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ISA Urges Stronger Global Solar Push at Brussels Meet
Energetica India
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June 15, 2025
ISA recently held its Sixth Regional Committee Meeting in Brussels, calling for collective action to boost solar energy. Leaders stressed Europe’s strategic role in financing, innovation, and global solar equity. June 15, 2025. By EI News Network...
Food Planet Prize: ‘Green fertiliser’ with potential to disrupt global nitrogen fertiliser industry wins $2mln
Down to Earth
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Reflecting on how agriculture and food security is affected by factors like conflicts and trade wars, Forsberg said, “When there is no nitrogen fertiliser available, which has been the case with Europe for a couple of periods as a consequence of...
Will NZ supermarkets start scanning your face? What shoppers need to know about Facial Recognition Technology
The Economic Times
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June 15, 2025
Facial recognition technology (FRT) is gradually entering New Zealand’s retail sector, with major retailers and telecommunications companies supporting its adoption. The shift comes after Foodstuffs’ recent trial, which earned a "cautious tick"...
ISA’s sixth regional committee meeting calls for collective action for clean energy for all
ETEnergyworld.com
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June 15, 2025
The Sixth meeting of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Regional Committee for Europe and the others region was convened in Brussels under the chairmanship of Germany as the Regional Vice President, on Thursday. The meeting brought together 20...
Psychedelic Science conference returns to Denver
Colorado Public Radio
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June 15, 2025
This story is part of The Trip, a CPR News series on Colorado’s new psychedelic movement. Read more here. A conference that brings together scientists, academics, policy makers, therapists and community leaders from around the world to discuss...
PM Modi Embarks On Three-Nation Tour To Boost Global Partnerships, Attend G7 Summit
StratNews Global
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June 15, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today departed for a five-day diplomatic tour to Cyprus, Canada and Croatia, a trip to deepen India’s engagement with Europe. The visit will reframe strained ties with Canada and reaffirm India’s presence at the global...
‘Ne Zha’ Voice Actor, International Filmmakers Talk Women’s Cinema at Shanghai’s Inaugural Kering Women In Motion Forum
Variety
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June 15, 2025
The voice behind China’s beloved animated character Ne Zha took center stage alongside global cinema luminaries as the Shanghai International Film Festival hosted its first-ever Kering Women In Motion forum, bringing the luxury conglomerate’s...
Jim Cramer Says Voyager Technologies is “Purpose-Built for the Year of Magical Thinking”
Yahoo News
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“But wait, there’s more. In a market that’s engulfed in the kind of extreme speculation we have not seen in years, arguably since the 90s, few sectors have gripped us more than space and defense. So along comes Voyager Technologies, which launched...
Letters to the Editor: Support scientific research
Riverhead News Review - New York
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June 15, 2025
Riverhead Support scientific research I decided the North Fork of Long Island was the place for me as I was leaving it. I’d just interviewed at Cornell’s Long Island Horticultural Research Lab in Riverhead. They needed a plant pathologist to work...
28 years of cooperation: Reinventing the D-8 for a new global era
Sabah
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June 15, 2025
Twenty-eight years ago, precisely on June 15, 1997, eight of the most populous countries and emerging economies from the Global South gathered in Istanbul and declared their intent to forge a new path rooted in cooperation, equity and shared...
Global partnerships, green tech at core of India’s next growth leap
The Hans India
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June 15, 2025
India is projected to continue its strong economic growth in the next five years, with a focus on sustainable development, technological advancements, and a growing global role. Key areas of focus include increasing public and private investment...
Beyond the dollar: The Global South's exit from US fiscal fragility
CGTN
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Editor's note: This article was written by Warwick Powell, an adjunct professor at the Queensland University of Technology and advisor to former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. It reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views...
How a ‘Harvard International’ could boost Hong Kong as an education hub
South China Morning Post
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June 15, 2025
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has invited international students worried about finishing their courses at Harvard University in the US to continue their studies at one of Hong Kong’s universities. Other universities in Malaysia and Japan have...
Technological cooperation as the basis of digital sovereignty
The Economic Times
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June 15, 2025
The international cybersecurity festival Positive Hack Days, hosted by Positive Technologies, a leader in result-driven cybersecurity, took place in Moscow's Luzhniki sports complex on May 22–24. The event was supported by the Ministry of Digital...
PM Modi begins 3-nation tour. Heads to Cyprus, aims to strengthen global ties
The Print
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June 15, 2025
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the G7 Summit in Canada will provide space for exchanging views on pressing global issues and the priorities of the Global South. In his departure statement ahead of his three-nation...
UK Foreign Office issue Israel red alert and 'advises against all travel'
Daily Express
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June 15, 2025
The UK Foreign Office has advised against all travel to Israel amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. The Government has updated its guidance to red. The advice reads: "The FCDO currently advises against all travel to Israel and the Occupied...
Iran targets Israeli security’s brain, hits Weizmann Institute of Science with missiles, destroys labs
The Economic Times
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June 15, 2025
A missile fired by Iran struck the prestigious Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, also considered the 'technological backbone' of Israel's security sector, sparking a fire and causing significant damage to a laboratory building on campus,...
Woo! Science: Milky Way, Mars and more on tap for summer stargazing
Wicked Local - Massachusetts
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Mars will appear in close alignment with the star Regulus on June 16. Summer stargazing offers many celestial events, but haze, brush fire particles and event dust from the Sahara Desert may pose challenges. Many libraries have telescopes...
Iranian Missiles Kill 8 in Israel as Conflict Expands to Strategic Targets and Regional Airspace
Watan
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June 15, 2025
Watan-Israeli police commander of the Ayalon District, Daniel Haddad, announced on Sunday that 6 people were killed, 180 injured, and 7 missing in the city of Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, after an Iranian missile strike earlier that day. Speaking...
Taiwan imposes technology export controls on Huawei, SMIC
The Business Times Singapore
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June 15, 2025
Taiwan has blacklisted Huawei Technologies and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), dealing another major blow to the two companies spearheading China’s efforts to develop cutting-edge AI chip technologies. Taiwan’s International...