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Covid-19: 22 deaths, 1,541 new cases in 24 hours
Bangladesh Farmer Murder: One to be hanged, five gets lifer
Myanmar Army burns down another village in Rakhine
New Zealand reports first Covid-19 death in three months
Dhaka, September 4: Once thought to be Covid-19 free, New Zealand has recorded its first coronavirus death since May 24, reports said.
Covid-19: Australia's Victoria reports 19 deaths, records deadliest day
Dhaka, August 10: Australia's Victoria state has reported 19 deaths on Monday and recorded the deadliest day ever since the outbreak of the pandemic.
China’s party-state has become considerably more assertive in a number of domains: Think Tanks
Washington: The world is confronting unique changes in relations among the United States, Europe, and China, which have now been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, top US and European think tanks have said.
France, Spain see a spike in Covid-19 infections
Dhaka, August 6: Authorities in France have reported a spike in the number of daily novel coronavirus infections, in more than two months' time.
Michelle Obama suffering from 'low-grade depression'
Dhaka, August 6: Former First Lady of the United States of America Michelle Obama has said she is suffering from 'low-grade depression' after watching the hypocrisy of the Trump administration day in and day out.
Breastfeeding link to COVID-19 is negligible, says World Health Organization
New York: The risk of COVID-19 infection from breastfeeding is negligible and has never been documented, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, in a call for greater support for the practice.
China's Wuhan lab operating 'covert operations' in Pakistan, creating "anthrax-like" pathogens: Report
With the world still battling COVID-19 outbreak, Pakistan and China have entered a secret three-year deal to expand potential bio-warfare capabilities, including running several research projects related to the deadly agent anthrax, media reports said.
Cyber spy: US accuses hackers of trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine data for China
Washington: The US government has accused China of sponsoring hackers who have targeted labs developing vaccine to fight COVID-19 disease, which is believed to have spread across the globe from Wuhan.
US State Department memo: Wuhan lab was not operating safely
Washington: The US State Department has released two partially redacted versions of unclassified memos written by American officials who had visited Wuhan Institute of Virology and expressed concerns over the safety protocols and practices followed by the laboratory in 2018, media reports said.
World off track in meeting 2030 Agenda, UN deputy chief warns, calls for solidarity in COVID-19 recovery
The world was off track in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, even before the COVID-19 crisis erupted, but can get back on course by increasing investment in public services, showing solidarity on financing, and “reshaping” how people work, learn, live and consume.
Japan defence white paper claims Beijing is pushing territorial claims amid COVID-19
Tokyo: Japan has said China is pushing its territorial claims under the cover of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tibetan representatives meet WHO, UN officials in Delhi, demand probe in COVID-19 virus origin
New Delhi: Meeting World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations (UN) officials in Delhi, representatives of 10 Tibetan associations submitted a memorandum where they demanded a transparent investigation into the source of the infection.
And now China is planning to sue think tanks and researchers
Beijing: It seems China is trying to silence the voice of the critics who are targeting it for allegedly torturing ethnic minority community as Beijing is now planning to sue the researchers and think tanks who are behind these revelations, media reports said.
Impacts of COVID-19 disproportionately affect poor and vulnerable: UN chief
Addressing poverty eradication on Tuesday in front of the General Assembly, UN chief António Guterres warned that the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are falling “disproportionately on the most vulnerable: people living in poverty, the working poor, women and children, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized groups”.
European Union, US agree to launch dialogue on China, CCP threat: Pompeo
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the United States and the European Union have agreed to launch a dialogue on China to address the threat of the Chinese Communist Party.