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Climate change: Hasina seeks decisive global action to save planet

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday stressed the need for robust international climate coalitions to reduce the carbon emission effectively and save the future generations."I would like to underscore the significance of positive and robust international climate coalitions that can reduce the global carbon emission effectively to move towards carbon neutrality before the mid-century. So, ...

Thousands bid farewell to Maradona

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Thousands of fans are paying their final respects to Argentine football legend Diego Maradona at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires.Three days of national mourning have begun in Argentina after Maradona, a national hero, died following a heart attack on Wednesday at the age of 60.Some wept, others blew kisses and said prayers as they ...

Kosovo president resigns to face war crimes charges

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Kosovo president Hashim Thaci, a guerrilla leader during Kosovo's war for independence, has resigned in order to face chares on war crimes and crimes against humanity at a special court based in The Hague, reports The Associated Press.Thaci announced his resignation at a news conference on Thursday. He said he was taking the step "to ...

HC orders to give due benefits to 39 retired valiant FF officials

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The High Court (HC) on Monday ordered the Ministry of Public Administration to give due benefits to 39 valiant freedom fighters (FFs) admin cadres of first BCS, who had been denied their promotions and other additional profits from 2001 to 2003.A High Court division virtual bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil passed the ...

WFP's assistance for communities at risk of monsoon flooding

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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in support of the Government of Bangladeshâ€™s emergency response, has dispatched cash assistance to communities at risk of monsoon flooding in northern Bangladesh.With funding from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Federal Foreign Office of the Government of Germany, 6,000 vulnerable households (approximately 30,000 people) living ...

Hollywood mogul Steve Bing dies

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Hollywood filmmaker Steve Bing, who shares a son with actress Elizabeth Hurley, has been found dead in Los Angeles, according to reports in the US.Former president Bill Clinton, a friend of Bing, appeared to confirm the news, saying "he had a big heart, and he was willing to do anything he could for the people ...

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Saudi Arabia to suspend Taraweeh prayers in mosques

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The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance announced that Taraweeh prayers during Ramadan will only be performed at home as the suspension of prayers at mosques would not be lifted until the end of the coronavirus outbreak, Gulf News reports.â€œThe suspension of performing the five daily prayers at mosques is more important than ...

Fitch reduces UK debt

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Fitch reduces UK credit rating from AA- to AA as a result of the budget impact of the coronavirus epidemic and continued uncertainty over Brexit.The rating agency predicted that the UKâ€™s economic output would be reduced by about 4 percent this year due to the outbreak, but analysts said that the government was concerned about ...