Новости за 14.02.2024

JERUSALEM, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Israel is facing mounting calls to agree to a truce in the Gaza Strip as its deadly conflict with Hamas has lasted for more than four months and claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza as of Wednesday.

CHICAGO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Wednesday on follow-through selling pressure after hotter than expected inflation data on Tuesday.

GENEVA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned of an "unfathomable catastrophe" that the potential expansion of Israeli ground assault could cause in Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip.

The president hinted at 'science fiction?-level achievement at an event in Moscow

LONDON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The United Kingdom (UK)'s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 4.0 percent in the 12 months to January, the same rate as in December 2023, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday.

ADEN, Yemen, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's internationally recognized government on Wednesday called on all international and regional aid organizations operating in the country to relocate their headquarters from the Houthi-held capital Sanaa to Aden.

New Delhi [India], February 14 (ANI):In a significant milestone, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) marked its highest-ever ridership on Tuesday, February 13th, with an impressive 71.09 lakh journeys recorded across the metro network. The surge in passenger numbers solidifies DMRC's position as a crucial mass transit backbone for the National Capital Region (NCR). Anuj Dayal, the Principal Executive Director of Corpo

West Virginia's Patrick Morrisey has urged Vice President Kamala Harris to invoke the 25th Amendment and declare the president unfit for office

New Delhi - Prashant Kalra relocated to the western coastal city Goa five years ago because the dirty air in the Indian capital and surrounding towns was making his three-year-old daughter sick.

ABU MUREIKHA, United Arab Emirates - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Middle East's first traditional, stone-built Hindu temple on Wednesday, internationalizing his reelection campaign and his effort to push secular India into a Hindu state.

ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) and its partners have called for concerted efforts to promote equitable and inclusive education to prevent violence in Africa.

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 14 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reiterated on Wednesday that the double-engine government of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stands committed to ensuring the prosperity, happiness, and security of all sections of society. "This is Modi ji's guarantee, and the government is moving forward with full commitment to fulfill it. Under Prime Minister Narendra Mo

HARARE, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Economic activity in Zimbabwe continues to show resilience in the face of currency instability and high inflation, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Wednesday.

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 14 (ANI/TPS): Meeting with the mayors of northern Israeli communities on Wednesday, Israel's top soldier said "There is a long way to go" in restoring calm. The meeting came hours after an Israeli woman was killed and eight injured in a Hezbollah rocket barrage, leaving municipal leaders fuming that the military wasn't sufficiently protecting their communities. "It's a difficult morning. We've

California [US], February 14 (ANI): A Congresswoman representing California's 40th district, Young Kim, while speaking at a foreign committee meeting, urged the US to take action against the atrocities faced by the Uyghur community at the hands of the China Communist Party in Xinjiang. In her statement, the congresswoman spoke to support her bill, the Uyghur Policy Act 2023. The bill was introduced in the US on April 4 th

VIENTIANE, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Laos will launch a new system to monitor and manage the flow of foreign currency, Lao national TV reported on Wednesday.

ACCRA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday announced changes to his cabinet, replacing the finance minister and some other ministers in the latest reshuffle.

BEIRUT, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed and ten others were injured on Wednesday as a result of intense Israeli air strikes on several areas in southern Lebanon, Lebanese governmental medical sources told Xinhua.

CAIRO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Osama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), met with the CEO of global shipping company MSC Group on Wednesday in an attempt to reassure companies about using the canal amid tensions in the Red Sea.

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VENICE, Italy, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Carnival 2024 concluded across Italy on Tuesday, culminating with the famous Venice parade of costumes and masks.

A show of Hanfu, the traditional attire which used to be worn by ethnic-majority Han Chinese, was seen in the finale of the colorful parade. This marks the second consecutive year such a show was included in the Venice Carnival.

BERLIN, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- German steel giant Thyssenkrupp on Wednesday lowered its outlook for 2023/24, expecting to break even instead of achieving the previously assumed net profit in the low to mid three-digit million euro range.

New Delhi [India], February 14 (ANI): In a significant milestone, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) marked its highest-ever ridership on Tuesday (February 13), with an impressive 71.09 lakh journeys recorded across the metro network. The surge in passenger numbers solidifies DMRC's position as a crucial mass transit backbone for the National Capital Region (NCR). Anuj Dayal, the Principal Executive Director of Corpo

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 14 (ANI): Leader of Opposition of Madhya Pradesh assembly Umang Singh has taken a jibe at the Mohan Yadav-led state government over the assault on a tribal man in Betul district saying the state government is not able to provide guarantee of security. A video had surfaced on social media in which a tribal man could be seen hanging upside down from the ceiling and was being brutall

DUBAI, 14th February, 2024 (WAM) -- Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, President of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), expects positive effects on African countries as a result of the projected decline in global interest rates, which, he said, is beginning to appear on the horizon.

LONDON, UK: This week, tech giant Google has pledged to help Europeans learn to use artificial intelligence (AI) by providing Euro25 million (US$26.98 million).