Singapore says drug smuggling worsens, even as hangings rise

Drug trafficking into Singapore, which has some of the world's toughest laws on drugs laws, has risen recently, the law minister said on Wednesday, and he defended capital punishment for serious drug crime as reflecting public support.

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Apple reports declining profits and slowing growth, again

Apple has long performed like clockwork, growing steadily and producing an ever-growing stream of profit. Not anymore.

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Malaysia working to tighten laws on forest protection, says minister

Malaysia is working on reforms to its decades-old forestry laws, and will consider suggestions from green activists on how to better protect its rainforests, a minister said on Wednesday.

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Five men sentenced to death for murder of Kushtia farmer

A Kushtia court has sentenced five men to death and six others to life in prison for the murder of farmer Nurul Islam in 2014.

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আর্জেন্টিনার কোচের মেয়াদ বাড়ল

আর্জেন্টিনার কোচ লিওনেল স্কালোনির মেয়াদ বাড়িয়েছে দেশটির ফুটবল অ্যাসোসিয়েশন (এএফএ)। ২০২২ কাতার বিশ্বকাপের বাছাইপর্বে দলের দায়িত্বে থাকবেন তিনি।

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Rangpur Riders rope in Shakib for a year

Shakib Al Hasan has signed one-year contract with Rangpur Riders to play for them in the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League or BPL season.

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Sri Lanka win toss, opt to bat first against Bangladesh

Sri Lanka have won the toss and to bat first against Bangladesh in the third and final ODI in Colombo.

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UN agency for Palestinian refugees faces accusations of misconduct

The UN agency responsible for the welfare of Palestinian refugees, already struggling with funding cuts, is bracing for fallout after a highly critical internal ethics report was leaked to international news outlets this week detailing claims of serious mismanagement and misconduct.

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Afghanistan highway blast kills at least 34 on bus, injures 17

An explosion on Wednesday hit a bus traveling on a highway between two key cities in western Afghanistan, killing at least 34 passengers, including children, and injuring 17, officials said.

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That river has rights: new strategy to protect planet

For some, human rights are not enough - it's nature's turn, now.

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Five workers die from toxic gas from septic tank in Joypurhat

At least five workers have been killed while cleaning a septic tank in Joypurhat’s Akkelpur Upazila.

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Three killed after cattle truck overturns in Cumilla

Three traders have been killed after a cattle-laden truck overturned en route to cattle market in Cumilla’s Chauddagram.

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Hong Kong protesters appear in court to face "riot" charge

More than 40 people appeared in a Hong Kong court on Wednesday charged with rioting for their role in a recent protest that turned violent when thousands of activists clashed with police near Beijing's main representative office in the city.

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Mexican journalist found dead, with signs of torture, in car trunk

A Mexican journalist who covered the police in the violent southwestern state of Guerrero was found dead in the trunk of a vehicle with signs he had been shot and tortured, local police said on Tuesday.

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N Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles for the second time in a week

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles early on Wednesday, the South Korean military said, only days after it launched two similar missiles intended to pressure South Korea and the United States to stop upcoming military drills.

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Sudan's military council head says El-Obeid killings 'regrettable'

The head of Sudan's ruling military council said an incident in which at least four schoolchildren were shot dead at a protest was "regrettable" and called for a quick resumption of negotiations over political transition.

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Indian coffee tycoon Siddhartha's body found

Indian authorities confirmed on Wednesday they have recovered the body of coffee baron VG Siddhartha, who was missing since Monday night, from the Nethravathi river near Mangaluru in the southern Karnataka state.

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More than 900 migrant children have been separated from their families over past year

In the year since President Donald Trump officially ended family separations at the southern border, immigration authorities have removed more than 900 migrant children from their families, sometimes for reasons as minor as a parent not changing a baby’s diaper or having a traffic citation for driving without a license, according to new documents filed Tuesday in federal court.

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Doubt greets China’s claim that Muslims have been released from camps

Chinese officials said Tuesday that most of the inmates in its reeducation camps for Muslim minorities — a vast network of detention centres estimated to have held 1 million people or more — have been released. But the United States, experts on Chinese policies, and ethnic Uighur Muslims abroad quickly contested the claim.

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Chinese province considers 'three-child policy' to halt population decline

China's northeastern province of Liaoning is planning to loosen birth restrictions and allow some couples to have a third child in a bid to improve dwindling fertility rates and stop its workforce from declining.

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California governor signs law to force Trump into releasing tax returns

California's Democratic governor signed a law on Tuesday requiring US presidential candidates to release five years of tax returns before they can appear on the state's ballot, a move aimed squarely at Republican President Donald Trump.

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Mexico says migrant numbers at US border down 40% since May

The number of migrants reaching Mexico's border with the United States has fallen almost 40% since May, the Mexican government said on Tuesday, seeking to defuse tensions with US President Donald Trump over a recent surge in migration.

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UK PM Johnson heads to Northern Ireland, Brexit's toughest riddle

Britain’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be confronted by the most intractable riddle of Brexit on Wednesday when he visits Northern Ireland on a nationwide tour to sell his plan to pull Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal.

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Chinese internet pioneer who exposed misdeeds gets heavy prison term

A Chinese internet pioneer who once won Communist Party praise for using the Web to combat social ills was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison — a further sign that the window for independent social activism in China has all but closed.

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In push to leave one union, UK’s Boris Johnson risks another

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s first appearance in Scotland as Britain’s new leader seemed to be going just fine on Monday when he spoke from behind the perimeter fence of a top security naval base.

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Petition to High Court seeks Tk 30m in compensation for schoolboy’s death for ferry delay

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking an order on the authorities to pay Tk 30 million in compensation to the family of a school student who died in the ambulance as the authority delayed the departure of a ferry at Khathalbari jetty in Madaripur for three hours.

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China says it has freed most Muslims held in camps, but that’s difficult to prove

Senior Chinese officials made the surprising announcement Tuesday that authorities had released most detainees held in the government’s mass internment programme for ethnic minority Muslims in China’s far west, but provided no firm numbers or specific details to support their assertion.

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Four more die from dengue in Dhaka, Barishal

The death toll from dengue has increased as the disease spread to different districts.

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America’s farmers, reeling from floods, face a new problem: no water

For farmers battered by floods and blizzards and one of the rainiest springs on record, this has been a year tainted by too much water.

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Bangladeshi teen charged with killing four family members in Canada

Police have arrested a 23-year old Bangladeshi youth with suspected links to killing four members of his family, including parents, in Canada.

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Rape accuser of Indian ruling party lawmaker battles for life after accident

Indian police were investigating on Monday a highway collision that critically injured a woman who had accused a legislator of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of rape, a police officer said.

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'Definitely weird': man bites snake

An Indian man who was bitten by a snake got his revenge on the reptile by biting it back and killing it, the man’s father said on Monday.

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Tanzanian police arrest prominent investigative journalist

Tanzanian police have arrested a prominent investigative journalist, a senior official told Reuters on Tuesday, sparking calls for answers from authorities about the safety of journalists in the East African country.

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Freedom, money, babies: Indian women rescued from slavery count their losses

Five months into her pregnancy, Soniya was still carrying heavy sacks up steps at the rice mill in south India where she was forced to work to pay off a family debt. By the time she was rescued, her baby had died.

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Burst of violence grips Philippine island, and some see Duterte’s hand

A wave of violence has struck the central Philippine island of Negros, where at least 20 people have been killed in recent weeks in attacks that rights groups have tied to President Rodrigo Duterte’s efforts to suppress critics and opponents.

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Gunman scorned California garlic festival on social media before mass shooting

Police on Monday identified a 19-year-old California man as the gunman who opened fire with an assault rifle at a garlic festival in Gilroy, California, killing three people and wounding about a dozen.

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Mexican president says Mexico could not commit to safe third-country agreement

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday Mexico had not and could not commit to a safe third-country agreement like the one Guatemala signed with the United States to stop a flow of undocumented Central American migrants north.

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UN report says almost 4,000 Afghans killed or wounded in first six months of 2019

At least 3,812 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the first half of 2019 in the war against Islamist militant groups, including a large increase in the number of casualties caused by government and NATO-led troops, a UN report said on Tuesday.

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Hong Kong protesters disrupt train services, cause commuter chaos

Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters blocked train services during the early morning rush hour on Tuesday, causing commuter chaos in the latest anti-government campaign to roil the former British colony.

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Pakistani military plane crashes into garrison city, kills 17

A Pakistani military aircraft on a training flight crashed in a built-up area in the garrison city of Rawalpindi early on Tuesday, killing all five crew members and 12 civilians, an army statement said.

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Capital One data breach affects 100m people, woman charged as hacker

A woman who worked as a software engineer in Seattle hacked into a server holding customer information for Capital One and obtained the personal data of more than 100 million people, federal prosecutors said Monday, in one of the largest thefts of data from a bank.

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Chaos and fear in Libya's Mitiga airport after missiles halt air traffic

Missiles on Monday hit Tripoli's only functioning Mitiga airport which remained closed to air traffic, causing chaos and fear among passengers, witnesses said.

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Boy, 6, and girl, 13, are among victims in attack at festival

The smell of barbecue was wafting through the air, a local rock band was playing its last song, and parents were collecting their children at the end of the annual garlic festival in Gilroy, California, on Sunday when a gunman opened fire, killing three people.

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Death toll in Brazil prison massacre rises to 57 with over a dozen decapitated

A bloody clash between two prison gangs on Monday left at least 57 inmates dead with 16 of them decapitated, authorities in the state of Para said, the latest deadly clash as Brazil's government struggles to control the country's overcrowded jails.

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Brexit means a 'better deal' for farmers, PM Johnson tells Wales

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell Welsh farmers on Tuesday they will get a better deal after Brexit, part of a countrywide tour to win support for his "do or die" pledge to leave the European Union by Oct 31.

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Your next iPhone might be made in Vietnam. Thank the trade war

No country on Earth has benefited from President Donald Trump’s trade fight with China more than Vietnam.

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Protests over worker deaths paralyse production at some Coal India mines

Members of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have mounted protests that have paralysed production at one of India's biggest coalfields following a deadly accident last week.

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‘Thoughts and prayers’ aren’t enough, America’s first gun violence minister says

To the strains of the hymn “If We Just Talk of Thoughts and Prayers,” the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States ordained The Rev Deanna Hollas as its first minister of gun violence prevention this month.

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Modi versus Wild: Indian PM to join Bear Grylls in wilderness

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is teaming up with British TV adventurer Bear Grylls to venture into India's wilderness to raise awareness about protecting nature, the show's host said.

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ACC grills three Biman officials on graft charges

The Anti-Corruption Commission or ACC has interrogated Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ three officials for irregularities in recruiting cadet pilots. 

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Bangladesh hands list of 25,000 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar for verification

Bangladesh has handed over a fresh list of 25,000 Rohingyas to Myanmar for verification as the repatriation process lingers.

