NEW TRUMP TRAVEL BAN COULD BAR AFGHANS, PAKISTANIS SOON, SOURCES SAY

Thu 06 March 2025: A new travel ban by President Donald Trump could bar people from Afghanistan and Pakistan from entering the US as soon as next week based on a government review of countries’ security and vetting risks, three sources familiar with the matter said. The three sources, who requested anonymity, said other countries could also […]

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US LAWMAKERS PRESS STATES TO RESTRICT CHINESE DEEPSEEK CITING NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS

Wed 05 March 2025: Amid rising US concerns over the Chinese AI app DeepSeek storing user data in China, two member of the US Congress are urging state governors to prohibit its use on government devices. In a letter obtained first by NBC News, Representatives Josh Gottheimer and Darin LaHood cautioned 47 governors and the […]

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SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY 1ST ZIKA VIRUS CLUSTER IN BANGLADESH

Wed 05 March 2025: Scientists have identified the first cluster infection of the Zika virus in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, marking the first instance of multiple infections detected in one location. This development raises concerns for the densely populated city of 20 million, already grappling with high cases of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue. According to a […]

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EU STEPS UP WITH €68M FOR ROHINGYA AID AMID RISING FUNDING CHALLENGES

Tue 04 March 2025: The European Union is providing €68 million ($70.9 million) this year for the Rohingya response, said the Bangladesh transitional government on Monday. The fund will be for the host communities in Bangladesh and for the people caught in violence in Myanmar’s Western Rakhine state, the government said in a statement after […]

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THOUSANDS EVACUATED AS JAPAN’S WORST WILDFIRE IN HALF A CENTURY CONTINUES UNABATED

Tue 04 March 2025: Around 2,000 firefighters have been working from the air and ground to put out Japan’s worst wildfire in half a century in the northeastern Iwate prefecture, local media reported on Tuesday. The wildfire has burned around 2,600 hectares as of Tuesday morning, left one person dead, and forced nearly 4,000 people […]

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UN BACKS BANGLADESH IN DOCUMENTING HASINA’S ATROCITIES AGAINST ISLAMIC GROUPS

Tue 04 March 2025: The UN has assured Bangladesh’s transitional government of technical support as it seeks to document the atrocities committed against protesters from some Islamic groups during deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s regime. Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, who took office after Hasina resigned and fled to neighboring India last August following weeks of […]

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WHY DOES WAZIR-E-ALA ADITYANATH HAVE A GROUSE AGAINST URDU?

Mon 03 March 2025: In the politics surrounding Urdu, the primary focus is on the Muslim community with the objective of fostering polarisation. Besides indulging in other propaganda tactics, a favourite pastime of those who engage in divisive politics is to attack Muslims by targeting the Urdu language. Under this political stratagem, ‘Kathmulla’ is the latest term […]

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MORE THAN 80% OF JAPANESE PEOPLE ARE IN FAVOR OF THE DEATH PENALTY

Mon 03 March 2025: More than 80% Japanese support the death penalty, saying the existence of the system is “unavoidable,” the latest government survey showed. According to the last year’s survey, the support for capital punishment edged up 2.3 percentage points to 83.1% compared to the previous survey in 2019, the proportion calling for its […]

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UN REFUGEE CHIEF FEARS HUNGER MAY HIT ROHINGYA AMID DRAMATIC AID CUT

Sun 02 March 2025: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi said he fears a possible foreign funding cut would put thousands of persecuted Rohingya, currently sheltering in southeastern Bangladesh, in hunger and insecurity. Bangladesh has been hosting more than 1.2 million Rohingya in the southeastern Cox’s Bazar district since they fled a military […]

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CHINA UNVEILS AI MODEL TO DETECT RARE DISEASES

Sat 01 March 2025:   China has launched an AI model to diagnose rare genetic diseases more quickly and accurately, state-run media reported. PUMCH-GENESIS aims to bridge the gap in diagnosing diseases by making the process faster and easier as delayed diagnosing and misdiagnosing can be critical for patients, according to the Xinhua news agency. The model can promptly flag possible […]

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