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Wellington, Sep 14 (IANS) New Zealand achieved 91 per cent renewable electricity generation in the June 2023 quarter, a 10-percentage point increase from the June 2022 quarter, according to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) on Thursday.The latest New Zealand Energy Quarterly, covering April to June 2023, provides quarterly data and analysis on energy supply, demand, prices, and associated greenhouse gas emissions, reports Xinhua news agency.”This is the highest renewable electricity generation percentage achieved for any June quarter since records began in 1980,” said Mike Hayward, manager of the Markets in the Digital, Data & Insights group of…

Islamabad, Sep 14 (IANS) Pakistan’s proposal to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been sent back with preconditions set to comply before providing any relief in electricity bills to the consumers. IMF’s response comes after the Pakistan government requested its approval to provide relief to consumers, who have been protesting against power tariffs and imposed taxes in their electricity bills.According to the details, the IMF has demanded the Pakistan government to withdraw the subsidy it is providing on gas, which is being supplied to captive power plants (CPPs).Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Power has been in talks with…

Islamabad, Sep 14 (IANS) The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Pakistan has started preparations to declare at least 16 leaders and workers of the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as proclaimed offenders in two cases related to May 9 riots and publish their names in local newspapers across the country. Khan is currently in Attock jail on judicial remand, which was extended till September 26 during a special court hearing in the prison premisesOn the other hand, PTI co-chair and former Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s bail has also been extended till September 26 by the special court which is hearing the…

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) As many as 58 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in India during the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.With the addition of new cases, the total caseload rose to 4,49,97,975, as per the latest update by the Ministry.According to the Ministry, one more succumbed to the virus, taking the death toll to 5,32,029.On the other hand, 63 people have recovered from the disease, pushing the tally to 4,44,65,415.Active cases stands at 531.As per the Ministry, more than 220.67 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered so far.–IANSstd/prw

Khartoum, Sep 14 (IANS) At least 40 civilians were killed in Nyala, the capital city of southwestern Sudan’s South Darfur State, in airstrikes that targeted a market and civilian neighbourhoods, according to witnesses and medical sources.”Warplanes launched intensive strikes targeting residential areas, including the Al-Sad Al-Ali, Al-Riyadh, and Texas neighbourhoods” on Wednesday, a witness told Xinhua news agency.”An air strike also targeted the popular Al-Malaja market in Nyala,” the witness added.The Al-Wohda health centre in Nyala received “a large number” of trauma patients, some of whom were already dead when rushed there while some others died after arrival, a medical…

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Amid the global rise in Covid cases, India is seeing a fresh scare with the resurgence of Nipah virus in Kerala’s Kozhikode district. Nipah is a zoonotic virus (transmission of virus from animal to humans), which can be spread through contaminated food or directly between humans on exposure to secretions.The fresh outbreak of Nipah started with the death of a person on August 30 but it was on Monday when a contact of the person, who passed away, tested positive, it was declared that Nipah is back.According to Kerala Health Minister Veena George, there have been…

Rome, Sep 14 (IANS) A record number of asylum seekers landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa this week, placing overwhelming pressure on the island’s resources.According to government sources, around 6,800 migrants — more than the year-around population of the island — arrived within a 24-hour time span between Tuesday and Wednesday, reports Xinhua news agenct. The migrant processing facility on the island officially has space for 400 people, and was already over capacity before the latest influx began on Tuesday.According to media reports, the number of arrivals in a single 24-hour period was the highest ever recorded for Lampedusa:…

Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) A US federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order against an executive order by New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, who suspended the right to carry firearms in public in and around the state’s largest city, Albuquerque.At least five lawsuits have been filed in federal court after the Democratic governor on September 8 issued the order for 30 days due to gun violence, reports Xinhua news agency. All the plaintiffs argue that the order violated Second Amendment rights, which allows people to keep and bear arms without being infringed.During a motion hearing on Wednesday afternoon…

Amaravati, Sep 14 (IANS) The YSRCP parliamentary party leader V. Vijayasai Reddy on Thursday urged External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to raise with the US government the issue relating to callous comments by a US police officer about the death of a student from Andhra Pradesh after she was hit by a speeding police car.The Rajya Sabha member said that shameful comments made by Seattle Police officers about the death of Jaahnavi Kandula are appalling.“Calling her a ‘regular person’ with ‘limited value’ is crass and insensitive,” he posted on X.The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader urged Jaishankar to raise this…

Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) A man in the US state of Colorado won a lottery of more than $5 million and the first things that he bought with the money were a watermelon and flowers for his wife.In a statement on Wednesday, the Colorado Lottery said that Waldemar Tasch, a 77-year-old from Montrose, won the $5,067,041 Colorado Lotto+ jackpot. Tasch, who is retired, was on a backpacking trip in the Holy Cross Wilderness with his golden retriever, Augie, when his winning numbers were chosen for the September 6 draw. When he returned from his trip, he checked his ticket on…