Moulvibazar, June 17 – Many areas of the Moulvibazar district town nearby villages, on Northeastern Bangladesh, went under water on Sunday due to a breach in the town protection dam along the Manu River.
Category: Int’l relations
Mount Everest,the high-altitude rubbish dump
KATHMANDU, (BSS/AFP) – Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest into the world’s highest rubbish dump as an increasing number of big-spending climbers pay little attention to the ugly footprint they leave behind.
17 killed in stampede after brawl at crowded Venezuela club
Caracas, Jun 17 (AP/UNB) — Seventeen people were killed at a crowded nightclub in Venezuela’s capital Saturday after a tear gas device exploded during a brawl and triggered a desperate stampede among hundreds gathered for a graduation celebration, government officials…
Climate financing by Multilateral banks rises to a 7-year high
Climate financing by the world’s six largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) rose to a seven-year high of $35.2 billion in 2017, up 28 percent from the previous year.
Trade war looms as Trump slaps tariffs on Chinese cargo
President Donald Trump brought the world’s two biggest economies to the brink of a trade war Friday by announcing a 25 percent tariff on up to $50 billion in Chinese imports to take effect July 6.
Move to amend PCT regulations undermines TRIPS flexibilities
Geneva, 15 June (TWN) – A proposal to amend a treaty regulation at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will compromise TRIPS flexibilities, especially in relation to the scope of patentability for national patent offices.
ILO as a global catalyst
Of all the institutions established by the international community in the wake of that cataclysm that was the First World War only one has endured to this day, the International Labour Organisation. That it has done so is testament to…
European People’s Party faces the moment of truth
Last week, the European People’s Party (EPP) had a chance to stand up for its values and those of the European Union. But instead, it ducked the issue.
CPJ announces Int’l Press Freedom Award winners
Dhaka, June 14 – The Committee to Protect Journalists will honour journalists from Sudan, Ukraine, Venezuela and Vietnam with its 2018 International Press Freedom Awards.
Russia crushes Saudi Arabia 5-0 in World Cup opener
Moscow, June 14 (AP/UNB) — Denis Cheryshev scored twice as Russia swept aside Saudi Arabia to open its home World Cup with a 5-0 win on Thursday.
FIFA ranking: Bangladesh 5th in South Asia
Bangladesh has been ranked 5th among the seven football playing nations of South Asia by the global football body FIFA as the 21st World Cup begins in Russia from Thursday.
Dhaka welcomes Trump-Kim summit
Bangladesh has welcomed the historic Summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un which has generated ‘momentum’ to overcome long-drawn tensions.
Colliding worlds: Donald Trump and the European Union
US President Donald Trump is not naturally inclined towards the EU. The EU represents the antithesis of what Trump aspires for in himself, or of the value he sees in others. For the President, the EU is an essentially effete…
UN Assembly blames Israel for Gaza violence, not Hamas
United Nations, June 14 (AP/UNB) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a Palestinian-backed resolution Wednesday blaming Israel for violence in Gaza and deploring its “excessive use of force,” after narrowly rejecting a U.S. demand to add a condemnation of attacks…
What Trump gave away
By Elisabeth Eaves We can all agree that avoiding nuclear war is a good outcome, and in the sense that talking is better than firing missiles, Tuesday’s Singapore summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un—who…
‘Sympathy is not enough: We need action’
By Richard Falk Ten days ago, while attending the opening ceremony of a conference in Vienna commemorating the 25thanniversary of the Vienna Declaration of Human Rights, I was struck by the simple words and sad demeanor of Nadia Murad, a…
Warnings of a new global financial crisis
By Martin Khor Penang, Malaysia, Jun 11 (IPS) – There are increasing warnings of an imminent new financial crisis, not only from the billionaire investor George Soros but also from eminent economists associated with the Bank of International Settlements, the…
Trump says world avoided nuclear catastrophe
SEOUL,(BSS/AFP) – Donald Trump accepted an invitation from Kim Jong Un to visit North Korea during their historic summit, Pyongyang state media reported Wednesday, as the US president said the world had jumped back from the brink of “nuclear catastrophe”.
Journos who reported Rohinhya murders kept 72 hours sleepless
Two Reuters reporters accused in Myanmar of possessing secret documents were subjected to sleep deprivation and asked if they were “spies” during police interrogations, their lawyers suggested during questions posed to a police witness on Monday.
We are all ordo-liberals now
At what was probably the most unpropitious moment in recent economic history to make the claim, US President Richard Nixon declared that we ‘are all Keynesians now’. In his view, the key problem of macroeconomic management, namely how to stabilise…
Malaysian top judges quit as new govt cleans house
Malaysia’s top two judges are resigning, court officials said Wednesday, the latest senior public servants to leave their posts since the former government lost power.
FIFA World Cup kicks off Thursday
The long-awaited 32-nation FIFA World Cup 2018 begins on Thursday with hosts Russia taking on Saudi Arabia in the opening match at the 80,000 capacity Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow amid huge enthusiasm among millions of soccer fans across the world.
Stand up for human rights for all: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for redoubling efforts to address the root causes of conflict and advance work for the Sustainable Development Goals including by promoting inclusive societies.
White House releases Kim-Trump statement
• The White House has released the full text of the joint statement signed by US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Here’s the full text: “President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and…
Trump-Kim Singapore summit: All the latest updates
The Singapore Summit’s 443-word joint statement represents a birds-eye vision document that leaves the vast majority of details to be agreed between the United States and North Korean officials at a later date. While the status quo remains largely unchanged…
Pentagon remains ‘ironclad’ after war games cancelled
The Pentagon has reassured allies of its “ironclad” security commitments, after President Donald Trump cancelled its Korean military exercises. Mr Trump made the announcement after Tuesday’s historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore. The move is seen…
European non-state actors contribute to the Talanoa Dialogue
The Climate Chance Association, the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Committee of the Regions organised jointly a European Dialogue on Non-State Climate Action on 23 April 2018 in Brussels. Its purpose was to put forward an action…
Antibiotic resistance crisis worsens due to fragile supply chain
There is an emerging crisis in the global antibiotic supply chain that is at risk of collapsing. A white paper released on 31st May 2018 by the Dutch non-profit Access to Medicine Foundation says that shortages of antibiotics on a global…
N Korea to denuclearise ‘very, very’ quickly: Trump
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a ‘comprehensive’ document following a historic summit aimed at the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.
Trump, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un sign unspecified document
President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un concluded an extraordinary summit Tuesday with lofty promises by the American president to take care of a “very dangerous problem” and Kim forecasting “major change for the world.” They signed a…