Новости за 22.06.2023

Pune (Maharastra) [India], June 22 (ANI): Union Minister for Education and Skill DevelopmentEntrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan chaired the Education Ministers' meeting on Thursday. One hundred and fifty G20 delegates comprising ministers from G20 nations, invitee countries and senior officials from International Organisations such as UNICEF, UNESCO and OECD were present at the Education Ministers' meeting. Prime Minister

June 22 is Dragon Boat Festival day, one of China's most popular festivals - a day also meant to ward off illnesses and bring good luck. In Rio de Janeiro, China's Confucius institute organized this year's festival to celebrate the occasion. 

In Brazil, both the government and private sector are investing in programs and practices to tackle climate change. And while the will to do more is there, sometimes the funding is not. 

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], June 22 (ANI/WAM): Rio de Janeiro will soon be equipped with a new video surveillance system, TV BRICS reported citing Toda Palavra. TV BRICS is a communication hub for the formation and distribution of the information agenda of the BRICS countries. The purchase of new cameras, equipped with facial recognition software, number plate readers and alarm sensors, will begin the process of implementing

The Brazilian Senate approved the nomination of lawyer Cristiano Zanin for the Supreme Court by 58 votes to 18 during a plenary session Wednesday (Jun. 21).

The Meta CEO accepted a challenge issued by the Twitter owner

Twitter owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Facebook parent Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg may meet in Las Vegas for a high-profile "cage match."

The two billionaires have been exchanging barbs on social media throughout the past week, over Zuckerberg's plans to launch a Twitter rival. The tete-a-tete began with Musk's reply to

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva described as irrational the decision made by the Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee to maintain the country's benchmark interest rate, the Selic, at 13.75 percent. "What's happening in Brazil is irrational, you have a rate of 13.75 percent with the inflation at five percent."

Despite the drop in inflation and pressures from members of the government, the Brazilian Central Bank decided not to change the country's benchmark interest rate. Its Monetary Policy Committee unanimously decided to maintain the Selic rate at 13.75 percent a year. The decision was expected by analysts, who anticipate a reduction should not come until August.

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque District signed a design agreement for a flood control project with the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD), here, June 13.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is among the 50 world leaders in Paris Thursday for a global development and climate summit, and he will hold 'bilateral' talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, where he hopes to discuss the stalled Mercosur trade deal.