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Four die as bus hits truck in Gopalganj

At least four people have been killed after a bus rammed a parked truck in Gopalganj's Kashiani Upazila.

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Student dies in ambulance as ‘VIP’ delays ferry in Madaripur

A school student has died in the ambulance as the authority delayed the departure of a ferry at Khathalbari jetty in Madaripur for three hours for a joint secretary.

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Brazil’s far-right leader slashes Amazon protections, and forest begins to fall

The destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has increased rapidly since the nation’s new far-right president took over and his government scaled back efforts to fight illegal logging, ranching and mining.

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Korean Air to cut flights to Japan as diplomatic row hits demand

Korean Air Lines will suspend its flights between the South Korean city of Busan and Japan’s Sapporo from Sept 3 because of falling demand amid a worsening diplomatic and economic row between the two neighbours.

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Three die in ‘shootouts’ in Dhaka, Cox’s Bazar

Three people have been killed in so-called shootouts with RAB in two separate incidents in Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar.

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China to conduct military drills in waters near Taiwan

China's military is holding exercises this week in waters near Taiwan, China's maritime safety agency said days after Beijing reiterated it was ready to fight if there was any move towards independence for the self-ruled island.

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Cambodia says to increase arms purchases from China

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday that an additional $40 million would be spent on weapons from China to modernise the Southeast Asian country's military.

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EU must move faster to prepare for no-deal Brexit risk: CBI

The European Union is less prepared for a no-deal Brexit than Britain, potentially leaving British firms at a disadvantage if there is no transition agreement and weakening London's hand in future trade talks, a British employers group said.

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Four dead in California shooting, including suspected gunman

Four people have died at a California food festival shooting, including a suspected gunman, police chief Scott Smithee told a news conference late on Sunday.

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At least 20 killed, 50 injured in attack on VP candidate's office on Sunday in Kabul

At least 20 people were killed and 50 injured in a powerful explosion followed by a gun battle at vice presidential candidate Amrullah Saleh's office on Sunday in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul, the government said in a statement on Monday.

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Shooting at California festival kills at least 3

At least three people were killed and several more were injured in a shooting at a garlic festival in Gilroy, California, on Sunday afternoon, a city councilman said.

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Suspected Islamists kill at least 65 in northeast Nigeria

At least 65 people died in an attack by suspected Islamists on a group returning from a funeral in Nigeria's northeastern Borno region, state television reported on Sunday, one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in recent years.

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Alexei Navalny, Putin foe is hospitalised after ‘severe allergic reaction’ in jail

A day after an unauthorised election protest he planned drew mass arrests in Moscow, Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, was hospitalised with a “severe allergic reaction” in jail, his spokeswoman said Sunday.

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Active shooter reported at food festival in California: police

An active shooter was reported at a food festival in California on Sunday and a police spokesman said there are casualties.

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Singapore PM's brother backs opposition party in election twist

The Singapore prime minister's estranged brother has thrown his support behind a newly-formed opposition party in an intriguing twist ahead of elections expected to be held as soon as this year.

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After weekend of violent clashes, Beijing to address Hong Kong unrest

Hong Kong on Monday bore the scars of another night of violent protests with hard hats, umbrellas and water bottles littering some central streets, as Beijing was set to make an announcement on the Asian financial centre's worst crisis since 1997.

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Ratcliffe tapped to replace Coats as US spy chief

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would nominate Representative John Ratcliffe, a Texas Republican who strongly defended him at a recent congressional hearing, to replace Dan Coats as the US spy chief.

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Meghan guest edits British Vogue, features "Forces for Change" women

Meghan, wife of Britain's Prince Harry, has chosen to feature 15 women she considers "Forces for change" on the cover of the September issue of British Vogue that she guest edited, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday.

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Mushfiqur 98 helps Bangladesh post 238 in second ODI against Sri Lanka

An unbeaten 98 by Mushfiqur Rahim has helped Bangladesh avoid leaving the pitch red-faced as the Tigers have finally managed 238 runs against Sri Lanka.

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Israel says Arrow-3 missile shield passes US trials, warns Iran

Israel’s US-backed Arrow-3 ballistic missile shield has passed a series of live interception tests over Alaska, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, casting the achievement as a warning to Iran.

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Foreign forces would stoke regional tension: Iranian president

The presence of foreign forces would be the main source of tension in the Gulf, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday in a meeting with Oman’s foreign minister in Tehran, according to the official presidency website.

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Britain's seizure of Iranian tanker is violation of nuclear deal: Iran's deputy foreign minister

Britain’s seizure of an Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar is a violation of the 2015 nuclear deal, Abbas Araqchi, a senior member of the team who negotiated the deal and a deputy foreign minister, said on Sunday, according to the ISNA news agency.

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অবনমন এড়ানোর আশা বাঁচিয়ে রাখল নোফেল

বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লিগে চট্টগ্রাম আবাহনীকে হারিয়ে অবনমন এড়ানোর আশা বাঁচিয়ে রেখেছে নোফেল স্পোর্টিং ক্লাব।

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Anti-graft agency arrests Sylhet DIG of Prisons Partha after seizure of Tk 8m

The Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Partha Gopal Banik of Sylhet Central Jail on charges of graft, bribery and irregularities.

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Protesters mass in Hong Kong amid fears of growing cycle of violence

Hong Kong authorities stepped up security and fired tear gas around China’s main representative office on Sunday as several protests broke out, with anger among the crowds simmering over what many see as an increasing cycle of violence against them.

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Hammond, Labour plot ways to block no-deal Brexit: paper

Former Chancellor Philip Hammond, who quit the government last week before Boris Johnson took over as prime minister, has held secret talks with the opposition Labour Party about how to stop a no-deal Brexit, a newspaper said.

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Govt halves dengue test charges to Tk 500 amid disease outbreak

The government has fixed charges of dengue tests at a maximum of Tk 500 to drive down the costs of healthcare amid a massive outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease. 

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In 21st century, threats 'from all sides' for Latin America's original languages

At school in Tecate in the 1950s, a city sitting on Mexico's border with the United States, Josefina Meza was welcomed by a chorus of children's chants in a language she did not understand.

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Police among 18 feared killed in landslide at Myanmar jade mine

A landslide at a Myanmar jade mine killed 14 people including at least one policeman in the early hours of Sunday as earth and mud engulfed a guard post, and four people were missing and feared dead, police said.

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Bangladesh court bans pasteurised milk for five weeks amid health scare

The High Court has banned the sales of pasteurised milk for five weeks after the discovery of lead and other hazardous substances in the products distributed by 14 companies.

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Cautionary signal 3 for ports as low forms in Bay of Bengal

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has asked maritime ports to hoist local cautionary signal No. 3 due to a low over the Bay of Bengal.

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RAB arrests Feni man for spreading rumours on Facebook

The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a man in Feni for spreading rumours via Facebook to create communal conflict.

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PBI charges 90 people with killings, arson in Gaibandha

The Police Bureau of Investigation has pressed charges against 90 people over the killings of three people and lootings and torching of Santhal houses in Gaibandha about three years ago.

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Romania’s police chief fired after officers took 19 hours to respond to kidnapped girl’s calls

Romania’s national police chief and two county officials have been fired after the authorities took 19 hours to respond to the emergency calls of a kidnapped 15-year-old girl who has disappeared and is feared dead.

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Anti-gay brutality in Poland is blamed on toxic propaganda

The marchers at the first gay pride parade here in the conservative Polish city of Bialystok expected that they would be met with resistance.

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India boosts Hindu pilgrimage to holy cave in conflict-torn Kashmir

India is hailing a Hindu pilgrimage to a holy cave high in the snow-capped mountains of contested Kashmir as an example of communal harmony, in a region where the Muslim-majority population is overwhelmingly hostile to its rule.

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Attacks on security forces in Pakistan kill 10 soldiers

At least 10 soldiers have been killed in separate attacks within hours on Pakistan security forces.

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Four die as pickup van overturns in Noakhali

Four people have been killed and 15 others injured after a pickup van overturned in Noakhali’s Chowmuhani Upazila.

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Trump calls a House critic’s Baltimore district a ‘rodent infested mess’

President Donald Trump lashed out at a leading African American congressman Saturday, calling him “a brutal bully” who represents a Baltimore-based district that has become a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess” where “no human being would want to live.”

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Russia detains more than 1,000 people in opposition crackdown

Russian police rounded up more than 1,000 people in Moscow on Saturday in one of the biggest crackdowns of recent times against an increasingly defiant opposition decrying President Vladimir Putin's tight grip on power.

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Mexico to help create 20,000 jobs in Honduras to curb migration

Mexico’s government said on Saturday it would help Honduras create 20,000 jobs this year and support its coffee farmers as the two countries seek to curb migration to the United States that has created tensions with US President Donald Trump.

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Costa hits four as Atletico smash Real Madrid 7-3

Diego Costa scored four goals as Real Madrid were embarrassed 7-3 by rivals Atletico Madrid in the final match of their United States tour in New Jersey on Friday.

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Bangladesh records 683 dengue cases, highest for a day in past month

The number of reported cases of dengue is increasing continuously across Bangladesh, with the highest number of patients diagnosed with the viral disease in a day.

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আতলেতিকোর কাছে বড় হারে ব্যথিত রিয়াল কোচ

প্রাক-মৌসুম প্রস্তুতি পর্বে নগর প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী আতলেতিকো মাদ্রিদের কাছে বড় হারে উদ্বিগ্ন নন রিয়াল মাদ্রিদের কোচ জিনেদিন জিদান। তবে দলের এমন পারফরম্যান্সে ব্যথিত তিনি।

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Three Ideal College students go missing in Dhaleshwari River

Three students of Dhanmondi Ideal School and College have gone missing after they went for a bath in the Dhaleshwari River in Savar.

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বিশ্ব সাঁতারে নিজেদের ছাড়াতে পারেনি বাংলাদেশের সাঁতারুরা

বিশ্ব সাঁতার চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ্সে কোনো ইভেন্টেই নিজেদের ছাড়িয়ে যেতে পারেননি বাংলাদেশের তিন সাঁতারু। 

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PM Hasina sends mangoes to Boris Johnson as gifts

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in London on an official visit, has sent Bangladeshi mangoes along with flowers to newly elected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as gifts.

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Police fire tear gas in clash with Hong Kong protesters over banned march

Police fired tear gas during clashes in a rural Hong Kong town on Saturday as several thousand activists gathered to protest an attack by suspected triad gang members on protesters and commuters at a train station last weekend.

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কস্তার ৪ গোলে রিয়ালকে উড়িয়ে দিল আতলেতিকো

বিরতির আগেই হ্যাটট্রিকের দেখা পেলেন দিয়েগো কস্তা। দ্বিতীয়ার্ধের শুরুতে করলেন আরও একটি। আক্রমণভাগের নৈপুণ্যে নগর প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী রিয়াল মাদ্রিদকে উড়িয়ে দিল আতলেতিকো মাদ্রিদ।

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WhatsApp to roll out payments feature in India this year

WhatsApp will roll out its payments service in India this year following a year-long pilot, its global chief Will Cathcart has said, as the Facebook-owned messaging giant taps an upsurge in digital payments in its dominant market.

