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      15 February

      On BBC searches, US invokes freedom of press

      “I would need to refer you to Indian authorities for the details of this search,” State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said in a response to a question at the daily press briefing. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price Washington: The US has reaffirmed its conviction that “free press strengthens democracy” as a general rule without seeking to impose its views directly on the searches of BBC offices by income tax authorities in Delhi and Mumbai. “I would need to refer you to Indian authorities for the details of this search,” State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said in a response to a question at the daily press briefing. ” Beyond this discrete action, what I’ll say more broadly is the general point that I’ve consistently made in…

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    • 15 February

      Biden and Modi discussed importance of US-India strategic technology partnership: White House

      A phone call between the two leaders took place on Tuesday following the announcement of a historic deal between Boeing and Air India for the latter to buy more than 200 planes from the American plane manufacturer. Washington: President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the importance of the US-India strategic technology partnership and committed to continue working together and in groups like the Quad to advance economic growth and expand cooperation on their shared priorities, a presidential spokesperson has said. A phone call between the two leaders took place on Tuesday following the announcement of a historic deal between Boeing and Air India for the latter to buy more than 200 planes from the American plane manufacturer. “They…

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    • 15 February

      Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes New Zealand: EMSC

      The quake took place at 7.38pm local time File photo An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale has occurred 78km northwest of Lower Hutt in New Zealand, according to the (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) EMSC. The quake took place at 7.38pm local time. his comes just over a week after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake, and a series of debilitating aftershocks, shook the south of Turkey and northern Syria, killing over 35,000 people and impacting about 20 million, the country’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has said. The damage extended to a 500-km-wide region in 10 provinces inhabited by 13.5 million people, he noted in a pre-recorded video message to World Government Summit 2023 attendees in Dubai. “According to scientists, the energy released…

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    • 15 February

      Turkey earthquake: Damages estimated to surpass $20 billion

      Turkey earthquake: Damages from massive earthquakes in Turkey will probably exceed $20 billion, the risk modelling company Verisk estimated on Tuesday as per Reuters. According to the report, Verisk said only a fraction of the damages – likely more than $1 billion – was covered by insurance. “These devasting earthquakes caused not only extensive physical damage but also a tragic loss of life in Turkey and Syria,” said Bill Churney, president of extreme event solutions, Verisk. The death toll from the disaster has already surpassed 35,000 and this number is likely to rise further. The powerful earthquake was of 7.8 magnitude and it caused massive destruction in Turkey and Syria. Turkey has a long history of building codes that have been developed…

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    • 15 February

      Badan pe Tiranga lapete huye: Congress fires back after Amit Shah dares party to move court on Adani issue

      Congress on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the Union Home Minister Amit Shah dared the party to move court on the Adani issue.  Firing back on Amit Shah, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said that they want to investigate Hindenburg, but they should be investigating Adani.  “There was a hit Bollywood song badan pe sitare lapete huye, but these people are planning to get Hindenburg investigated by wrapping Tiranga,” said the Congress leader replying to Amit Shah. He further added, “They are saying we will get Hindenburg investigated but Adani should be investigated. What is the relationship between the central government and Adani and what benefit has been given to Adani in 10 years? These questions…

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    • 15 February

      FluxJet: the 1000km/h Canadian passenger train that’s faster than a plane

      What sounded like science fiction, may become a reality. Traveling in a train at 1,000 km/h (620 mph), faster than a plane, will be possible in the near future. FluxJet, the ultra-high-speed train that’s being developed by a Canadian startup, will be three times faster than the existing high-speed trains. TransPod has said that FluxJet will allow people to get to Edmonton from Calgary, both in Alberta, in just 45 minutes, which is a three-hour distance by car. ©Provided by The Daily Digest One of the best things about FluxJet is that it will work with renewable energies. And in addition to passengers, the turbo train will transport all kinds of goods, without leaving any carbon footprint. The company’s calculations…

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    • 15 February

      Indian-American Nikki Haley to Run for 2024 US Presidential Polls: 10 Facts About the US Politician

      Indian-American US politician Nikki Haley on Tuesday announced that she would be running for president in 2024, challenging her former boss and fellow Republican candidate Donald Trump. In a video message, Nikki Haley said that “it’s time for a new generation of leadership — to rediscover fiscal responsibility, secure our border, and strengthen our country, our pride and our purpose”. Here are some facts about Nikki Haley: Haley is 51 years old and is the two-term Governor of South Carolina and the former US Ambassador to the United Nations. She is the third Indian-American to run for the US presidency in three consecutive election cycles. Haley was born as Nimrata Nikki Randhawa to immigrant Punjabi Sikh parents – Ajit Singh…

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    • 15 February

      Vladimir Putin is about to win the ammunition war against the West

      ‘The current rate of Ukraine’s ammunition expenditure is many times higher than our current rate of production,” Jens Stoltenberg, Nato’s secretary general, said this week. “This puts our defence industries under strain.” In two sentences he confirmed a major hitch in the West’s efforts to support Kyiv, one that experts have been highlighting since the first months of the war: we are running out of supplies. In fact, Ukraine is not using excessive amounts of artillery shells compared with historical conflicts. These shortages are instead a stark demonstration of the hollowing-out of Nato since the end of the Cold War. Now, lifting munitions production cannot be done with an on-off switch – it will require several issues to be resolved concurrently. The manufacture of artillery…

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    • 15 February

      Rising seas threaten ‘mass exodus on a biblical scale’, UN chief warns

      An increase in the pace at which sea levels are rising threatens “a mass exodus of entire populations on a biblical scale”, the UN secretary general has warned. The climate crisis is causing sea levels to rise faster than for 3,000 years, bringing a “torrent of trouble” to almost a billion people, from London to Los Angeles and Bangkok to Buenos Aires, António Guterres said on Tuesday. Some nations could cease to exist, drowned under the waves, he said. Addressing the UN security council, Guterres said slashing carbon emissions, addressing problems such as poverty that worsen the impact of the rising seas on communities and developing new international laws to protect those made homeless – and even stateless – were…

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    • 15 February

      Anonymous donor who gave millions for Turkey earthquake relief is Pakistani businessman

      An anonymous donor who gave millions of dollars to Turkey for earthquake relief is a Pakistani businessman living in the US, Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif said. Mr Sharif, whose government is struggling to evade a full-blown economic crisis amid soaring inflation and a plummeting currency, thanked the anonymous Pakistani national who approached the Turkish embassy in the US and donated the money. “Deeply moved by the example of an anonymous Pakistani who walked into Turkish embassy in the US & donated $30 million for earthquake victims in Turkiye & Syria,” he said in a tweet. “These are such glorious acts of philanthropy that enable humanity to triumph over the seemingly insurmountable odds.’’ The Turkish ambassador to the US, Murat Mercan, reportedly confirmed the anonymous contribution to an…

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