By Fidel Castro
Tag: Life
Burma blacklists foreign reporters for covering Rohingya crisis
By Hanna Hindstrom
Can we save our urban water systems?
Existing urban water systems are at the end of their design lifetimes. New, innovative solutions are needed, and these must combine technology and engineering with an understanding of social systems and institutions.
Dutch Prince Johan Friso dies after year in coma
By PanArmenian
Aid can make lives better, project conclude
Foreign aid can significantly improve economic, social and human development, but practitioners must be open about failure if it is to succeed in the future, concludes a three-year research programme.
For teacher, a learning experience
By Lindsey Blest
‘Greater policy, budgetary support urged for child equity’
Progress in attaining equity is uneven in Bangladesh despite impressive trends observed in reaching gender parity in education, school enrollment, and youth literacy, a study revealed on Wednesday.
Last days Of Adnan Latif, who died in Guantánamo last year
Andy Worthington His article, published simultaneously here and on the “Close Guantánamo” website, contains exclusive information from the unclassified notes of a visit to Abdelhadi Faraj — a Syrian prisoner, and one of 86 men cleared for release from Guantánamo…
Story of Urinating in Space
“Do it in the suit.” According to Tom Wolfe’s book “The Right Stuff,” that’s what mission control said to Alan Shepard during Mercury-Redstone 3, when the astronaut said he needed to urinate. Shepard did as he was told. The first…
Predict earthquake with your Smartphone
Living in an earthquake zone adds a certain spice to life. A team from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has created an app that uses the accelerometer in your smartphone, and turns it into a simple seismometer (device that…
Computer mouse inventor dies at 88
The inventor of the computer mouse, Doug Engelbart, has died aged 88.
Sunshine, freedom and a little flower
Dr. Sudhirendar Sharma
Indigenous people engulfed in CHT land conflict: AI
The government’s failure to address rights to traditional lands in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region has left tens of thousands of Indigenous people landless and trapped them in a cycle of violent clashes with the Bangalee settlers, said Amnesty…
Umrah visa valid ‘only for 2 weeks’
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj has decided to limit the validity of Umrah visas to only 14 days because of the ongoing work to expand the mataf — the cicumambulation area.
4 Bangladeshi peacekeepers get awards
Four Bangladeshi peacekeepers, who had lost their lives while performing peacekeeping duties last year, were awarded for their contribution to world peace.
Life becoming normal in coasts as millions return home
People in the country’s coastal districts have heaved a sigh of relief as Mahasen caused less damage than feared though some coastal districts, particularly Patuakhali, Bhola and Barguna, bear the brunt of its strike.
Helping to battle child slavery
Susan Scaffidi Contributing writer
How to deal with jealousy
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag have dominated Celebrity Big Brother talk this week and proven to be must-see viewing.
How excess holiday eating disturbs your ‘Food Clock’
Jason Bardi If the sinful excess of holiday eating sends your system into butter-slathered, brandy-soaked overload, you are not alone: People who are jet-lagged, people who work graveyard shifts and plain-old late-night snackers know just how you feel.
2012 one of `bloodiest years’ for journalists
BRUSSELS – A heavy death toll in war zones such as Syria and Somalia made 2012 one of the bloodiest years for journalists, with 121 killed, an international journalists’ group said on Monday.