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BNP chief Khaleda Zia receives dental care at BSMMU

Imprisoned BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is currently undergoing medical treatment at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital, has received dental care.

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Bahrain executes three, including Shi'ite activists

Bahrain executed on Saturday three men convicted in two separate cases, one involving the killing of a police officer and the other the killing of a mosque imam, the public prosecutor said in a statement.

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Amid Hong Kong’s protests, faces become weapons

The police officers wrestled with Colin Cheung in an unmarked car. They needed his face.

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She’s 14, disabled from a bomb blast and one of Iraq’s top table tennis players

The Iraqi teenager does not look like a traditional athlete: Her right leg is amputated at the thigh, her left at the knee, and her right arm ends at the biceps.

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‘I have a moral responsibility to come forward’: Colonel accuses top military nominee of assault

Army Col Kathryn A Spletstoser says she had returned to her hotel room and was putting on face cream on the night of Dec 2, 2017, after a full day at the annual Reagan National Defence Forum in California, when her boss, Air Force Gen John E Hyten, commander of US Strategic Command, knocked on her door and said he wanted to talk to her.

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India urges Iran to free all its crew after nine released

Iran has freed nine Indian crew members of a Panama-flagged tanker it seized this month, the Indian foreign ministry said on Saturday, and it appealed for the release of three remaining crew members held from the same ship.

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Trump, in phone call, congratulates Johnson on becoming British PM

US President Donald Trump congratulated Boris Johnson on becoming British prime minister in a phone call on Friday and said work had already begun on a US-British free trade agreement.

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Four die as truck hits autorickshaw in Kishoreganj

At least four people have died in a collision between a truck and an autorickshaw in Kishoreganj.

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Indian MP draws parliament's ire over 'sexist' remark

Indian lawmakers called on Friday for one of their colleagues to be punished for making sexist remarks to the house speaker, the second time he has been in hot water over his treatment of a female colleague.

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Club floor collapses in S Korea as athletes dance; 2 people dead

An upper floor of a nightclub collapsed on top of dancing revelers in South Korea on Saturday, killing two South Koreans and injuring several foreign athletes competing at the World Aquatics Championships, rescue officials and witnesses said.

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US Supreme Court lets Trump use disputed funds for border wall

The US Supreme Court on Friday handed President Donald Trump a victory by letting his administration redirect $2.5 billion in money approved by Congress for the Pentagon to help build his promised wall along the US-Mexico border even though lawmakers refused to provide funding.

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Trouble feared as Hong Kong activists return to scene of triad attack

Police and activists are bracing for further violence later on Saturday as protesters plan to converge on a rural Hong Kong town where suspected triad gangsters attacked protesters and commuters at a train station last weekend.

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As extreme heat becomes new normal in Europe, governments scramble to respond

In France, a once uncommon word is increasingly on people’s lips: “canicule,” or heat wave, and its growing usage is a stark reminder of what scientists say may be the new normal: extreme heat and its deadly toll.

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Eight killed in quake, aftershocks in Philippines, 60 injured

An earthquake and aftershocks struck islands off the north of the Philippines on Saturday killing eight people and injuring 60, disaster officials said.

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28 dengue patients in Bogura hospital

At least 28 patients suffering from dengue have been receiving treatment in Bogura Shahid Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital, said the hospital authority. 

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AL’s Quader calls for ‘social movement’ to combat dengue

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has called for launching a social movement to combat dengue that has reached epidemic proportions in Bangladesh.

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Huawei's ties with partners FedEx, Flex fray on US-China tensions

American delivery firm FedEx Corp likely withheld more than 100 packages of Huawei, a report said, while the Chinese tech giant also blamed US-listed Flex for seizing its goods, as Sino-US tensions further strain business ties.

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UN says Syria air strikes killed at least 100 civilians in past 10 days

Air strikes by the Syrian government and its allies on schools, hospitals, markets and bakeries have killed at least 103 civilians in the past 10 days, including 26 children, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said in a statement on Friday.

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গাড়ি ছিনতাইকারীর কবলে পড়েছিলেন ওজিল-কোলাশিনাচ

লন্ডনে গাড়ি ছিনতাইকারীদের কবলে পড়েছিলেন আর্সেনালের দুই ফুটবলার মেসুত ওজিল ও সেয়াদ কোলাশিনাচ। তবে দুজনের কেউই আঘাত পাননি বলে ক্লাবের পক্ষ থেকে নিশ্চিত করা হয়েছে।

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IS claims responsibility for two bombs found in Dhaka

The Middle East based extremist organisation Islamic State or IS has claimed the responsibility for the two bombs found near police boxes in Dhaka.

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BNP’s Fakhrul vows to intensify protests to free Khaleda from jail

The BNP, the arch rival of the ruling Awami League, has warned that the party will “strengthen the protest” if the government does not release political prisoners, including party chief Khaleda Zia.

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Bangladesh lose toss, sent to field in first of three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka

Bangladesh have lost the toss and been sent to bat first in the first of three-match One Day International series against Sri Lanka.

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Protesters calling for ‘free Hong Kong’ converge on airport

Several hundred protesters calling for democracy and some chanting "free Hong Kong" converged on the Chinese-ruled city's airport on Friday as neighbouring Singapore advised its citizens to avoid parts of the territory.

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Bangladesh’s ICT industry grows 40% annually, says UNCTAD

The ICT sector in Bangladesh has grown by 40 percent annually since 2010, thanks to public and private sector initiatives, says a new report.

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FaceApp is the future

My favourite thing about John Herrman (c. 2069) is that he’s still alive. My least favourite thing about him is that he can’t talk. He knows what’s coming. He probably also has some ideas about what really mattered, in hindsight, and I’d probably agree with his ideas, because he is me. There are many things I would like to ask this flatteringly aged version of myself, who is smiling, despite whatever. Who dies when? How bad does, you know, it get? Got a sports almanac sitting around?

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Canada's new cannabis licensing favours richer companies, experts say

A new licensing process for legal cannabis producers in Canada limits the ability of smaller companies to attract investment, which could leave the fledgling industry dominated by companies with deep pockets or those who got a foot in the door prior to regulation changes in May, industry executives said.

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France's Macron to discuss Brexit with Britain's Johnson in coming weeks

French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss Brexit with Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whom he has invited to visit in the next few weeks, an official from Macron's Elysee office said on Friday.

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Massive blaze sweeps through neighbourhood in Peru

Local fire officials say more than 200 homes were destroyed in a fire that swept through the Callo district of Peru's capital city Lima in the early hours of Thursday (July 25).

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Australia to 'lift veil' on Facebook, Google algorithms to protect privacy

Australia said it would establish the world's first dedicated office to police Facebook Inc and Google as part of reforms designed to rein in the US technology giants, potentially setting a precedent for global lawmakers.

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Australia to 'lift veil' on Facebook, Google algorithms to protect privacy

Australia said it would establish the world's first dedicated office to police Facebook Inc and Google as part of reforms designed to rein in the US technology giants, potentially setting a precedent for global lawmakers.

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Shoppers craving faster delivery help give Amazon’s sales a lift

So just how impatient are shoppers? Enough to bolster sales at Amazon.

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US economic growth seen slowing in second quarter

The US economy likely grew at its slowest pace in more than two years in the second quarter as acceleration in consumer spending was probably offset by weak exports and business investment.

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Former Bangladesh chief justice SK Sinha seeks asylum in Canada

Bangladesh’s former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha is seeking asylum in Canada, claiming he was threatened for refusing to support political interference that would have given parliament greater power to axe dissenting judges, The Star reports.

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N Korea's Kim says missile test a warning to S Korean 'warmongers'

North Korea said on Friday its latest missile launch was a warning to South Korean "warmongers" to stop importing weapons and conducting joint military drills, a message that analysts said was also aimed at the United States.

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Russia combed voting systems in all 50 states, report finds

The Senate Intelligence Committee concluded Thursday that election systems in all 50 states were targeted by Russia in 2016, an effort more far-reaching than previously acknowledged and one largely undetected by the states and federal officials at the time.

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"I'll make Britain great again", PM Johnson says, echoing Trump

Boris Johnson promised on Thursday that Brexit would make Britain the greatest place on earth, echoing the patriotic rhetoric of US President Donald Trump in his first speech to parliament as prime minister.

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US Justice Department resumes use of death penalty, schedules five executions

The US Justice Department on Thursday reinstated a two-decades-long dormant policy allowing the federal government's use of capital punishment and immediately scheduled the executions for five death row federal inmates.

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BCL activist killing: Rajshahi court starts trial of Sayeedi

A Rajshahi court has started the trial of Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedi and 103 others in the killing of Bangladesh Chhatra League activist Faruk Hossain nine years ago.

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DU students end protests over college affiliation

A group of Dhaka University students who have been protesting the affiliation of seven colleges with the university will return to their classes after six days of protests, as the authority assured them of meeting their demands.

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Five children die in Jamalpur boat accident

Five children drown in Jamalpur while travelling by boat in a wetland.

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Pakistan PM Khan returns home exulting after Washington visit

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan returned home from Washington on Thursday after a visit seen by supporters as a major diplomatic success, saying he felt like he had when he came back after winning the cricket World Cup.

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Rumours about dengue run rife, says Mayor Khokon

Dhaka South Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon has said conspirators are spreading rumours about dengue, just the way kidnapping rumours ran rife across the country.

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Puerto Rico’s governor announces resignation after uprising

Gov Ricardo Rosselló of Puerto Rico announced his resignation Wednesday, conceding that he could no longer credibly remain in power after an extraordinary popular uprising and looming impeachment proceedings derailed his administration.

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British PM Johnson's top team meet to plot Brexit gambit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet his Brexiteer-dominated team of senior ministers for the first time on Thursday to plot how to persuade the European Union to agree to a new Brexit deal ahead of the Oct 31 exit deadline.

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Facebook settles in 2 investigations. Now round 3 begins

Facebook came under siege on multiple fronts Wednesday, agreeing to new layers of oversight and two fines to settle privacy and disclosure violations, even as it acknowledged that it was under investigation from the Federal Trade Commission for antitrust concerns.

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7.5kg gold seized from a car at Chattogram airport

Customs officials have recovered seven-and-half kilograms of gold from a passenger car at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport.

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Elton John AIDS fundraiser brings in $6m for Kenya HIV testing

Elton John on Wednesday hosted a celebrity-packed gala that raised more than $6 million to fight HIV/AIDS in Kenya, thanks partly to auctions of a luxury car and an autographed piano used in the singer's "Rocketman" movie musical.

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Summer may be prime time for first highs

American teens and adults may be more likely to try illegal or recreational drugs for the first time over the summer than at other times of year, a new study suggests.

