
Bihar came from behind to register a 3-2 victory that knocked out favourites Manipur. Meanwhile, Arunachal Pradesh secured a narrow 1-0 victory against Chhattisgarh in the second quarter-final.
The first quarter-final between Bihar 

Junior Women's NFC: Bihar upset Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh defeat Chhattisgarh

New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): ABHYAS - High speed Expendable Aerial Target - was successfully flight-tested from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on Wednesday.
The performance of the aircraft at low altitude including sustained level and high manoeuvrability was demonstrated during the test flight.
The target aircraft was flown from a ground-based controller in a pre-designated low al

ABHYAS, high-speed expendable aerial target, successfully flight-tested

Paris [France], June 29 (ANI): Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain have unveiled their new 2022-23 home jersey, designed by Nike.
As in previous seasons, the jersey will be worn at home matches by all of the club's teams: men's and women's football, youth and handball teams.
Not for the first time, the new jersey fuses tradition and modernity, reworking a design that is well known at the Parc des Princes, with a large c

Ligue 1: Champions Paris Saint-Germain unveil 2022-23 home jersey

&copy; Provided by Xinhua Two batches of earthquake relief supplies donated by the Chinese government have arrived in Afghanistan, which suffered a deadliest quake in over 20 years days ago.KABUL, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The second shipment of

2nd batch of China-donated quake relief supplies arrives in Afghansitan

taipei, taiwan - China has increased the number of military flights into Taiwan's air defense identification zone at sea. Analysts believe the move is designed to send a message to the U.S. rather than to threaten the island itself, analysts say.Since mid-2020, the People's Liberation Army-Air Force has flown a small number of fighters and bombers over part of the Taiwanese air defense identification zone (ADIZ)

Why Has China Increased Military Flights off Taiwan Coast

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 28 (ANI): Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has introduced an an 'Integrated Security Check Point' for domestic and international passengers to cater to a smoother flow of movement at the airport.
The airport has installed 13 new Automatic Tray retrieval system (ATRS) for faster throughput.
With a drive to create new benchmarks using technological interve

Mumbai airport introduces 'Integrated Security Check Point'

The United States will give nearly $55 million in immediate humanitarian assistance to people impacted by a recent earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan.The funds will be used to deliver essential food items, clothing, cooking utensils, blankets, jerry cans, and sanitation supplies to prevent waterborne diseases in the disaster-hit areas.<a class="img-wrap img-wrap--size-3 also-read__img" href="/a/663381

US Pledges $55 Million to Afghan Quake Response

Hong Kong, June 28 (ANI): A number of countries with modern and powerful militaries are pursuing a new category of aircraft, and China is one of them. This new category is often referred to as a "loyal wingman", and it takes the capabilities of unmanned aircraft even further.
Loyal wingmen - alternatively known as adjunct aircraft, remote carrier or pilot's friend - are the ultimate form of drone. Indeed, regular drones h

China is undoubtedly developing "loyal wingmen" for the PLAAF

Why China Has Increased Military Flights off the Coast of Taiwan

The United Nations made an urgent appeal Monday for $110.3 million to provide livesaving assistance to more than 360,000 Afghans who were affected last week by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that killed about 1,000 people, including 150 children.The funding is required in the next three months to meet pressing humanitarian needs, prevent more deaths and help rebuild homes and communities shattered by the disaster.</

UN Appeals for $110 Million for Afghan Quake Response

New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Targeting the Centre, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the government is giving airports to private parties for 50 years, but recruiting Agniveers on four-year contract.
Gandhi alleged that PM Modi was making his friends a 'Daulatveer.' His remarks came after six airports were leased out to a private organisation by the centre.
"The Prime Minister is making 'Daulatveer' by givi

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