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China threatened to impose tariffs on pork imports from Europe on Monday, in an apparent response to the European Union’s decision last week to impose provisional tariffs on electric vehicle imports from China.China’s Commerce Ministry said it has launched an investigation into whether European Union pork is being dumped in China at unfairly low prices, a case that could lead to tariffs on dozens of products, from pork fillets to pickled pork intestines.The ministry said it was acting on a request from the China Animal Agriculture Association, a government-backed group that released a copy of the request, which accused Europe’s…

Before Eric Chan started a company selling the world’s smelliest fruit 15 years ago, he had a high-paying job writing code for satellites and robots. When he changed jobs, his family and friends were perplexed.The fruit, long revered in local cultures across Southeast Asia, is grown in abundance — each one is about the size of a rugby ball and has such a strong smell that most hotels ban them. When Chan started out in his native Malaysia, durian was cheap and often sold off the backs of trucks.China has since developed a huge taste for durian.Durian exports from Southeast…

New Delhi,Updated: 17 June 2024 20:21 IST Former India off-spinner and World Cup winner Harbhajan Singh has sent a message to his close friend Gary Kirsten, urging him to step down as head coach of the Pakistan men’s cricket team. In a stern statement, Harbhajan urged Kirsten to “not waste his time in Pakistan cricket.” The off-spinner even said he is looking forward to seeing Kirsten return to India and play for the senior national team. According to Pakistani media reports, Harbhajan Singh’s comments came after Gary Kirsten slammed the Pakistan team for a “lack of cohesion”. Kirsten was quoted…

newsSportscricketPakistan President says ‘Don’t worry, Gary (Kirsten)’ after FIR joke Alvi’s comments came after Pakistani media reported that Kirsten had given a stern rebuke to his team following their early exit from the T20 World Cup, accusing players of not supporting each other. Captain Babar Azam’s post-match comments after the win against Ireland on Sunday also drew attention. (Hotstar & PTI/AP)Former Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Monday responded to reports that the country’s national cricket team head coach Gary Kirsten had told players there was a lack of unity within the team. Alvi took to Twitter to react with a…

NEW DELHI: In a scathing attack on the struggling Pakistan cricket team, head coach Gary Kirsten said there was a “lack of unity” within the squad and that he had “never seen anything like it” in his long coaching career.Kirsten’s criticism came in the wake of the Pakistan team’s group stage exit at the ongoing T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies.The Pakistani team, who entered the tournament as runners-up in the previous edition, had their worst performance in recent years, finishing with a consolation win over Ireland before suffering a shock defeat to newcomers USA and…

Sitting next to someone with poor airplane etiquette can easily ruin your flight, and sometimes it also depends on which U.S. state you’re flying from.From the passenger in front leaning onto your lap to the passenger occupying both armrests instead of the middle seat, there are plenty of annoying behaviors that fellow passengers can face. In an April survey by Solitaire Bliss, 78% of 2,002 Americans said they thought air travel etiquette had gotten worse in recent years.Participants cited people reclining their seats without permission, using their phones loudly in the terminal, and placing their bags on seats in the…

NEW DELHI: The BJP, which failed to secure a majority on its own in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, has got a head start on the state assembly elections due later this year in three key states. Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand will vote to elect new governments between October and December this year. BJP leader JP Nadda on Monday appointed party leaders Bhupinder Yadav and Ashwini Vaishnav as election chief and co-chief in charge in Maharashtra, while Dharmendra Pradhan and Biplab Kumar Dev have been appointed election chiefs in Haryana. In Jharkhand, the BJP has chosen senior leader Shivraj…

As the Pac-12 Conference era comes to an end after more than a century, we count down the top 50 moments in University of California sports.moment: With 1 minute, 14 seconds left in the second half at Washington State, Cal senior guard Ed Gray was fouled on his way to the basket, walked off the court to the free throw line and made two free throws for a team-record 48 points. He then spent the rest of the season on the bench because of a broken foot.story: The UC basketball team had three outstanding scorers in the 1990s: Ramon Murray,…

Intetics Inc.NAPLES, Fla., June 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Intetics Inc., a leading American technology company providing custom software application development, distributed professional team creation, software product quality assessment, and “all things digital” solutions, is proud to announce the evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in business with the introduction of Enterprise Knowledge Assistant (EKA). In his recent article, “From Chatbots to Business Allies: Enterprise Knowledge Assistants,” Boris Kontsevoi, president and CEO of Intetics Inc. and member of the Forbes Technology Council, describes the transformation journey from a simple chatbot to a sophisticated EKA.Practical Use Cases: How Enterprise Knowledge Assistants Transform…

Former BrahMos scientist Nishant Agrawal was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Appellate Court earlier this year for leaking military secrets to Pakistan. Nishant worked in the missile assembly unit in Nagpur. An award-winning missile engineer, Nishant was convicted by the Appellate Court under Section 235 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. He was convicted of an offence punishable under Section 66(f) of the IT Act and various provisions of the Official Secrets Act (OSA) for leaking sensitive information relating to weapons to a foreign country.Testifying in Nishant’s trial, UP-ATS Inspector Pankaj Awasthi said a woman named ‘Sejal’ had opened…