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Three bombs kill at least 12, wound dozens in Afghan capital

Three bombs rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday, with one hitting a bus carrying government employees, killing a total of at least 12 people, officials said.

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Facebook removes accounts from Russia, Ukraine, Thailand, Honduras

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had removed accounts from Russia, Ukraine, Thailand, Honduras, in its latest move against "coordinated inauthentic behaviour."

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Film-makers, historians urge Indian PM to stop mob attacks on minorities

A group of Bollywood film makers, historians and citizens have written to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to stop mob attacks on minority Muslims and others at the bottom of society.

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Food for... trash? India's first 'garbage cafe' to offer meals for plastic

Hungry, but don't have cash? No problem, bring plastic waste and get a free meal, said the mayor of an Indian city where the country's first "garbage cafe" will open next month.

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Two killed in separate ‘shootouts’ in Mirpur, Badda

Two people have been killed in so-called shootouts with RAB in two separate incidents in the capital’s Mirpur and Badda.

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Space jam? Companies risk clutter, conflict in race for the skies

Half a century after astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon, a new space race is underway to exploit the skies for commercial profit.

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Hong Kong legislator warns of ‘road toward death’

In an ominous warning at a time when political violence has become a persistent concern in Hong Kong, Junius Ho, a pro-Beijing lawmaker, cast what was widely perceived as a death threat toward an opposition lawmaker in a late-night video message.

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Government employees killed in explosion in Kabul

At least five people were killed and 10 wounded when a magnetic bomb attached to a bus carrying government employees exploded in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, officials said.

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Mueller says Trump was not exonerated; Trump declares victory

Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller emphasized on Wednesday he had not exonerated Donald Trump of obstruction of justice, as the president has claimed, but his long-awaited congressional testimony did little to add momentum to any Democratic impeachment ambitions and Trump heartily declared victory.

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North Korea fires suspected missiles into ocean, nuclear talks in doubt

North Korea fired at least two projectiles early on Thursday from its eastern coast, which Japanese government sources confirmed were short-range ballistic missiles, said Kyodo news.

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US warship sails through strategic Taiwan Strait

The US military said on Wednesday it sent a Navy warship through the Taiwan Strait, which separates Taiwan from China, a move likely to anger China during a period of tense relations between Washington and Beijing.

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With $1 billion from Microsoft, an AI lab wants to mimic the brain

As the waitress approached the table, Sam Altman held up his phone. That made it easier to see the dollar amount typed into an investment contract he had spent the last 30 days negotiating with Microsoft.

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Arrestees in lynching cases linked to ‘anti-government’ force, says IGP Patwary

Police found some of the arrestees in lynching cases in parts of Bangladesh having links to the ‘anti-government’ force, said Inspector General of Police Mohammad Javed Patwary.

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রিয়ালের জয়ে বেলের গোল

ইন্টারন্যাশনাল চ্যাম্পিয়ন্স কাপে আর্সেনালের বিপক্ষে রিয়াল মাদ্রিদের জেতা ম্যাচে গোল করেছেন গ্যারেথ বেল। তবে ওয়েলসের এই ফরোয়ার্ডের সান্তিয়াগো বের্নাবেউ ছেড়ে চলে যাওয়া নিয়ে তৈরি হওয়া পরিস্থিতির কোনো পরিবর্তন হয়নি বলে জানিয়েছেন রিয়াল কোচ জিনেদিন জিদান।

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Slain Russian gay-rights activist had received threats: campaigner

A Russian activist for LGBT rights who was fatally stabbed in St Petersburg had regularly received death threats and reported them to police, who did nothing to protect her before she was murdered, a fellow campaigner said.

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Conservative Polish magazine issues ‘LGBT-free zone’ stickers

A conservative magazine in Poland distributed "LGBT-free zone" stickers with its weekly edition on Wednesday, amid a mounting backlash against gay rights in central Europe's largest nation ahead of a parliamentary election this year.

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এক ম্যাচ নিষিদ্ধ মেসি

কোপা আমেরিকার তৃতীয় স্থান নির্ধারণী ম্যাচে লাল কার্ড দেখা লিওনেল মেসি এক ম্যাচের জন্য নিষিদ্ধ হয়েছেন।

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President does not make anything up: Trump adviser on Kashmir mediation remarks

Donald Trump "does not make things up", a top presidential adviser said on Tuesday when asked about on the US President's stunning claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked him to mediate on Kashmir, reports NDTV.

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North Korea detains crew of Russian fishing vessel

North Korea is holding 15 Russian and two South Korean crew of a fishing vessel for violating entry regulations, the Russian Embassy in North Korea said on Wednesday.

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Two killed in BGB anti-narcotics drive in Teknaf

Two suspected drug peddlers have been killed in a so-called shootout with Border Guard Bangladesh, or BGB, in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf.

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BJP wins confidence vote in Karnataka

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was set to return to power in Karnataka after narrowly defeating its arch-rival Congress in a confidence vote on Tuesday.

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Indian businessman Pramod Mittal detained in Bosnia

Indian businessman Pramod Mittal has been detained by police at a company in northern Bosnia on suspicion of organised crime and abuse of office, a prosecutor said on Tuesday.

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Four feared dead in mishap in Coal India mine in east India

Four workers are feared dead and nine have been injured in a landslide at a Coal India Ltd mine in the eastern state of Odisha, a company spokesman said on Wednesday.

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Stepping into power, Britain's Johnson seeks more diverse cabinet

Taking over as Britain's prime minister on Wednesday, Boris Johnson is expected unveil a more diverse top team in a government to be tasked with delivering Brexit by the end of October, with or without a deal.

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Satellite images show Myanmar's 'minimal preparations' for Rohingya return: Think-tank

Myanmar has made “minimal” preparations for the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees sheltering in neighbouring Bangladesh, according to an Australian think-tank, despite the country saying it is ready to start repatriation.

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Pattinson dares to dream of Ashes return

The six years since James Pattison last bowled against England have been a soul-crushing treadmill of injuries, rehab and dashed expectations but the patched-up paceman is again daring to dream on the verge of the Ashes.

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Afghanistan recoils at Trump’s comments about destroying the country

Afghanistan demanded a clarification Tuesday of President Donald Trump’s comments a day earlier that he could have had the country “wiped off the face of the earth” but did not “want to kill 10 million people.”

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Facebook to create privacy panel, pay $5 billion to US to settle allegations

The Federal Trade Commission is set to announce on Wednesday that Facebook Inc has agreed to a sweeping settlement of significant allegations it mishandled user privacy and pay $5 billion, two people briefed on the matter said.

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Kabul seeks clarification on Trump talk of wiping out Afghanistan

Afghanistan called on Tuesday for an explanation of comments by US President Donald Trump in which he said he could win the Afghan war in just 10 days by wiping out the country, but did not want "to kill 10 million people."

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Japan-South Korea relations in 'very severe' state

Japan's top government spokesman said on Wednesday the country's relationship with South Korea was in a "very severe" state and that Tokyo would continue to urge Seoul to take appropriate action over a string of issues that have frayed bilateral ties.

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Johnson becomes Britain’s chief agitator, with an ally in Trump

Since the start of the Trump administration, Britain has helped lead the quiet resistance to a president upending US foreign policy and straining the trans-Atlantic alliance.

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Messi banned for one game for Copa America red card

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been banned for one game and fined $1,500 after being sent off against Chile in the Copa America third-place playoff and levelling accusations of "corruption" at South American football chiefs.

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Congo Islamist ADF rebels kill 12 in Ebola area

Islamist rebels killed twelve people in two attacks in an area of east Congo that is struggling to contain an Ebola epidemic, local authorities said on Tuesday.

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Trump sues to block House panel from getting his state tax returns

President Donald Trump on Tuesday sued to block a US House of Representatives committee from obtaining his New York state tax returns, with his lawyer accusing the Democratic-controlled panel of “presidential harassment.”

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'They can exhale’: extension for 9/11 fund clears Senate

Thousands of emergency workers who rushed to the rubble of the World Trade Centre after the Sept 11 attacks will be granted health care and other compensation for the rest of their lives. The Senate on Tuesday gave final approval to legislation that would care permanently for those who have grown deathly ill from the toxins of ground zero.

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19 deaths in Costa Rica tied to tainted alcohol

Nineteen people in Costa Rica died from tainted alcohol over the past two months, according to health officials, who have issued a national alert and confiscated around 30,000 bottles of alcohol.

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Kim Jong Un inspects new submarine that could increase range of missiles

Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s leader, has inspected a newly built submarine, the state news media reported Tuesday, a provocative move as the United States struggles to resume dialogue on ending the country’s nuclear and missile threats.

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Advance train ticket sale from July 29 for holidaymakers

Advance train tickets for Eid-ul-Azha holidaymakers will go on sale on July 29. 

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Plastic from burlap? Bangladesh invents a green throw-away bag

As countries around the world try to cut down on throw-away plastic shopping bags, Bangladesh is hoping to cash in on an alternative: plastic-like bags made from jute, the plant fibre used to produce burlap bags.

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S Korea fires hundreds of warning shots at Russian military plane

South Korean warplanes fired hundreds of warning shots at a Russian military aircraft that entered South Korean airspace on Tuesday, defence officials in Seoul said, with Chinese bombers also entering South Korea's air defence identification zone.

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Two killed in alleged gunfight in Sundarbans

Two suspected robbers have been killed in a so-called shootout with RAB in the Sundarbans in Bagerhat.

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India launches Chandrayaan-2 moon mission on second try

India is on its way to the moon.

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India says Modi never asked for Trump to mediate over Kashmir

India denied that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked US President Donald Trump to help mediate with Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir, saying there could be no talks until Pakistan ended cross-border terrorism.

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Christopher Kraft, NASA’s face and voice of mission control, dies at 95

Christopher C Kraft Jr, the legendary founder of NASA’s mission control, who directed America’s first piloted orbital flights, oversaw the Apollo 11 lunar landing and was director of the Johnson Space Centre in Houston, died on Monday in Houston, two days after the 50th anniversary of that historic moment on the moon. He was 95.

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Malinga to retire from ODIs after first Bangladesh match

Sri Lanka fast bowling ace Lasith Malinga will retire from 50-over internationals after Friday's first match against Bangladesh in Colombo, captain Dimuth Karunaratne has said.

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N Korea's Kim inspects new submarine, signals possible ballistic missile development

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a large newly built submarine, state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday, potentially signalling continued development of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) programme.

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Vivekananda Festival held in London with great fervour

Vivekananda Festival 2019 has been held in London, with the theme: unity in diversity – universal tolerance, peace and tolerance.

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Mob attack at Hong Kong train station heightens seething tensions in city

A brazen overnight attack by a mob of men with sticks and metal bars who were apparently targeting anti-government protesters raised tensions in Hong Kong to new levels Monday after weeks of demonstrations, prompting fears of violence spiralling beyond authorities’ control.

