Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd in global study of AI awareness...RIYADH: Saudi Arabia ranks second globally for societal awareness of artificial intelligence, according to the 2023 Artificial Intelligence Index Report by Stanford University.
The study provides information for policymakers, researchers and industry professionals to better understand the current
China position on Ukraine boils down to 'supporting talks for peacé...BEIJING, April 6. /TASS/. China s position on the Ukrainian crisis is ‘supporting talks for peace’, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday during a trilateral meeting with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Beijing.
Russia, Iran on cusp of partnership pact and Zelensky spins potential defeat...MOSCOW, March 30. /TASS/. #Russia# and #news#-Iran-en.html target=_blank>#Iran# are ready to sign a strategic partnership agreement, Zelensky hedges his bets if Artyomovsk falls and Finland joining #news#-NATO-en.html target=_blank>#NATO# is fraught with a direct #news#-NATO-en.html target=_blank>#NATO# #Russia# conflict. These stories topped Thursday’s #news#paper headlines across #Russia#.The foreign mini
Beijing demands that US stop provoking China...BEIJING, March 30. /TASS/. The US Armed Forces must stop provoking China in the South China Sea, otherwise they will bear responsibility for any potential incidents, Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesman Tan Kefei warned on Thursday.
The comment was Tan’s response to a US Navy vessel that alle
Cuba marks six decades under US sanctions...Decreed by U.S. president John F. Kennedy on February 3, 1962, the embargo on all bilateral trade came into effect four days later.
Its purpose, said Kennedy’s executive order, was to reduce the threat posed by the island nation’s “alignment with the communist powers.”
Putin denies claims that Russian Chinese cooperation poses threat to the West...MOSCOW, March 26. /TASS/. #Russia# and China are developing cooperation, including on the military track, but this is not a military alliance, #Russia#n President Vladimir Putin stressed on Sunday.
This is absolutely untrue, the president said in an interview on the Rossiya 24 TV channel, when as
As the Arab world watches on, is the clock ticking for Tokio?...DUBAI/LONDON: In yet another congressional hearing turned nail biting drama, TikTok’s CEO was the latest global tech chief to take center stage before the US Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Shou Zi Chew, chief executive of perhaps the world’s most popular app, was in the same hot se
Lavrov says no nation safe from hostile US attacks...MOSCOW, March 24. /TASS/. No country is currently protected from hostile raids by the United States and its allies, #Russia#n Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an article for the Razvedchik (Intelligence Officer) magazine on Friday.
In general, nobody today is safe from hostile `raids&rsquo
Russia’s new envoy to UNESCO notes good prospects for cooperation with China...PARIS, March 24. /TASS/. #Russia#’s permanent envoy to UNESCO, Rinat Alyautdinov, highly assessed the prospects for cooperation with the Chinese delegation within the framework of the organization, noting that the two countries’ priorities are similar.
Since my arrival, I have already
Biden may have blown up Nord Stream to punish Scholz for not giving Kiev weapons ...BEIJING, March 24. /TASS/. US President Joe #Biden# could have decided to blow up the Nord Stream pipelines in order to punish German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for not wanting to provide Ukraine with more weapons, US Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh said in an interview with
TikTok congressional hearing: CEO Shou Chew grilled by US lawmakers...WASHINGTON: TikTok’s chief executive faced tough questions on Thursday from lawmakers who are convinced the Chinese owned short video app should be barred for being a “tool” of the Chinese Communist Party and because it carries content that can harm children’s mental health.
Russia and China ready to cooperate on development of Northern Sea Route ...MOSCOW, March 21. /TASS/. #Russia# and China are ready to create a joint working body for the development of the Northern Sea Route, #Russia#n President Vladimir Putin said at talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday.
We see cooperation with Chinese partners in developing the transit poten
Results of Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia matter, not Western reaction...MOSCOW, March 22. /TASS/. It is the results of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s #visit# to #Russia# that matter, not the Western coverage that was predictably hostile, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday.
Undoubtedly, the most important thing is not the West’s react
Egypt officially becomes member of BRICS New Development Bank...SHANGHAI, March 22. /TASS/. Egypt has officially become a new member of the New Development Bank (NDB) created by BRICS member #state#s (Brazil, #Russia#, India, China and South Africa) after completing the necessary procedures, according to an update on the composition of the bank posted on the website
The Prudence of Ayatollah Khamenei...TEHRAN � The Chinese brokered deal between #Iran# and Saudi Arabia once again drew the attention to a vivid description by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution of U.S. negotiating principles.
After seven years of tensions, #Iran# and Saudi Arabia signed a joint #state#ment with Chinese hel
Russia, China set far reaching, ambitious goals...MOSCOW, March 22. /TASS/. During the #state# dinner in honor of Chinese President Xi Jinping, #Russia#n President Vladimir Putin said Moscow and Beijing have set far reaching and ambitions goals for the future.
We have just signed an agreement on boosting bilateral relations that are entering a new
China, Russia are friendly neighbors, reliable partners, Xi Jinping says...MOSCOW, March 20. /TASS/. Beijing and Moscow are friendly neighbors and reliable partners, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday upon his arrival in the #Russia#n capital on a #state# #visit#.
It gives me great pleasure to once again set foot on the soil of #Russia#, our friendly neighbor, and pay
Russia, China contribute to strengthening multipolar world, says Putin...MOSCOW, March 20. /TASS/. The relations between Moscow and Beijing contribute to strengthening the multipolar world, #Russia#n President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday.
As a whole, our interaction on the international scene undoubtedly contributes to stre
Surveillance nation: India spies on world’s largest population...NEW DELHI: Khadeer Khan was arrested in the south Indian city of Hyderabad in January after police claimed to have identified him from CCTV footage as a suspect in a chain snatching incident. He was released a few days later, and died while being treated for injuries he allegedly sustained while in
Russia’s Asia pivot spurs boom in Chinese classes...MOSCOW: Every Sunday, Chinese tutor Kirill Burobin begins work in the early #morning# and is kept busy until midnight.
As #Russia# seeks to tighten ties with China amid Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine, the number of Burobin’s students has tripled over the past year.
“Sunday
Share of settlements in national currencies growing in Russian Chinese trade ...MOSCOW/BEIJING, March 20. /TASS/.The share of settlement in national currencies in trade between #Russia# and China is growing, #Russia#n President Vladimir Putin wrote in his article for China’s The People’s Daily.
The article was posted on the Kremlin website on Sunday.
It is notewor
CUBA´S HABANOS SA SALES ROSE , LED BY EUROPEAN BUYERS...HAVANA, Feb. 28th #Cuba#n cigar maker Habanos rose 2 percent last year compared with the previous year, the company announced on Monday, as it recovers business following the COVID 19 pandemic and the havoc caused by a major hurricane.
Habanos reported sales of $545 million last year, the company s
FUTURE LAW ON CUBAN ENTERPRISES IN HIS FINALIZING STAGE...HAVANA, March 6th Apparently, the #Cuba#n #government# is finalizing the details of the future Law on Enterprises, a law that should have been approved a few years ago and that was postponed again in 2022. In the end, everything indicates that the new #Parliament# that will be constituted this year will h
