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Category: World News

This will be decisive decade to tackle climate change: Biden

April 23, 2021 editorclimate, World News

The US has pledged to cut carbon emissions by 50-52% below 2005 levels by the year 2030.

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George Floyd murder: US federal probe on Minneapolis police

April 22, 2021 editorMurder, World News

A US federal investigation has been launched into policing practices in the city of Minneapolis, a day after one of its former officers was convicted of the murder of George Floyd.

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Raul Castro confirms he’s resigning, ending long era in Cuba

April 17, 2021 editorPolitics, World News

Raul Castro said Friday he is resigning as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by him and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution.

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Virus threatens catastrophe for all unless overcome together

April 16, 2021 editorHealth, World News

The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to “an even more unequal world”, the Deputy UN chief said on Thursday, speaking at the closing session of the Financing for Development (FfD) Forum.

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Police chief: Kneeling on Floyd’s neck violated policy

April 6, 2021 editorMurder, World News

The Minneapolis police chief testified Monday that now-fired Officer Derek Chauvin violated departmental policy — and went against “our principles and the values that we have” — in pressing his knee on George Floyd’s neck and keeping him down after Floyd had stopped resisting and was in distress.

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WHO-EU Medicines Agency meet on AstraZeneca vaccine Tuesday

March 16, 2021 editorLead News, Medicine, World News

Health officials from the UN and the European Union will meet with top executives of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Tuesday to discuss Astra-Zeneca vaccine.

AstraZeneca vaccine, EU Medicines Agency, medicines, meet on, Tuesday, who, World news

Floyd family agrees to $27M settlement amidst ex-cop’s trial

March 13, 2021 editorCrime, World News

The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody.

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Covid-19 death toll tops 2.59 mn; cases 116.82 mn globally

March 8, 2021 editorHealth, World News

The death toll from Covid-19 in the world topped 2,593,073 and cases 116,822,839 as of Monday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

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Global Covid death toll nears 2.5 million

February 23, 2021 editorHealth, World News

Covid continues to devastate countries across the world, as the global death toll from the deadly virus fast nears the grim milestone of 2.5 million.

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Grammy-winning duo Daft Punk break up after 28 years

February 23, 2021 editorArt & culture, World News

Daft Punk, comprised of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, have had major success over the years, winning six Grammy Awards.

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Biden mourns 500,000 dead, balancing nation’s grief and hope

February 23, 2021 editorDeath, Health, World News

President Joe Biden on Monday confronted head-on the country’s once-unimaginable loss — half a million Americans in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Global Covid-19 cases surpass 102 million

January 30, 2021 editorHealth, World News

Dhaka, Jan 30 – The pandemic continues to grow even as nations race ahead with mass vaccination programmes. In fact, the global Covid caseload has now surged past 102 million.

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Washington DC prepares for Biden inauguration

January 20, 2021 editorLead News, Politics, World News

Security has been ramped up in Washington DC in preparation for an inauguration like no other.

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Covid vaccine: WHO warns of ‘catastrophic moral failure’

January 19, 2021 editorHealth, World News

The world faces a “catastrophic moral failure” because of unequal Covid vaccine policies, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

'catastrophic, Covid vaccine, health, moral failure', warns of, who

Global COVID-19 cases near 90 million, deaths 1.92 mn

January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 editorHealth, World News

Dhaka, Jan 10 (AP/UNB) – Almost 90 million people have been infected with coronavirus as COVID-19 cases hardly show any sign of slowing down, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

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Global Covid cases inch closer to 89 million

January 9, 2021 editorHealth, World News

Dhaka, Jan 9 — The COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world, as cases approach 89 million. According to the latest data released by Johns Hopkins University, the total count of COVID cases reached 88, 821,629, while the…

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Trump blocked by Twitter and Facebook

January 7, 2021 editorLead News, Media, World News

Donald Trump has been suspended from Twitter and Facebook after tweeting to supporters who attacked the US Capitol.

and Facebook, blocked, by Twitter, media, politics, Society, Trump

Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority

January 6, 2021 editorPolitics, World News

ATLANTA (AP/UNB) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the Democrats’ reach.

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Republican-led US Senate overrides Trump veto for first time

January 2, 2021 editorPolitics, World News

The US Congress has dealt Donald Trump a humiliating blow in his last days in office with the Senate voting overwhelmingly to override his veto of a defense spending bill.

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US election is over, but Trump’s attacks will linger

December 12, 2020 editorPolitics, World News

Washington, Dec 12 – The US presidential election 2020 is over. But it is clear that nothing – no fact, no piece of evidence and no court ruling – will dissuade Trump from trying to mislead Americans about Joe Biden’s…

But, is over, politics, Trump’s attacks, US election, will linger

Yunus’ petition for patent-free vaccines gets 1mn signatures

December 11, 2020 editorHealth, World News

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus’ petition on putting people ahead of pharma patents has received nearly one million signatures.

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World carbon dioxide emissions drop 7% in pandemic-hit 2020

December 11, 2020 editorEnvironment, World News

A locked-down pandemic-struck world cut its carbon dioxide emissions this year by 7%, the biggest drop ever, new preliminary figures show.

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Global coronavirus cases cross 67 mn mark, deaths 1.53 mn

December 7, 2020 editorHealth, World News

Washington, AP/UNB, Dec 07 – The number of global coronavirus cases has crossed the 67 million, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). According to the data compiled by JHU, the total caseload globally reached 67,009,962 while the death toll climbed…

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About Covid-19 vaccine that raises hopes among scientists

December 5, 2020 editorMedicine, World News

Scientists developing COVID-19 vaccines are optimistic that by the end of next year, all people everywhere will have access to safe and effective treatments against a disease which has disrupted the entire planet.

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Covid pandemic getting worse; global cases stand at 65.8 mln

December 5, 2020 editorHealth, World News

Washington, AP/UNB, Dec 05 – The global number of confirmed coronavirus cases exceeded 65.8 million with 1.5 million fatalities on Saturday, according to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

Covid pandemic, getting worse, global cases, health, stand at 65.8 mln, World news

Global Covid-19 death toll exceeds 1.5 million, cases 6.51mn

December 4, 2020 editorHealth, World News

The global death toll from Covid-19 pandemic surged past 1.5 million on Friday morning, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

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Green Climate Fund approves USD 1.1 billion for 16 projects

November 27, 2020 editorWorld News

Delhi, 27 Nov (Indrajit Bose) — The Board of the UNFCCC’s Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved with conditions, USD 1.1 billion for 16 funding proposals at its 27th meeting held virtually from 9-13 November. Three funding proposals from Burundi, Sudan…

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UN: Economic cost of Israeli occupation in Gaza is $16.7 bn

November 27, 2020 editorConflicts, Economy, World News

Geneva, 26 Nov (Kanaga Raja) – The cumulative economic cost of the Israeli occupation in Gaza on account of prolonged closure and economic and movement restrictions as well as military operations during the period from 2007-2018 is estimated at $16.7…

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Trump signals he is prepared to leave White House

November 27, 2020 editorPolitics, World News

Donald Trump has said he will leave the White House if Joe Biden is formally confirmed as the next US president by the electoral college. The president has refused to accept defeat in the 3 November vote, and told reporters…

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Coronavirus: Global cases hit 58.5 million, deaths 1.38mn

November 23, 2020 editorHealth, World News

AP/UNB, Nov 23 – The number of global Covid-19 cases crossed 58.5 million on Monday with the death of 1,386,596 people , according to the data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

58.5 million, Coronavirus, deaths 1.38 mn, global cases, health, hit, World news

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