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Hitler looted the art, then they looted Hitler

Chaos reigned in the bomb-ravaged streets of Munich on Apr 29, 1945. American troops were closing in. Adolf Hitler was a day away from killing himself in his bunker in Berlin. The Nazi guards who protected important buildings had fled.

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Strike in Rowangchhari over AL leader murder

A half-day strike is being observed in Bandarban’s Rowangchhari Upazila in protest against the murder of local Awami League leader Mong Mong Thai Marma. 

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Widespread blackout hits Venezuela, government blames 'electromagnetic attack'

More than half of Venezuela's 23 states lost power on Monday, according to Reuters witnesses and reports on social media, a blackout the government blamed on an "electromagnetic attack."

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S Korea fires warning shots at Russian military aircraft in its airspace

The South Korean military fired two warning shots at a Russian military aircraft that entered South Korean airspace on Tuesday, the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul said, and Chinese military aircraft had also entered South Korean airspace.

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Tech executives push Trump on Huawei sales

President Donald Trump on Monday assured executives of several big technology companies that his administration would make “timely” decisions about whether to allow American firms to continue selling products to Huawei, the Chinese telecom equipment giant that has been placed on a government blacklist, the White House said in a statement.

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Gun ownership rates tied to domestic homicides, but not other killings, study finds

A new study has found that a higher rate of firearm ownership is associated with a higher rate of domestic violence homicide in the United States, but that the same does not hold true for other kinds of gun homicide.

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US to ramp up rapid deportations with sweeping new rule

The Trump administration said on Monday it will expand and speed up deportations of migrants who enter the United States illegally by stripping away court oversight, enabling officials to remove people in days rather than months or years.

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French submarine that vanished in 1968 is found in the Mediterranean

The wreckage of a French submarine that sank in 1968 with 52 crew members onboard has been found in the Mediterranean, the authorities said, ending a five-decade mystery over a vessel that was once one of the jewels of the French fleet.

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Boris Johnson set to become next UK PM as Conservatives announce new leader

Boris Johnson is expected to be elected leader of Britain's governing Conservative Party and the country's next prime minister on Tuesday, tasked with following through on his "do or die" pledge to deliver Brexit in just over three months time.

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Prof Abul Barkat denounces Priya Saha remarks

Economist Prof Abul Barkat has rebuked Priya Saha for 'distorting' his research findings after the embattled minority rights activist said she referred to his study when explaining her controversial remarks to President Donald Trump about the persecution of minorities in Bangladesh.

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বিশ্ব সাঁতার চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ্সে ৬২তম জুয়েল

বিশ্ব সাঁতার চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ্সে ১০০ মিটার ব্যাকস্ট্রোকে হতাশ করেছেন জুয়েল আহমেদ। ৬৩ প্রতিযোগীর মধ্যে ৬২তম হয়েছেন তিনি।

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Cannabis among top priorities for new Thai government

Developing a medical cannabis industry is among top policy priorities for Thailand's new government, according to a document released before the formal announcement.

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Chandrayaan-2, take 2: India tries for the moon once more

The rocket is on the launch pad.

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Jolie in 'Eternals', Ali as 'Blade' highlight Marvel's star-studded slate

Walt Disney Co's Marvel Studios on Saturday unveiled a star-packed slate of superhero films for the next two years that includes Angelina Jolie in "The Eternals," Mahershala Ali in a remake of "Blade" and Natalie Portman as a female "Thor."

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We went to the moon. Why can’t we solve climate change?

Could a “moon shot” for climate change cool a warming planet?

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Agitated students lock DU gates for second day in protest against its affiliations with 7 colleges

The Dhaka University student protesters have continued to boycott their classes and tests as they demand that the university cancels its affiliations with seven government colleges.

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Gas stations to remain open 24 hours for 10 days to ease Eid travel

Gas stations across the country will remain open for 24 hours for 10 days to facilitate people’s homebound journey to celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha, which may fall on Aug 12.

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A peculiarly Dutch summer rite: children abandoned in the night woods

Shortly after 10 pm on a recent night, a car came to a stop at the edge of the woods. A door opened to release three children: towheaded boys of 12 and 15, and a 12-year-old girl with dark pigtails and an emoji-covered backpack. Then the driver threw the car into gear and sped away, gravel crunching under its tires.

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A dictator is gone, but the revolution isn’t over

We’re in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. Earlier this year protesters filled the streets to demand the ouster of Omar al-Bashir, the dictator who ruled Sudan for 30 years. In April, the military sided with the protesters, and al-Bashir was toppled and sent to jail. Most people couldn’t believe it. But the protesters wanted immediate civilian rule, and the generals refused to cede power. A seven-week standoff ensued. Then it turned violent.

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Robert Morgenthau, longtime Manhattan district attorney, dies at 99

Robert M Morgenthau, a courtly Knickerbocker patrician who waged war on crime for more than four decades as the chief federal prosecutor for Southern New York state and as Manhattan’s longest-serving district attorney, died Sunday in Manhattan. He was 99.

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Don’t scoff at influencers. They’re taking over the world

When the first TikTok star is elected president, I hope she will save some room in her Cabinet for older and more conventional bureaucrats, even if they don’t have millions of followers, great hair or amazing dance moves.

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Triad gangster attack in Hong Kong after night of violent protests

Hong Kong police on Monday defended their actions and the lack of arrests after opposition lawmakers said police had failed to protect a train full of anti-government protesters from a triad gangster attack on Sunday.

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Lightning strikes kill 32 in Uttar Pradesh

At least 32 people have died after being struck by lightning strikes in different parts of India's Uttar Pradesh, reports NDTV.

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New Zealand plans firearm register, tighter licensing amid gun law reforms

New Zealand on Monday revealed plans to establish a firearm register and to overhaul its licensing systems for gun owners in the second set of gun law reforms introduced in response to mass shootings in the city of Christchurch.

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Oil gains as Middle East Gulf tensions flare, Libya field shut

Oil prices rose on Monday on concerns that Iran’s seizure of a British tanker last week may lead to supply disruptions in the Middle East and after Libya reported the shutdown of its largest oil field.

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Israel prepares to demolish homes on Jerusalem outskirts, stoking Palestinian fears

Israeli forces began preparations to demolish homes near a military barrier on the outskirts of Jerusalem under the cover of darkness on Monday, in the face of Palestinian protests and international criticism.

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Pirates attack Korean cargo ship near Singapore Strait

Pirates attacked a South Korean-flagged cargo ship near the Singapore Strait early on Monday, assaulting the crew and making off with thousands of dollars in cash, Korea's Yonhap news agency said.

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Saudi guardianship laws could be set to change. Here’s how women are reacting

The renewed prospect that Saudi Arabia might lift its restrictive guardianship laws has been met with a mix of hope and cynicism by women in the conservative kingdom.

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Heat wave in New York: More than 50,000 Con Edison customers lose power

Almost 50,000 customers were without power in New York City and Westchester County on Sunday night as the third day of dangerously hot weather continued to grip the region, officials said.

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The app that tucks me in at night

Last year, during a stretch of anxious nights, I stumbled upon an app that offered to help me fall into a deep and restful sleep. It would do this by, essentially, programming my phone to lull me into unconsciousness. Now, every night, I crawl into bed and scroll aimlessly through my phone in the dark until I have exhausted all of its mindless distractions — email, Instagram, a virtual wooden-block puzzle. Then I open one last app. My phone speaks to me for 20 minutes, and then it plays nature songs for a very long time.

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Chinese money in the US dries up as trade war drags on

Growing distrust between the United States and China has slowed the once steady flow of Chinese cash into America, with Chinese investment plummeting by nearly 90 percent since President Donald Trump took office.

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UK parliamentary committee questions StanChart's remuneration policy

The head of the British parliament’s Work and Pensions Committee has written to the chair of Standard Chartered Plc’s remuneration committee questioning the bank’s executive pension pay levels after more than a third of shareholders voted against its directors’ remuneration policy.

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Britain weighs response to Iran Gulf crisis with few good options

Britain was weighing its next moves in the Gulf tanker crisis on Sunday, with few good options apparent as a recording emerged showing that the Iranian military defied a British warship when it boarded and seized a ship three days ago.

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HC orders Green Line to pay 1st instalment of compensation to Russel within a week

The High Court has ordered Green Line Paribahan to pay the first instalment of the compensation consisting of Tk 500,000 to Russell Sarker, who lost his leg after being hit by a company bus.

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New Zealanders hand over 10,000-plus guns and weapons parts in buy-back scheme

New Zealanders have handed over more than 10,000 guns, weapons parts and accessories in the first week of a buy-back scheme prompted by the country's worst peacetime mass shooting, police figures released on Sunday show.

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নেইমারের কাছে ডিফেন্ডার হিসেবে রামোস সেরা

যাদের মুখোমুখি হয়েছেন তাদের মধ্যে ডিফেন্ডার হিসেবে রিয়াল মাদ্রিদের সের্হিও রামোসকে সেরা মনে করেন পিএসজির ফরোয়ার্ড নেইমার।

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Female suicide bomber kills eight in northwest Pakistan

A female suicide bomber in northwestern Pakistan killed at least eight people and wounded 26 more in an attack outside a local civilian hospital on Sunday, local officials said.

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Two sedition cases filed against Priya Saha over divisive White House remarks

Two sedition cases have been filed against Priya Saha in a Dhaka court after her highly-contentious remarks to Donald Trump about persecution of religious minorities in Bangladesh.

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Awami League imported dengue into Bangladesh, said BNP’s Rizvi

The Awami League brought the deadly dengue fever into Bangladesh in 1997, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said, adding the Aedes mosquito began spreading in the country since then.  

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Two sedition cases filed against Priya Saha over divisive White House remarks

Two sedition cases have been filed against Priya Saha in a Dhaka court after her highly-contentious remarks to Donald Trump about persecution of religious minorities in Bangladesh.

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Court rejects bail plea of slain Barguna youth Refat’s wife Minny

Aysha Siddika Minny has been denied bail in the case over the daylight murder of her husband Refat Shorif in Barguna.

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Sajeeb Wazed Joy sees ‘ulterior motive’ of US Embassy in Dhaka behind Priya Saha’s remarks

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and ICT affairs adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has slammed the US embassy over Priya Saha’s controversial remarks to Donald Trump about the supposed persecution of religious minorities in Bangladesh.

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দ্রুত রিয়াল ছাড়ছেন বেল: জিদান

রিয়াল মাদ্রিদে গ্যারেথ বেলের সময় ফুরিয়ে যাওয়াটা অনেকটাই নিশ্চিত হয়ে গেছে জিনেদিন জিদানের মন্তব্যে। দলটির কোচ জানিয়েছেন, এই গ্রীষ্মে ওয়েলসের ফরোয়ার্ডের ট্রান্সফার নিয়ে কাজ করছে ক্লাব কর্তৃপক্ষ।

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No legal action until Priya Saha explains White House remarks, says Quader

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered officials to refrain from taking legal action against Priya Saha until she explains her remarks to US President Donald Trump about the alleged persecution of religious minorities in Bangladesh, said Awami League Obaidul Quader.

