Sun 04 August 2024: At least 76 people, including 13 police officers, have been killed and dozens injured in Bangladesh as police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse tens of thousands of protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation. The violence occurred in Dhaka and various districts, including Bogura, Pabna, Rangpur, Magura, Comilla, […]
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Sun 04 August 2024: Protesters in Bangladesh have taken to the streets to demand justice for the more than 200 people killed in last month’s student-led demonstrations over quotas in government jobs. The large protests on Saturday came as student leaders called for a nationwide civil disobedience campaign until Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government resigns.Students Against […]
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Thu 01 August 2024: Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his party is ready to hold “conditional negotiations” with the country’s powerful military and has appointed a representative for the talks. “We will hold conditional negotiations if the military leadership appoints its representative,” according to a post from Khan’s official X page […]
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Wed 31 July 2024: The death toll from the massive southern state of Kerala in India has risen to 151, officials said on Wednesday. A massive search operation entered the second day on Wednesday in the Wayanad district of Kerala, where landslides took place on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. Other than several […]
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Wed 31 July 2024: Indonesia on Wednesday banned the sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 21, as well as cigarette advertisements on websites, apps, and social media platforms, local media said. The minimum age has been raised from 18 to 21, and the sale of individual tobacco products has been prohibited, except […]
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Tue 30 July 2024: At least 63 people have died and dozens are feared trapped after heavy rains triggered massive landslides in Kerala, India. Rescue operations are ongoing but face significant challenges due to persistent rain and the collapse of a crucial bridge. The landslides struck near Meppadi in Wayanad district around 2am on Tuesday […]
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Mon 29 July 2024: Washington has never seen a week quite like it. On Sunday, President Joe Biden took himself out of the presidential race. By Tuesday, his vice president, Kamala Harris, had picked up the torch and was on the campaign trail. The pace at which this story has unfolded across the US media […]
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Mon 29 July 2024: Chinese scientists have created a new AI-based model, “FuXi-Subseasonal,” to enhance sub-seasonal weather forecasts and mitigate the costs of climate disasters, according to state media reports on Thursday. Developed by the Shanghai Academy of Artificial Intelligence for Science (SAIS), Fudan University, and China’s National Climate Center, the “FuXi-Subseasonal” model boasts a […]
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Sun 28 July 2024: A Bangladeshi student organization has pledged to restart demonstrations that led to a violent police response and nationwide unrest unless their detained leaders are released by Sunday. Last week’s turmoil, which resulted in at least 205 deaths according to AFP’s compilation of police and hospital data, marks one of the most […]
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Sat 27 July 2024: Bangladeshi authorities have removed three student leaders, who were organizing rallies against government job quotas, from a hospital following days of deadly protests, curfews, and communication blocks. Officers forced the discharge of Nahid Islam, Abu Bakar Mazumdar, and Asif Mahmud from the Gonoshasthaya Kendra hospital in Dhaka on Friday. Initially, police […]
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