The heads of the Group of Seven major powers said in a joint statement Friday that they will launch an action plan to deal with the positive and negative impacts of artificial intelligence on employment,according to Jiji Press.
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Euro area international trade in goods surplus at €15.0 bn
The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €15.0 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in April 2024, compared with a deficit of €11.1 bn in April 2023, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
UNRWA rejects Israel’s Google ads campaign
The UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) has dismissed as "unrealistic" the claims made against it in Israeli advertisements appearing on Google.
Munich ready to witness Germany vs Scotland opener in Euro 2024
Munich is getting ready to witness the European Football Championship curtainraiser on Friday.
BRICS Solutions Awards competition of best technological practices to be held during Russia’s BRICS chairmanship
The Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) in cooperation with the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry will organise the BRICS Solutions Awards competition of the best solutions and practices of the BRICS countries in various spheres
Global Markets – Asia shares stumble, political uncertainty rattles euro
Asian stocks sank on Monday as traders heavily pared back bets for Federal Reserve rate cuts this year given a still-tight U.S. labour market, Reuters reported.
Japan January-March economic contraction revised to annualised real 1.8%
Japan's economy shrank an annualised real 1.8 percent in the January-March quarter, revised up from its earlier reading of a 2.0 percent decline, as corporate capital spending fell less than initially thought, the Cabinet Office said Monday.
Dragon boat races held across China to celebrate ‘Dragon Boat Festival’
Dragon boat races have been held across China to mark the Dragon Boat Festival, which is being celebrated today.
World Bank spotlights climate-resilient irrigation’s role in transforming lives
Many of the world’s poor are farmers. But all too often, crops that once blossomed on the verdant fields of small, rain-fed family farms now thirst for water from drought and soaring heat.
UN calls on world to come together in defense of oceans
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called said now is the time for governments, businesses, investors, scientists and communities to come together in defense of oceans.