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India-backed project clears nearly 198,000 sq m of mine-contaminated land in CambodiaIn Koh Kong province, approximately 198,000 square metres of land has been cleared of mines and returned to residents. This effort is part ...- Who is Howard Buffett? The farmer, sheriff and middle-son taking the Berkshire Hathaway chairHoward Buffett now chairs Berkshire Hathaway, succeeding his father Warren Buffett. He will guard the company's culture and values, while A...
- In late 1990s, a Buffalo physicist proposed using shock waves to detect plastic land mines costing as little as $1. Years later, the idea remains a striking approach to a detection problem that defeats metal detectorsPlastic land mines are difficult to find because metal detectors may miss them entirely. Researchers at the University at Buffalo explored ...
- What are plastic landmines, and can AI help detect it? Researchers develop AI method to identify hidden explosives using dronesA new study explains how researchers developed a machine-learning system that uses drones and AI to detect plastic landmines that are diffi...
- Foreign Minister S Jaishankar to visit France for G7 Foreign Ministers' meetingIndia's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will attend the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting in France. He will join discussions on key glo...
- G7 foreign ministers gear up to tackle Ukraine, security and global governanceG7 Foreign Ministers will meet soon to discuss the Ukraine war and reconstruction efforts. Maritime security and global governance reforms ...
- US will provide $45 million in aid to Thailand and Cambodia in a bid to ensure regional stabilityU.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Michael DeSombre made the announcement in an online media briefing in ...
- India, Asean back UNCLOS to resolve South China Sea disputesIndia and ASEAN back the full application of the South China Sea DOC and seek an early conclusion of the COC per international law. They ai...
- "Grateful for humanitarian help...": Ukraine Deputy Foreign Minister thanks IndiaDuring her visit to India, Ukraine Deputy Foreign Minister Iryna Borovets expressed gratitude for humanitarian help and discussed possibili...
- Ukraine premier in Tokyo says his country needs missiles, but expects new US aid to come throughUkrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal emphasized the urgent need for long-range missiles and ammunition to counter Russia's invasion, stat...
- South Korea, EU agree to boost pressure on Russia, condemn North Korean missile testsSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Le...
- Zelenskiy says investigators document more than 400 Russian war crimes in KhersonMany residents interviewed by Reuters said they tried to minimise their contact with the Russians and knew of people who were arrested and ...
- Russia ready to provide humanitarian ship corridorUkraine is also a major exporter of corn and sunflower oil. Western powers have been discussing the idea of setting up "safe corridors" for...
- ISIL-K has strengthened positions in and around Kabul, militants from Taliban may join ISIS affiliate, says new UNSG reportThe 13th report of the Secretary-General Guterres on the threat posed by ISIL to international peace and security, issued Tuesday, said tha...
- Gunmen kill at least ten Afghans working for mine-clearing agencyHalo did not attribute blame for Tuesday's attack, saying only that an "unknown armed group" carried it out. Afghan officials blamed it on ...
- Army wants 1 million mines from private sectorTo be used along LoC; in a first, only the private sector is being invited to bid for the order.
- Sri Lanka former civil war zone cleared of 200,000 land mines"We aim to completely rid the country of landlines by the year 2020," said Damien O'Brien, chief of Halo Trust, said in Jaggna.
- Voting on UNHRC resolution beginsThe voting on US-sponsored draft resolution before UN Human Rights Council in (UNHRC) has begun.
- US resolution calls for 'credible' investigation by LankaThe US-sponsored draft resolution before the UNHRC "calls" Lankan govt to conduct an "independent and credible" investigation into allegati...
- US resolution calls for 'credible' investigation by LankaThe draft resolution has not ceded to demands of human rights bodies for an independent international investigation.
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