“Big Oil’s $100 Billion Bender: How The U.S. Government Provided a Safety Net for the Flagging Fossil Fuel Industry”, says one report from Friends of the Earth US, Public Citizen, and BailoutWatch.
Month: October 2020
Global Covid-19 caseload exceeds 33.8mln deaths one mln
The confirmed Covid-19 cases exceeded 33.8 million globally as of Thursday morning, according to latest tally of Johns Hopkins University.
US presidential debate: Biden uses “Inshallah” to mock Trump
Democratic Presidential candidate and former US vice president Joe Biden used Arabic phrase “Inshallah’ during Tuesday night’s chaotic first presidential debate with US president Donald Trump that lit up the internet.
PM Hasina seeks check on human actions to save other species
Dhaka, Oct 01 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said if the current actions of humans keep going on unchecked it will not only cause the extinction of other species, but also move towards ultimate extinction of itself.
Revisiting Meeting Ayatollah Khomeini in January, 1979
By Richard Falk 10 Jun 2020 – This post is a slightly modified text of responses to Javad Heiran-Nia’s interview questions that was published on 2 Jun 2020 in Mehr News. From the Iranian publication I received some criticisms to…
Moving Nature to the Heart of Decision-Making
By Ana María Hernández Salgar BOGOTA, Colombia, Sep 30 2020 (IPS) – This week, Heads of State and Government from 64 countries announced one of the strongest pledges yet to reverse the loss of biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people…
Decade-Old pledge to Biodiversity Misses Almost All Targets
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Sep 30 2020 (IPS) – The coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed the lives of over one million people worldwide and destabilized the global economy, also upended the UN’s ambitious socio-economic goals, including the eradication of…
Peoples’ response to the High-Level Summit on Biodiversity
More than 100 organizations from around the world, the majority from the global South, have signed a letter raising critical points about the UN Summit on Biodiversity (30 September 2020), the biodiversity crisis and the Convention on Biological Diversity.
MC College gang-rape: Tarequl on 5-day remand
Sylhet, Sept 30 – A court in Sylhet on Wednesday placed Tarequl Islam on a five-day remand in a case filed over the recent rape incident at MC College.
IBBL honours Plasma donor Bankers of Covid-19 victims
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a program to honour Plasma donor officer-employees of Covid-19 victims on 29 September 2020, Tuesday at Islami Bank Tower.
Messi says he wants to ‘put an end’ to Barcelona feuding
BARCELONA – Lionel Messi called for “an end” to arguments at Barcelona as he urged unity at the club he tried to leave before the season. The Barcelona captain spoke to Barcelona newspaper Sport in an interview published online late…
Suarez and Costa ‘can play together’ says Simeone
MADRID – Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone on Tuesday dismissed suggestions that he would not play Diego Costa and Luis Suarez together. The 33-year-old forward Suarez joined Atletico after six seasons at Barcelona with Costa, 31, saying he welcomed the…
BBF to start with Federation Cup from October 8
DHAKA- Like the other federations, the Bangladesh Basketball Federation (BBF) is also planning to start their sporting activities when the BBF is going to start with Federation Cup basketball from October 8 after a prolonged seven-month halt due to COVID-19…
Cricketers return to practice to prepare them for domestic cricket
DHAKA – The Bangladesh national cricketers will return to practice tomorrow (Thursday) at the home of cricket Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium after a four-day gap. The exercise will start at 2.30 pm and will continue till 5 pm, as per…