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June 12, 2024 4:47 PM

Myanmar poverty deepens, economic growth stagnant, World Bank says

Poverty in Myanmar is more widespread than at any time in the last six years and growth in the conflict-torn nation is likely to remain at a measly 1% in the current fiscal year with little respite in sight, the World Bank said on Wednesday. Escalat...

June 12, 2024 5:24 PM

Fire in Kuwaiti building housing workers kills 41, deputy PM says

A fire broke out in a building housing workers in the city of Mangaf in southern Kuwait early on Wednesday, claiming the lives of at least 41 people, the country's Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah said during a visit to the site...

June 12, 2024 1:47 PM

How Apple used Google’s help to train its AI models

On stage, on Monday CEO Tim Cook's Apple announced a splashy deal with OpenAI to include its powerful artificial intelligence model as a part of its voice assistant, Siri. But in the fine print of a technical document Apple published after the event...

June 12, 2024 12:50 PM

Northern India braces for severe heat wave, orange alert issued

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert, warning of a severe heat wave that is expected to grip several northern states over the next four days. According to senior scientist R.K. Jenamani, the states of Himachal Pradesh,...

June 12, 2024 1:39 PM

Chandrababu Naidu sworn-in as Andhra Pradesh chief minister

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu took the oath of office as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several Union Ministers, including Amit Shah, J.P. Nadda, and Nitin...

June 12, 2024 11:32 AM

Indian stocks trade firm ahead of May inflation data release

Indian stock indices kicked off Wednesday's trading session on a positive note, with the Sensex and Nifty both up 0.3% and hovering just below their all-time highs. The bullish trend comes ahead of the highly anticipated release of India's May inflat...

June 12, 2024 3:42 PM

First session of 18th Lok Sabha to begin on June 24

The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will commence on June 24 for the oath and affirmation of newly elected members, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju said on Wednesday. The session will conclude on July 3. The 264th Session of...

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