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      15 April

      Heavy gunfire, blasts heard in Sudan’s capital Khartoum

      Witnesses reported ‘confrontations’, explosions and gunfire near a base held by the Rapid Support Forces in south Khartoum. Heavy gunfire and explosions were heard in Sudan’s capital Khartoum following days of tension between the army and a powerful paramilitary group. Shooting and blasts took place on Saturday in the vicinity of Sudan’s army headquarters and the defence ministry in central Khartoum, as well as the presidential palace and airport. Columns of smoke emanated from various places in the city and soldiers were deployed on the streets. Civilians were seen running for cover as artillery exchanges rocked the streets. Witnesses reported “confrontations”, loud explosions, and gunfire near a base held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in south Khartoum. “The…

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    • 15 April

      OPINION

      Farrukh Dhondy | Why Sunak allows racist rhetoric’ by Suella All political parties — though perhaps not those in Russia and China — have internal wars. The UK’s two ruling parties have recently experienced fresh internal battles. Scotland’s ruling Scottish National Party replaced its long-standing First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, with a “continuity candidate” Humza Yousaf, who narrowly defeated his two rivals. One promise of his campaign was his support for the bill on transgender rights that the Scottish Assembly had passed under Nicola Sturgeon. The bill gives any Scot the right to assert which gender he or she belongs to, regardless of the one they were born with. When that bill was passed, Hedgie Sunak said, as PM of the…

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    • 15 April

      Mehul Chowski wins in court; cannot be removed from Antigua and Barbuda without order

      The claimant, Mehul Chowksi in his civil lawsuit has argued that there is an obligation on the part of the defendants, the Attorney General of Antigua and the Chief of Police to carry out a thorough inquiry and that he has an arguable claim that he was subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Dominica based Nature Isle News reported. Roseau [Dominica]: Mehul Chowksi, the diamantaire who is wanted in India in connection with Rs 13000 crore fraud cannot be removed from Antigua and Barbuda, the country’s High Court said Friday as it gave the ruling in his favour. The claimant, Mehul Chowksi in his civil lawsuit has argued that there is an obligation on the part of the…

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    • 15 April

      Climate change “hitting us from various different angles”: Nirmala Sitharaman

      The Union Finance Minister on being asked how India implements the LiFE agenda, said, through “repeated persuasion, repeated speaking about and speaking about issues which you think are commonplace, but repeated speaking by people who hold positions, by people who are responsible, by people who can really catch eyeballs.” Washington: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Saturday said climate change is now “hitting us in everyday life” from different angles.“Climate is now hitting us from various different angles, hitting us in everyday life,” Sitharaman said during a panel discussion at a World Bank-organised event on “Making it Personal: How Behavioral Change Can Tackle Climate Change”. The Union Finance Minister on being asked how India implements the LiFE agenda, said,…

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    • 15 April

      Apple to use 100% recycled cobalt in batteries it designs by 2025

      All Apple-designed printed circuit boards will use 100 per cent recycled tin soldering and 100 per cent recycled gold plating. New Delhi: Apple has announced to use 100 per cent recycled cobalt in all company-designed batteries by 2025. Additionally, magnets in Apple devices will use entirely recycled rare earth elements by 2025, and all Apple-designed printed circuit boards will use 100 per cent recycled tin soldering and 100 per cent recycled gold plating. In 2022, the company significantly expanded its use of key recycled metals, and now sources over two-thirds of all aluminium, nearly three-quarters of all rare earths, and more than 95 per cent of all tungsten in Apple products from 100 percent recycled material. “From the recycled materials in our products, to the clean…

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    • 15 April

      Musk creates AI company called X.AI to take on Microsoft’s OpenAI

      The new company called X.AI has Musk as the only listed director, and Jared Birchall, director of Musk’s family office, as secretary New Delhi: Twitter CEO Elon Musk has created a new company called X.AI which will promote artificial intelligence (AI) in the ChatGPT era. Incorporated in Nevada, Texas, the company has Musk as the only listed director, and Jared Birchall, director of Musk’s family office, as secretary, according to a filing. X.AI has authorised the sale of 100 million shares for the privately held company, reports Wall Street Journal. Musk aims to create an AI firm to take on Microsoft-backed OpenAI, the creator of the successful AI chatbot called ChatGPT. Ironically, it was Musk who initially invested $100 million in OpenAI, but…

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    • 15 April

      Japanese PM Fumio Kishida unhurt after smoke bomb thrown during speech

      Japanese PM Fumio Kishida left the spot immediately after the incident and the person who threw the smoke bomb was apprehended by police. Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday escaped unhurt after a smoke bomb was hurled at him ahead of his scheduled speech at the Saikazaki Port in Wakayama prefecture, local media reported. According to public broadcaster NHK, Kishida left the spot immediately after the incident. A man, center, who threw what appeared to be a smoke bomb, is caught at a port in Wakayama, western Japan. Photo: AP In a report, Kyodo News said that the person who threw the smoke bomb was apprehended by police. The Prime Minister was campaigning for a lower house by-election for the…

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    • 15 April

      Emmanuel Macron wins ruling on raising retirement age despite widespread protests in France

      France is braced for more violent protests after Emmanuel Macron’s controversial plans to raise the retirement age to 64 were cleared by the country’s top constitutional body. The president’s pension reforms have triggered nationwide strikes and demonstrations but the Constitutional Council on Friday said they could go ahead with only minor changes. It is a victory for Mr Macron, but the move is likely to further enrage unions and other opponents of the plan, with protesters already gathered around France on Friday evening as news of the approval emerged. Armed police have been on standby behind a metal fence erected outside the Constitutional Council building in central Paris. Labour minister Olivier Dussopt said the law would enter into force on…

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    • 15 April

      China unleashes terrifying WW3 superweapon invisible to US defences

      Leaked documents reportedly show that China has developed a new missile which can evade US defences. The top secret report by the Joint Chiefs of Staff intelligence directorate, compiled on February 28, shows China’s new DF-27 missile had been the subject of successful testing. The new device is described as a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile and is part of the Dongfeng series – a group of missiles readymade to deliver nuclear warheads. According to the leaked report, the weapon “possesses a high probability of penetrating” US ballistic missile defences. Contents of the February 28 memo was part of an alleged breach by Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old National Guard member, who was arrested yesterday by the FBI and now faces criminal…

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    • 15 April

      Nurses’ strikes: Is more industrial action on the way as ballot result looms?

      Nurses could be going on strike again, according to the Guardian, after the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) had earlier paused industrial action to enter talks with the government. Here’s what you need to know. Why might nurses be striking again? RCN members are expected to reject the government’s pay offer as part of their long-running dispute over wages. It is thought the Royal College of Nursing member will vote against it – even though the union’s leadership has advised members to accept the deal, with the RCN’s general secretary, Pat Cullen, branding it the “final offer”. The deal involves a one-off lump sum payment of between £1,655 and £3,789 depending on pay band and a 5 per cent pay rise for the next financial…

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