Prague, Aug 14 (UNI) Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said that 1 million large-caliber artillery shells were delivered to Ukraine in 2025 as part of the ammunition initiative. “I can also announce that, as of today, through the Czech Ammunition Initiative, we have already delivered one million rounds of large-calibre ammunition to Ukraine this year,”…
Kuwait City, Aug 14 (UNI) Kuwait’s Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 13 people have died from poisoning caused by locally produced alcohol. In a statement posted on social media platform X, the ministry said that since Saturday it had handled 63 cases of alcohol poisoning resulting from drinks contaminated with methanol. The ministry…
Shimla, Aug 14 (UNI) Water supply to Shimla town and nearly 130 other areas across Himachal Pradesh has been disrupted due to extremely heavy rain, flash floods, and a sudden rise in water turbidity. According to Shimla Jal Prabandhan Nigam Limited (SJPNL) spokesperson Sahil Sharma, the water level at Chaba is currently at the booster…
Brasilia, Aug 14 (UNI) Brazil unveiled a package of measures to support exporters hit by a 50 percent tariff imposed by the US government. The initiative, called “Sovereign Brazil”, provides 30 billion reais (about 5.562 billion U.S. dollars) in affordable loans, tax breaks and other measures, prioritizing small businesses and those dealing in perishable foods….
Ottawa, Aug 14 (UNI) Canada’s largest airline Air Canada said Wednesday it will begin canceling flights on Thursday ahead of a potential strike. Air Canada said in a news release that more flights will be canceled on Friday, with a complete cessation of flying by Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge on Saturday. About 130,000…
Wenchang, Hainan, Aug. 13 (UNI) China successfully launched a new group of low Earth orbit satellites from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Wednesday. This satellite group, the eighth of its kind that will constitute an internet constellation, was launched at 2:43 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long…
Kyiv, Aug 13 (UNI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Donald Trump, and NATO leaders are set to convene a virtual summit today, ahead of the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska on August 15, reports CBS News. Zelenskyy will join German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, the German government said. Merz is convening a series of…
Hyderabad, Aug. 13 (UNI) Wipro Limited, a leading AI-powered technology services and consulting company, today announced the successful completion of its generative AI agent-building initiative with Google Cloud, delivering 200 production-ready AI agents across Healthcare, Banking, Insurance, Retail, Manufacturing, and IT industries. This is another step in the long-standing collaboration between Wipro and Google, enabling…
Bengaluru, Aug 13 (UNI) Nitin Seth, author of The Human Edge in the AI Age, says that in the noisy and fast-paced digital world, spirituality is becoming a vital leadership skill. In his Mantra 3 — Connect with the Self through Spirituality — Seth argues that the artificial intelligence era is not only a technological…
Hyderabad, Aug 13 (UNI) BSE Index Services Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of BSE, today announced the launch of a new index – ‘BSE India Defence’. The BSE India Defence index aims to track the performance of those stocks representing the Defence theme, a release said. Stocks forming the part of specific basic industries…
