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Indian-American billionaire Vinod Khosla hosted Joe Biden at his Silicon Valley residence Washington: Prominent Indian-American billionaire and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla hosted US President Joe Biden at his Silicon Valley residence for an election fundraiser during which the Democratic Party’s presumptive candidate raised more than USD 1.5 million. Tickets for the fundraiser on Friday at…
The Earth’s magnetic field protects the planet against the Sun’s powerful geomagnetic storms Colorado, United States: A remarkable celestial event is underway as a series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections dazzle the skies, potentially extending the spectacle far across the northern hemisphere. However, alongside the breathtaking auroras, concerns loom over potential disruptions to…
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump, with attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the press amid his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 10, 2024. Trump is accused of falsifying business records in a scheme to cover up an alleged sexual…
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President Joe Biden, left, greets China’s President President Xi Jinping in Woodside, Calif., Nov, 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The Biden administration plans to impose major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China, according to a U.S. official and another person familiar with the plan. Tariffs on…
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The legal turbulence began in April when officials in San Francisco sued for copyright infringement San Francisco: Lawsuits are flying in a dispute between two California airports over the right to use the name “San Francisco” — despite neither of them being in the city. San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is suing the recently renamed…
Pro-Palestinian messages are scribbled on a sign board mounted outside the plenary hall by delegates attending the 2024 United Nations Civil Society Conference (UNSCS) the UN Headquarters in Nairobi on May 10, 2024. An Israeli ground attack in Gaza’s Rafah would lead to an “epic humanitarian disaster”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on May 10,…
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Five works had been sprayed with the words “MeToo” and one was stolen Paris: A top French museum has filed a police complaint after two women spray-painted a famous 19th-century painting by Gustave Courbet which it had loaned to another gallery, official said Friday. The women have been charged with spraying the words “MeToo” on…
AI, ChatGPT, social media can worsen climate crisis, researchers have claimed. (Representational) New Delhi: Generative artificial intelligence (AI) which includes large language models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and social media can undermine efforts to address climate change, said researchers in a new forum article published in the journal Global Environmental Politics, on Friday. Researchers from the…
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Washington: The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on Friday, triggering spectacular celestial light shows in skies from Tasmania to Britain — and threatening possible disruptions to satellites and power grids as it persists into the weekend. The first of several coronal mass ejections (CMEs) — expulsions of plasma and…
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses supporters outside Tihar Jail after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail in a money laundering case, amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, in New Delhi on May 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Arvind Kejriwal bail | Grant of interim bail is based on individual facts of each case,…
