Global Covid-19 death toll nears 4.10 million
GB Today UNB: As the global race to vaccinate masses against Covid continues, the overall death toll from the virus…
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IMF warns Afghanistan’s economic slump will impact neighbours
BBC, London: Afghanistan’s economic woes could fuel a refugee crisis impacting neighbouring countries, Turkey and Europe, the International…
Who will form Iraq’s next government?
BSS/AFP: Iraq’s October 10 elections reinforced the parliamentary strength of mercurial Shiite preacher Moqtada Sadr and saw a…
UN chief encourages change in actions toward sustainable food systems
UNB/XINHUA: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday encouraged change in actions toward sustainable food systems on the occasion…
Global Covid-19 cases exceed 240 million
UNB, Dhaka: The overall number of global Covid cases has now surged past 240 million, despite the ongoing…
At least 33 dead, 74 wounded in Afghan Shiite mosque blast: medic
Deadly suicide attack on Shiite mosque in Afghanistan’s Kandahar AFP: A suicide bomber attacked a Shiite mosque in…
Blinken warns of ‘other options’ on Iran if diplomacy fails
BSS/AFP, Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned the United States had “other options” if diplomacy fails…
Kuwait allows women to serve in army
UNB, Dhaka: Kuwait on Tuesday allowed women to register for the military service, according to the Kuwait army.…
Global Covid-19 cases near 238 million
UNB, Dhaka: The overall number of global Covid cases is fast approaching 138 million amid mass vaccination efforts…
UN chief urges global effort to protect press after Nobel wins
BSS/AFP, New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged a global effort to protect a free press…
Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win Nobel Peace Prize
BSS/AFP, Oslo: The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and…
EU leaders fail to give Balkan nations a membership timeline
UNB/AP: European Union leaders tried to reassure six Balkan countries they could eventually join the trading bloc if…
Russia hits record number of daily Covid-19 deaths
UNB/AP, Moscow: Russia on Sunday reported a record daily death toll from COVID-19, the fifth time in a…
70 boat migrants from Libya missing in Med: NGO
BSS/AFP, Tripoli: Seventy migrants headed for Europe across the Mediterranean from Libya have gone missing, the independent support…
US surpasses 700,000 Covid deaths: Johns Hopkins
BSS/AFP: US fatalities from Covid-19 surpassed 700,000 on Friday, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University, a toll…
Sri Lanka lifts virus lockdown, retains night curfew
BSS/AP, Colombo: Sri Lanka on Friday lifted a near six-week lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus but…
Global Covid cases surpass 233 million
UNB, Dhaka: After a long hiatus, the Ganga-Jamuna Cultural Festival returns October 1st (Friday) to the Shilpakala Academy,…
China hopes Biden turns statement on no Cold War into action
UNB/AP: China’s U.N. ambassador expressed hope Tuesday that President Joe Biden will translate his statement that the United…
UN chief calls for nuclear weapons to be eliminated
Xinhua, United Nations: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke Sunday on the International Day for the Total Elimination…
At least 50 killed in fighting for Yemen’s Marib: military sources
BSS/AFP: At least 50 Huthi rebels and Yemeni pro- government troops have been killed as fighting intensifies for…