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The government “calls on the European Commission (EC) to extend the ban on grain imports from Ukraine after September 15, 2023. Otherwise, Poland will independently introduce such a ban at the national level”, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a statement from the office.Such ban concerns the imports of four agricultural products: wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower seeds, it said.In May, the European Commission imposed a ban on grain exports from Ukraine to Poland and four other European countries. The restrictions are due to expire on September 15.”The Polish government does not accept a situation in which the Polish market is…

Kim’s remarks came as the leaders are expected to meet for their first summit in four years in Russia to discuss a possible arms deal as they seek to strengthen military cooperation, Yonhap news agency reported.North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) also confirmed that Kim arrived in the Russian border city of Khasan on Tuesday morning and left for his “destination” without specifying details.It remains unknown exactly when and where Kim and Putin would hold a meeting, though some foreign media reports said the summit would likely take place Wednesday at the Vostochny Cosmodrome spaceport in Amur Oblast.–IANSint/sha

“The authorities have buried 2,800 bodies after their families identified them, while 260 unidentified bodies remain in the city’s hospital,” the ministry spokesman Tareq al-Kharraz told Xinhua news agency on Tuesday.Al-Kharraz said 5,200 people have gone missing, stressing that the actual death toll might be considerably higher, given that search and rescue operations are ongoing, and additional bodies continue to be recovered from various locations within the city.According to media reports, assistance and rescue efforts started to reach Derna on Tuesday, more than 36 hours after the disaster hit the coastal city. The floods had either severely damaged or completely…

Police collected the remains for forensic examination and police records matched the skeletal remains with that of Kajal, 22, daughter of Jairam Lodhi, who had been missing for three months. Initial investigation pointed to strained relations between Kajal and her father and police detained him. During interrogation, he “admitted” to the crime. Jairam and three men — Jai Kishan, Ravindra Singh and Daulat — all from Jadol village in Khanpur area of Bulandshahr, have been arrested. Circle officer (CO) of Syana, Bhaskar Kumar, said that Jairam said he had grown increasingly frustrated with his daughter’s actions as she frequently left…

“We know and can see how the global economy has changed and is continuing to change in recent years, due to the fact that some countries, primarily Western ones, are destroying the system of financial, trade, and economic relations that they themselves built,” Putin said during his speech at the plenary session of the 8th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), Xinhua news agency reported.He said that in this context, genuine business cooperation between those states that choose not to succumb to external pressure is expanding. These states prefer to follow their own interests, Putin noted.The Russian Far East city of Vladivostok…

A senior CBI official said that they received a complaint from Pranav Tripathi regarding the bribery demand by Joshi. Tripathi, the proprietor of Sukti Associates, registered his firm on the GEM portal. He supplies products and services to Northeastern Railway Gorakhpur and other government departments through his company.Tripathi won a tender for the supply of materials from the Store Depot, Northeastern Railway Gorakhpur, in January 2023, which was valid until 15.01.2024, with a payment of Rs 80,000 per truck per month.”Joshi, who is responsible for such matters, wrote to cancel the registration of Tripathi’s firm on the GEM portal and…

In the 2023 edition of the “World Trade Report”, the trade organization presents new evidence of the benefits of broader, more inclusive economic integration as early indications of trade fragmentation threaten to unwind growth and development.”The post-1945 international economic order was built on the idea that interdependence among nations through increased trade and economic ties would foster peace and shared prosperity. For most of the past 75 years, this idea guided policymakers, and helped lay the foundation for an unprecedented era of growth, higher living standards and poverty reduction,” WTO Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said in her foreword to the…

According to sources, Prime Minister Modi along with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met the officials and praised them for the success of the multilateral event, which saw participation from around heads of state of 30 nations.The G20 leaders summit also adopted the Delhi Declaration, which was hailed by all world leaders for deftly handling the reference to the controversial issue of the Ukraine conflict and managing to evolve consensus over the final outcome document.Sources said that the Prime Minister held a debriefing with officials on their experiences at the G20 summit.He also interacted with MEA officers and all levels…

Of seven blood samples so far sent for testing, three have tested positive — two are undergoing treatment while one died on Monday. Another person, who came in contact with one of the infected persons, died on August 30 and it is presumed that he too might have died of Nipah.The health authorities have identified 168 people, including 127 health professionals, who came in contact with the infected persons and have asked everyone in the district to wear masks.”Those who tested positive include a nine-year-old boy and his uncle. The blood sample of the boy’s father, a 40-year-old man who…

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