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Agitated students lock DU gates in protest against its affiliations with 7 colleges

Student protesters have locked the main gates of Dhaka University’s academic and administrative buildings as they demand that the university cancels its affiliations with seven government colleges.

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Hong Kong in security lockdown as it braces for latest mass protest

Hong Kong police locked down the city centre on Sunday as it braced for yet another mass protest over an extradition bill that has plunged the Chinese-ruled financial hub into crisis and triggered violent clashes.

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Jatiya Party denounces Priya Saha’s White House remarks

Jatiya Party, the official opposition in parliament, has said that it ‘does not agree’ with the controversial remarks made by Priya Saha to US president Donald Trump about the alleged persecution of religious minorities in Bangladesh.

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Drugs the common thread in Barguna daylight murder

Refat Shorif, the victim of the much-publicised daylight murder in Barguna, along with his assailants Nayon Bond and Rifat Forazi all share one commonality – drugs.

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Suspected Japan arsonist a reclusive, quarrelsome gamer: neighbour

The man suspected of killing 34 people in an arson attack in Japan lived alone, hundreds of kilometres from the torched Kyoto Animation studio, where he played video games non-stop and had "terrified" his neighbour just days earlier.

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Wildfires hit central Portugal, 1,000 firefighters mobilised

More than 1,000 firefighters battled three blazes sweeping across central Portugal early on Sunday, prompting authorities to partially evacuate a village and leaving one person with severe injuries.

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US-South Korean military exercise to proceed: official

A top South Korean official on Saturday said a US-South Korean military exercise would go ahead as planned next month, denying Pyongyang’s charges that holding it would breach an agreement made between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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British Airways suspends flights to Cairo for seven days

British Airways and Lufthansa abruptly suspended flights to Cairo from Saturday over security concerns, but giving no details about what may have prompted the move.

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Trump relished rally chant, Ocasio-Cortez tells constituents in Queens

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on Saturday that President Donald Trump relished a chant by the crowd at a campaign rally this week that called for a Democratic congresswoman to be sent back where she came from.

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Leader of moderate Islamist party to stand for parliamentary elections in Tunisia

Rached Ghannouchi, the influential leader of Tunisia's moderate Islamist Ennahda party, will stand in the next parliamentary elections in October, a move widely seen as an attempt to seek a leadership position in the country.

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Britain calls ship seizure 'hostile act' as Iran releases video of capture

Britain on Saturday denounced Iran's seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf as a "hostile act" and rejected Tehran's explanation that it seized the vessel because it had been involved in an accident.

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Washington doesn’t restrict participants’ freedom to express views at US-sponsored event: Embassy

The United States does not restrict participants’ freedom to express their views at any US-sponsored event, the country’s embassy in Dhaka said on Priya Saha’s comments.

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বসুন্ধরা কিংসের অপেক্ষা বাড়ল

শেখ রাসেল ক্রীড়া চক্রের বিপক্ষে জিতলেই বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লিগ জয়ের উৎসব সারতে পারত বসুন্ধরা কিংস। কিন্তু হেরে গিয়ে অপেক্ষা বাড়ল নবাগত দলটির। অন্য ম্যাচে সাইফ স্পোর্টিংকে হারিয়ে কাগজে কলমে শিরোপা ধরে রাখার সম্ভাবনা টিকিয়ে রেখেছে আবাহনী লিমিটেড।

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Rise in dengue cases in Dhaka is alarming: WHO

The increase in the number of dengue patients in Dhaka is at an “alarming” level now, Acting WHO Country Representative Dr Edwin Salvador has said.

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Saudi king approves hosting US troops to enhance regional security

Saudi Arabia's King Salman approved hosting US forces in the country to boost regional security and stability, the state news agency (SPA) reported on Friday.

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RAB official accused of abduction to avenge father’s death

The family of a wood trader, who went missing a month ago, has alleged that an official of Rapid Action Battalion abducted the businessman to avenge the murder of the elite force member’s father.

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Priya Saha will face consequences over for false allegations, says Quader

Awami League leader Obaidul Quader has said Priya Saha will face action for sedition after her controversial remarks to US President Donald Trump about the alleged persecution of religious minorities in Bangladesh.

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Hong Kong actor Simon Yam stabbed on stage in China

An unknown assailant stabbed Hong Kong actor Simon Yam on Saturday during a promotional event in mainland China but Yam's injuries were not life-threatening, Chinese state media reported.

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জয়ে ফিরল শেখ জামাল

চট্টগ্রাম আবাহনীকে হারিয়ে বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লিগে জয়ে ফিরেছে শেখ জামাল ধানমণ্ডি ক্লাব।

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Pakistan aims to bring religious schools into mainstream

Pakistan has agreed on a plan to overhaul instruction at madrasas or religious schools to bring the institutions closer into line with conventional schools and curb extremist teaching, Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood said on Friday.

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Joe Biden compares Trump to segregationist George Wallace

Joe Biden, former US vice-president and Democratic presidential candidate, compared President Donald Trump on Friday to the late George Wallace, a prominent supporter of racial segregation.

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Tamim says Sri Lanka series will be 'very challenging'

Bangladesh stalwart Tamim Iqbal believes the upcoming One-Day International series in Sri Lanka will represent a big challenge for a depleted Tigers' squad.

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Floods disrupt Sherpur-Jamalpur road links

Road communications between Sherpur and Jamal on the Sherpur-Jamalpur have been disrupted after the roads near Porar Dokan and Shimultali areas were submerged by flash floods.

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Bailed drug suspect killed in alleged shootout with police in Kushtia

A transport worker, released from jail recently, has been killed in a so-called shootout with police in Kushtia.

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Priya Saha must explain reason behind false allegations: Home Minister

Priya Saha will be called to account for her controversial remarks to US President Donald Trump about the alleged persecution of religious minorities in Bangladesh, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said.

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Trump offers to help ease tension in Japan-South Korea dispute

US President Donald Trump on Friday offered to help ease tensions in the political and economic dispute between Japan and South Korea, which threatens global supplies of memory chips and smartphones.

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Strong earthquake rattles Athens

A strong earthquake shook Athens on Friday afternoon, prompting panicked residents to flee office buildings and homes and pour into the streets of the city, although there were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage.

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Bangladesh strongly condemns Priya Saha’s remarks to Trump, sees ‘ulterior motive’

The government of Bangladesh has strongly condemned the 'blatant lies' told by a leader of a minorities association to US President Donald Trump in a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC.

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Two killed as truck plunges into ditch in Faridpur

Two people have died when a truck veered out of control and fell into a roadside ditch in Faridpur.

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Netherlands Was 10% Liable in Srebrenica Deaths, Top Dutch Court Finds

The Dutch Supreme Court on Friday upheld a decision that the Netherlands was partly responsible for the deaths of 350 Muslim men during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, but it slashed the level of liability for the Dutch government that was established in an earlier ruling.

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South Africa president is accused of misleading parliament about $36,000 donation

South Africans witnessed the extraordinary spectacle this week of having both their current and their former presidents publicly called to account on accusations of corruption — charges that are also escalating a power struggle within the long-ruling African National Congress party.

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Ahead of US deadline, Mexico minister has fulfilled migration enforcement pledge

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Friday that Mexico has followed through on its commitment to the United States to reduce migration from Central America, as a deadline in a bilateral pact approaches.

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Trump says US will talk to Britain after Iran seizes oil tanker

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would talk to the United Kingdom after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said it had seized a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf.

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Ahmadinejad leads push in Iran to sit down with Trump to mend fences

Iran’s most revered Revolutionary Guard commander says talking with President Donald Trump would be admitting defeat. The country’s supreme leader has ruled out any dealings with Washington.

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Suspected Japanese arsonist is ex-convict who believed studio stole his novel

A man suspected of torching an animation studio and killing 33 people in Japan's worst mass killing in two decades had been convicted of robbery and carried out the attack because he believed his novel had been plagiarised, media said on Friday.

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In British PM race, a former Russian tycoon quietly wields influence

For almost a decade, Alexander Temerko, who forged a career at the top of the Russian arms industry and had connections at the highest levels of the Kremlin, has been an influential figure in British politics. He’s one of the Conservative Party’s major donors. He counts Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to be Britain’s next PM, among his friends.

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RAB arrests 13 alleges human traffickers including 2 Rohingya women

The RAB has arrested 13 members of a group allegedly engaged in trafficking people to Malaysia and the Middle East.

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Minny has given confessional statement over murder of her husband Refat, police say

Barguna College girl Aysha Siddika Minny has given a confessional statement to court over the murder of her husband Refat Shorif, according to police.

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India's Priyanka stopped from visiting site of deadly shooting as tensions flare

Indian police on Friday stopped opposition leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from visiting a village where 10 tribal people were gunned down this week over a land dispute, officials said, fuelling political divisions.

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India says illegal immigrants from Bangladesh becoming citizens

India said on Friday thousands of illegal immigrants from neighbouring Muslim-majority Bangladesh had produced false documents to become citizens in the far-eastern Indian state of Assam.

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টানা দ্বিতীয় জয় মোহামেডানের

নোফেল স্পোর্টিং ক্লাবকে হারিয়ে বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লিগে টানা দ্বিতীয় ও সব মিলিয়ে ষষ্ঠ জয় পেয়েছে মোহামেডান স্পোর্টিং ক্লাব।

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Over 4 million at risk of food insecurity, disease due to floods in Bangladesh: IFRC

Torrential rains in the northern and southeastern parts of Bangladesh have put more than 4 million people at risk of food insecurity and disease, said the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

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A Saudi prince's war is now his quagmire

From the beginning of Saudi Arabia’s intervention in Yemen, it was Prince Mohammed’s war.

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Earthquake of 5.5 magnitude jolts northeast India, tremor felt in Bangladesh

Effects of a mild earthquake that shook India's Arunachal Pradesh have been felt in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh.

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রোনালদো বলার আগেই ইউভেন্তুসে আসতে চেয়েছিলেন ডি লিখট

মাটাইস ডি লিখটকে ইউভেন্তুসে যোগ দিতে নাকি অনুরোধ করেছিলেন দলটির তারকা ফরোয়ার্ড ক্রিস্তিয়ানো রোনালদো। তবে এর আগেই তুরিনের ক্লাবটিতে যাওয়ার ব্যাপারে মনস্থির করে ফেলেছিলেন বলে জানিয়েছেন ডাচ এই ডিফেন্ডার।

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Revered author Humayun Ahmed remembered on 7th death anniversary

The seventh death anniversary of pre-eminent writer Humayun Ahmed has been observed on Friday through various programmes at Nuhash Palli, the author's estate in Gazipur’s Pirujali village.

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Dutch state partly liable for Srebrenica deaths: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the Netherlands on Friday upheld an earlier ruling that found the Dutch state partly liable for the deaths in 1995 of 350 Bosnian Muslim men who were expelled from a UN base and executed at Srebrenica by Bosnian Serb forces.

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Suspected arsonist believed his novel was stolen by Japanese studio: media

A man suspected of torching an animation studio in Japan, killing 33 people in the country’s worst mass killing in two decades, planned the attack because he believed his novel had been plagiarized, media said on Friday.

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Iran rejects Trump report that US Navy downed 'provocative' drone

Iran on Friday denied President Donald Trump’s assertion that the US Navy has destroyed one of its drones, saying all of its unmanned planes were safe, but there was no sign of a major Gulf escalation despite fears both sides could blunder into war.

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DNCC scraps leave of officials in bid to combat dengue

Dhaka North City Corporation has cancelled leave of all employees in the health and waste management departments amid growing concerns over the outbreak of dengue in the capital.

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Two children drown in Mymensingh pond

Two children have drowned in a pond in Mymensingh's Muktagacha Upazila.

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Father, son killed by lightning in Sunamganj

Two people have been killed by a lightning strike in Sunamganj's Jamalganj Upazila.

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Barguna murder suspect Rishan Forazi remanded for five days

Police have been given five days to grill Rishan Forazi, the third key suspect in the daylight murder of Refat Shorif in Barguna town.

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Hasina leaves for London

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has set off for London on an official visit to the United Kingdom.

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Blast near Afghan university kills two, injures 10, official says

An explosion on Friday outside an entrance to Kabul University in the Afghan capital killed at least two people and injured 10, officials said.

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New charges in Stormy Daniels hush-money inquiry are unlikely, prosecutors signal

Federal prosecutors signaled in a court document released Thursday that it was unlikely they would file additional charges in the hush-money investigation that ensnared members of Donald Trump’s inner circle and threatened to derail his presidency.

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Trump disavows ‘send her back’ chant as Republicans fret over ugly phrase

Nervous Republicans, from senior members of Congress to his own daughter Ivanka, urged President Donald Trump on Thursday to repudiate the “send her back” chant directed at a Somali-born congresswoman during his speech the night before at a rally in North Carolina, amid widespread fears the rally had veered into territory that could hurt the party in 2020.

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Heat waves in the age of climate change: longer, more frequent and more dangerous

Two thirds of the United States is expected to bake under what could be record high temperatures heading into the weekend. As a result, government agencies have issued warnings that can feel ominous.

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Malaysia's Anwar says he has support to become PM, decries sex tape 'gutter politics'

Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim, jailed twice for what he says were trumped-up sodomy charges, said on Thursday he has the support needed to become prime minister and denied calling for a potential challenger to resign over a new gay sex scandal.

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HC to keep hands off Barguna murder probe

The High Court has refused to be drawn into the investigation process involving the much-discussed case over the daylight murder of Refat Shorif in Barguna.

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আয়াক্স থেকে ইউভেন্তুসে ডি লিখট

আয়াক্স থেকে তরুণ ডিফেন্ডার মাটাইস ডি লিখটকে সাড়ে সাত কোটি ইউরো ট্রান্সফার ফিতে দলে টেনেছে ইতালিয়ান চ্যাম্পিয়ন ইউভেন্তুস।

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It’s official: Jatiya Party appoints GM Quader as chairman

Jatiya Party, the main opposition party in parliament, has officially designated GM Quader as its new chairman following the death of Hussain Muhammad Ershad, his brother.

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First liver transplant at BSMMU: PM Hasina congratulates doctors, patient

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated the doctors and patient on the first successful liver transplantation at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University or BSMMU.

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DU students block Shahbag intersection for 2nd day

Students of Dhaka University have blockaded the Shahbag intersection for the second day demanding the authorities cancel the affiliations of seven colleges with the university.

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Bullied by peers, India's LGBT+ children drop out of schools

The school bullies started by teasing six-year-old Shemba for walking in a feminine way, and graduated to stone-throwing when the transgender girl - initially raised as a boy - started wearing girls' uniform, aged 10.

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Police arrest Barguna murder suspect Rishan Forazi

Police have arrested Rishan Forazi, the third key suspect in the daylight murder of Refat Shorif in Barguna town.

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After Netflix’s prices go up, its US subscriptions go down

Netflix, the streaming juggernaut that has upended the entertainment industry, showed signs of vulnerability Wednesday when it reported that it had lost 126,000 paid subscribers in the United States during the second quarter. It was the first time it had shed domestic streaming customers since it started its digital service 12 years ago.

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Over 10 dead in Japan animation studio fire

More than 10 people are feared dead in a suspected case of arson at an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto on Thursday, domestic media reported.

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How not to insult Donald Trump

Maybe we should stop talking about Donald Trump being a racist. He seems to love the idea too much.

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Heat wave to hit two-thirds of the United States

Dangerously hot temperatures are expected to spread across the Central and Eastern United States on Wednesday through the weekend, with temperatures soaring above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the hardest-hit places, the National Weather Service has warned.

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Trump steps up attack on congresswomen, to roars of supporters

President Donald Trump road-tested his attacks on four Democratic congresswomen Wednesday, casting them as avatars of anti-American radicalism and reiterating his call for them to leave the country, in a preview of a slash-and-burn reelection strategy that depicts Trump as a bulwark against a “dangerous, militant hard left.”

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Hair salon or new age-y sound and light installation?

Why even go to a salon?

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El Chapo’s life sentence a ‘pyrrhic victory’ for Mexico as violence soars

In the bloody churn of the global drug trade, there are no fixed, permanent characters. Cartel leaders are seldom more than temporary players, rising and falling with unfailing predictability as a new cast rushes in to replace them.

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Organised crime outpaces authorities in Southeast Asia, UN says

Transnational crime syndicates are growing more powerful in Southeast Asia and raking in profit by exploiting rampant corruption, weak law enforcement and lax border controls, the United Nations said on Thursday.

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Several dead in Japan animation studio fire

Several people have died in a fire at an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyodo on Thursday and authorities are investigating a possible arson attack, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing the police.

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World Court orders review of Pakistan death sentence for Kulbhushan Jadhav

The World Court on Wednesday ordered Pakistan to review the death penalty given in 2017 to former Indian navy commander Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav who was convicted of being a spy.

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Notre Dame came far closer to collapsing than anybody knew

The security employee monitoring the smoke alarm panel at Notre Dame Cathedral was just three days on the job when the red warning light flashed on the evening of April 15: “Feu.” Fire.

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Ebola outbreak in Congo is deemed health emergency

The year-old Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now considered a global health emergency, the World Health Organisation said Wednesday, in a formal declaration that many public health experts called long overdue.

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US removing Turkey from F-35 programme after its Russian missile defence purchase

The United States said on Wednesday that it was removing Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet programme, a move long threatened and expected after Ankara began accepting delivery of an advanced Russian missile defence system last week.

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From Iraq to Yemen, drones raise US alarm over Iranian plans

The increased use of drones by Iran and its allies for surveillance and attacks across the Middle East is raising alarms in Washington.

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FaceApp lets you ‘age’ a photo by decades. Does it also violate your privacy?

This week, two years after being widely panned for a filter that critics described as little more than “digital blackface,” FaceApp, a photo-altering smartphone app, found itself at the centre of a popular social media challenge.

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Bills targeting China's Huawei introduced in Congress

Members of the US Senate and House of Representatives introduced bills on Tuesday to keep tight restrictions on Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, amid concern about President Donald Trump’s easing of curbs on the Chinese firm.

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Flood snaps rail links between Dhaka and four northern districts

Torrential rains and the onrush of upstream water continue to disrupt rail communications between Dhaka and four northern districts.

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Sudan's military council, opposition coalition sign political accord

Sudan’s ruling military council and an opposition alliance signed a political accord on Wednesday as part of a power-sharing deal aimed at leading the country to democracy following three decades of autocratic rule.

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UK's Johnson planning summer 2020 election: Times

Boris Johnson’s team wants to hold a national election in the summer of 2020 and has started raising funds to hire more staff and prepare the Conservative Party for the contest, the Times newspaper reported on Wednesday.

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Slain youth Refat’s wife Minny remanded for five days

Police have been given five days to grill Ayesha Siddika Minny over her involvement in the daylight murder of her husband Refat Shorif in Barguna.

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Pakistan arrests accused mastermind of Mumbai attacks

Pakistan authorities on Wednesday arrested Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of a four-day militant attack on the Indian city of Mumbai in 2008, on terror finance charges, a spokesman for the chief minister of Punjab province said.

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Suu Kyi's bid to reform charter sparks rival protests in Myanmar

Hundreds of people demonstrated in Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon, on Wednesday in support of proposed constitutional amendments that would reduce the power of the military.

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Nusrat murder: Ex-Sonagazi OC Moazzem to stand trial under Digital Security Act

A court has ordered the initiation of a trial of former Sonagazi OC Moazzem Hossain under the Digital Security Act for releasing on social media a video of a statement by slain madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.

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বিশ্বকাপ বাছাইয়ে বাংলাদেশের গ্রুপে ভারত, কাতার, ওমান, আফগানিস্তান

২০২২ সালের বিশ্বকাপ ফুটবলের বাছাইয়ের দ্বিতীয় রাউন্ডে বাংলাদেশের গ্রুপে পড়েছে আফগানিস্তান, ভারত, ওমান ও বিশ্বকাপের স্বাগতিক কাতার।

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Hathazari power plant fined Tk 2 million for polluting Halda River

The Department of Environment has imposed a fine of Tk 2 million on the Hathazari 100MW Peaking Power Plant for polluting the Halda River by dumping industrial waste.

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Traffic chaos hits Dhaka as DU students block Shahbag

The students of Dhaka University have blocked the capital's Shahbag intersection on Wednesday demanding the authorities reverse the decision of affiliating seven colleges with the institution.

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নেইমারকে নিয়ে বার্সার কাছ থেকে এখনও ‘প্রস্তাব পায়নি’ পিএসজি

নেইমারের ব্যাপারে বার্সেলোনার কাছ থেকে পিএসজি কোনো আনুষ্ঠানিক প্রস্তাব এখনও পায়নি বলে ইএসপিএন এফসিকে নিশ্চিত করেছে সূত্রগুলো

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Pakistan arrests accused militant leader Hafiz Saeed

Authorities in Pakistan have arrested Hafiz Saeed, founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), or Army of the Pure, the militant group blamed by the United States and India for a four-day attack on Mumbai in 2008, Geo Television said on Wednesday.

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Years after fiery crash, deadly cargo still rides the rails

The runaway train hurtled into the centre of town shortly after midnight, with no one aboard to apply the brakes or sound a whistle to warn residents about the deadly cargo bearing down on them.

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Ursula von der Leyen, Dark Horse candidate, wins top EU job

Ursula von der Leyen of Germany, who emerged only recently as an unexpected compromise candidate to be the European Union’s top bureaucrat, on Tuesday clinched her selection, winning approval by the European Parliament after steering left from her usual centre-right position.

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Republican support for Trump rises after racially charged tweets: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Support for US President Donald Trump increased slightly among Republicans after he lashed out on Twitter over the weekend in a racially charged attack on four minority Democratic congresswomen, a Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll shows.

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Death toll rises to 10 in Mumbai building collapse as rescue efforts continue

The death toll from the collapse of a decades-old four-storey building in India's financial capital Mumbai rose to 10 late on Tuesday, with at least eight injured, officials said, as rescue operations continued to remove those trapped in the rubble.

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Two killed in BGB anti-narcotics drive in Teknaf

Two suspected drug peddlers have been killed in a so-called shootout with Border Guard Bangladesh, or BGB, in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf.

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US House condemns Trump over 'racist comments' tweeted at congresswomen

The US House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to condemn President Donald Trump for "racist comments" against four minority Democratic congresswomen, a symbolic measure aimed at shaming Trump and his fellow Republicans who stood by him.

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Pass rate of HSC, equivalent exams jumps to 73.93%

The pass rate of the HSC and equivalent exams has risen to 73.93 percent this year from 66.64 percent a year ago.

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Jailed British-Iranian aid worker moved to hospital psychiatric ward

Jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been transferred from prison to a hospital psychiatric ward, the campaign group seeking to free her said on Wednesday.

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Trump administration plans to divert $40 mln in aid to Venezuela's opposition

US President Donald Trump's administration plans to divert more than $40 million in humanitarian aid for Central America to support the US-backed opposition in Venezuela, according to an internal document obtained by Reuters on Tuesday.

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US imposes sanctions on Myanmar commander in chief over Rohingya abuses

The United States on Tuesday announced sanctions on the Myanmar military's Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and other military leaders it said were responsible for extrajudicial killings of Rohingya Muslims, barring them from entry to the United States.

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Bribery case filed against DIG Mizanur, ACC Director Basir

A case has been filed against suspended  Deputy Inspector General of Police Mizanur Rahman and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director Enamul Basir on bribery charges.

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Five get death for rape, murders of ex-bank official and her father in Khulna

A Khulna court has sentenced five people to death for gang-raping and murdering former Exim Bank official Parvin Sultana before killing her father Ilyas Chowdhury in 2015.

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Ershad to be buried in Rangpur, not Dhaka: Jatiya Party

In a dramatic turn of events, the Jatiya Party has confirmed that its chairman HM Ershad will be laid to rest in his hometown Rangpur amid an outcry at the funeral prayer over the decision to bury the former president in Dhaka.

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Refat murder: Police interrogate wife Minny

Police have started interrogating Aysha Siddika Minny over the daylight murder of her husband Refat Shorif in Barguna.

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Indian torpedoes delivered to Myanmar navy

The Indian government has delivered Advanced Light Torpedo (TAL) Shyena torpedoes to the Myanmar navy on July 12 under a $US37.9 million export deal, reports The Irrawaddy citing India’s military and defence news website.

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HC bars sale, administration of antibiotics to cattle without prescription

The High Court has banned the sale antibiotics for cattle and its administration without a prescription from a veterinarian.

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Over 100 killed, millions displaced from floods in India, Nepal and Bangladesh

Floods have forced more than four million people from their homes across India, Nepal and Bangladesh and killed more than 100 people as torrential rains in the initial days of monsoons wreaked havoc.

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‘Toxic stew’ stirred up by disasters poses long-term danger, new findings show

New research shows that the extreme weather and fires of recent years, similar to the flooding that has struck Louisiana and the Midwest, may be making Americans sick in ways researchers are only beginning to understand.

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Injured traffic sergeant dies after being run over by van in Barishal

A traffic police sergeant has succumbed to his injuries from being run over by a van in Barishal during treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

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Drug suspect ‘drowns’ in Padma River during alleged police shootout in Rajshahi

A drug suspect has drowned in the Padma River while attempting to escape during a so-called shootout with law enforcers in Rajshahi, according to police.

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Ershad will be laid to rest in Dhaka, not Rangpur: GM Quader

Acting Jatiya Party President GM Quader has confirmed that his brother Hussain Muhammad Ershad will be laid to rest at the army graveyard in Dhaka, following his funeral prayers in Rangpur.

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Gas line blast levels house in California, kills one and injures 15

A utility worker was killed and 15 other people were injured on Monday when a ruptured gas line triggered an explosion that leveled a house and shattered windows in nearby homes in the Southern California town of Murrieta, authorities said.

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Sony gives literary film division, axed by Disney, a second life

The film executive behind book-to-film blockbusters like “Life of Pi” and “The Devil Wears Prada” will rebuild her operation at Sony Pictures after being jettisoned by Walt Disney Studios.

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Pakistan reopens airspace for civil aviation after India standoff

Pakistan's airspace has been reopened to civil aviation with immediate effect, its aviation authority said on Tuesday, following months of restrictions imposed in the wake of a standoff with neighbouring India earlier this year.

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Drug suspect killed in alleged shootout with police in Narayanganj

A suspected drug peddler has been killed in a so-called shootout with police in Narayanganj.

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Malaysia to revoke moratorium on Bangladeshi workers within a month or two

Malaysia will lift the moratium on Bangladeshi workers next month at the soonest, the South Asian nation's Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran has said.

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Bali Earthquake Forces Hotel Evacuations

A strong undersea earthquake shook the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, on Tuesday, forcing tourists to leave their hotels as a precaution.

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Asian shares inch up as cautious investors await US data, earnings

Major Asian equity indicators nudged higher on Monday as investors awaited US retail sales data and corporate earnings to gauge the health of the world’s biggest economy, with markets remaining focused on a likely US rate cut this month.

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Asian shares inch up as cautious investors await U.S. data, earnings

Major Asian equity indicators nudged higher on Monday as investors awaited U.S. retail sales data and corporate earnings to gauge the health of the world’s biggest economy, with markets remaining focused on a likely US rate cut this month.

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The 5G health hazard that isn't

In 2000, the Broward County Public Schools in Florida received an alarming report. Like many affluent school districts at the time, Broward was considering laptops and wireless networks for its classrooms and 250,000 students. Were there any health risks to worry about?

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Italy seizes air-to-air missile, guns in raids on neo-Nazis

Italian police have seized a large arsenal of weapons, including an air-to-air missile, in raids on neo-Nazi sympathisers, they said on Monday.

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Trump defiant as lawmakers blast his 'racist' attacks on four congresswomen

President Donald Trump doubled down on his attacks against four minority US congresswomen on Monday and dismissed concerns that his comments were racist, prompting outrage from Democrats, who moved to condemn him in the House of Representatives.

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Most migrants at border with Mexico would be denied asylum protections under new Trump rule

Most migrants who travel by land to enter the United States from the Mexican border will be denied asylum protections according to plans the Trump administration announced Monday. The new rule was expected to be immediately challenged in court.

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China says will freeze out US companies that sell arms to Taiwan

China’s government and Chinese companies will cut business ties with US firms selling arms to Taiwan, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, declining to give details of the sanctions in a move likely to worsen already poor ties with Washington.

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Second funeral prayer held for Ershad at parliament building

The second namaz-e-janaza or funeral prayer for Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad has been held at the South Plaza of the parliamentary building on Monday.

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ICE launches low-key raids targeting migrant families

A small number of coordinated federal raids targeting undocumented migrant parents and their children took place over the weekend, the beginning of President Donald Trump’s plan to swiftly enforce deportation orders against thousands of recently arrived migrants who are not eligible to remain in the country.

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Pride of a different sort: Disabled Italians parade in Rome

Italians from around the country paraded through Rome’s ruins and its most prominent shopping street Sunday in a loud and lively celebration of people with disabilities, a group that remains largely unseen in the country.

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No gas, electricity to factories outside planned industrial zones: Nasrul Hamid

The government will not provide gas and electricity connections to the factories outside the planned industrial zones.

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China’s economic growth slows as trade war with US deepens

China’s growth fell to its slowest pace in nearly three decades, officials said Monday, as a resurgence of trade tensions with the United States and lingering financial problems take an increasing toll on one of the world’s most vital economic engines.

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Hong Kong leader condemns violence against police, labels protesters ‘rioters’

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Monday protesters involved in the latest clashes with the police could be described as "rioters" and that she supported police upholding the law and seeking those responsible.

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DCs propose local revenue collection committee

Deputy commissioners have proposed a revenue collection committee headed by the local UNO to increase the revenue collection at local level.

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Monsoon flooding forces thousands from their homes in Myanmar

Days of heavy monsoon rain and dangerously high river levels in Myanmar have forced more than 18,000 people from their homes and flooded at least one camp for people displaced by recent fighting, authorities and a politician said on Monday.

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She moved back to tell her homeland’s story, then fell prey to the unsparing narrative of terrorism

She grew up in Canada, but like many children of immigrants, dreamed of reclaiming her heritage.

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Suspect knifes another suspect to death in Cumilla

A crime suspect has knifed another suspect to death on the Cumilla court premises.

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New Zealand fans agonise after defeat in thrilling final

Cricket fans in New Zealand were heartbroken on Monday after their team came excruciatingly close to a maiden cricket World Cup victory, only to lose to England on total boundaries scored.

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Stokes wisdom helped in Super Over, says England's Archer

Reassuring words by England all-rounder Ben Stokes helped Jofra Archer overcome nerves before the Super Over that won the hosts their maiden cricket World Cup crown in an extraordinary final against New Zealand on Sunday, the fast bowler said.

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Death toll grows from floods and landslides across South Asia

The death toll mounted Monday from flooding and landslides caused by torrential weekend rains in India and Nepal, as China reported record flooding in its rivers and aid workers in Bangladesh scrambled to secure a huge refugee camp that was inundated by mud and water.

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আত্মঘাতী গোলে জিতে আফ্রিকা নেশন্স কাপের ফাইনালে উঠেছে সেনেগাল। অন্য সেমি-ফাইনালে রিয়াদ মাহরেজের দ্বিতীয়ার্ধের যোগ করা সময়ের দুর্দান্ত গোলে জিতে শিরোপা লড়াইয়ের মঞ্চে উঠেছে আলজেরিয়া।

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Greens are the new hope for Europe’s centre. For the far right, they’re enemy no 1

When protesters in reflective yellow vests took to the barricades in France, rebelling against a gas tax that would hit hardest those who could least afford it, Annalena Baerbock was watching closely from across the border.

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South Africa's Zuma to face corruption inquiry

Former South African president Jacob Zuma will be questioned at a public inquiry into state graft on Monday, a dramatic fall from grace for a politician who has cast a long shadow over the country's politics for the past decade.

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Israeli education minister advocates debunked gay conversion therapy

Israel’s new education minister endorsed so-called conversion therapy for gay youths, which has been widely debunked by the medical establishment — prompting immediate outrage and calls for his dismissal.

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