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This day in history
1921 - Canadians Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best isolated insulin for the first time. It proved an effective treatment for diabetes.
This day in history
1940 - The Battle of Britain began in WWII when at least 70 German bombers attacked docks in south Wales.
Unvaccinated tourists will not be allowed into Canada for some time -PM Trudeau
Foreign tourists who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 will not be allowed to enter Canada for quite some time, with the government unwilling to jeopardize progress made on containing the virus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.
World’s tallest sandcastle built in Denmark
In the small seaside town of Blokhus in Denmark, the world’s tallest sandcastle has been completed, weighing nearly 5,000 tonnes and towering over 20 metres high, its designers said Wednesday.
UK lawmakers demand action over China’s alleged Xinjiang abuses
A group of British lawmakers yesterday urged the government to take tougher action against China over its treatment of minority groups, including a partial Winter Olympics boycott and cotton trade ban.
UK lawmakers clear PM of conduct breach over luxury holiday
A British parliamentary standards committee yesterday cleared Prime Minister Boris Johnson of breaching a lawmakers’ code of conduct over a luxury Caribbean holiday, but criticised his handling of the matter.
Chinese researchers propose deflecting 'Armageddon' asteroids with rockets
Chinese researchers want to send more than 20 of China's largest rockets to practice turning away a sizable asteroid - a technique that may eventually be crucial if a killer rock is on a collision course with Earth.
Brazil's Bolsonaro says he may not accept 2022 election under current voting system
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday he may not accept the result of a presidential election next year unless the voting system, which uses computers to record votes, is replaced with printed ballots that he favors.
Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza over balloon attacks
Fresh Israeli airstrikes hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday, Israel's army said, as a week of hostilities between the Jewish State and the Palestinian enclave raged on.
India appreciates Bangladesh’s view of Jammu-Kashmir being its ‘internal issue’
India today said Bangladesh’s “consistent” stand has been that Jammu and Kashmir and developments there “are internal to India.”
Thousands of Pakistanis, Syrians, Iraqis granted Kuwaiti visas in exchange for bribes
As Kuwait’s Public Prosecution continues an investigation into Bangladeshi MP Shahid Islam Papul’s case of human trafficking and money laundering, it found new information that thousands of Pakistanis, Syrians, and Iraqis were also granted Kuwaiti visas in exchange for bribes.
Person of interest identified by NY police in Fahim Saleh murder case
New York police identified a person of interest in the grizzly murder of tech entrepreneur and co-founder of Pathao, Fahim Saleh.
US says foreign students whose classes move online cannot stay in the country
The United States said Monday it would not allow foreign students to remain in the country if all of their classes are moved online in the fall because of the coronavirus crisis.
Kanye West announces 2020 presidential run
Kanye West, the entertainment mogul who urges listeners in one song to "reach for the stars, so if you fall, you land on a cloud," claimed Saturday he is challenging Donald Trump for the US presidency in 2020.
'TikTok Grandma' who helped derail Trump rally will work for Biden
An American woman who helped turn a Donald Trump rally into a fiasco has been hired by a grassroots organisation campaigning for the election of presidential challenger Joe Biden.
Special Biman flight repatriating 153 from the UK, lands tomorrow
A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, arranged by the Bangladesh government at the initiative of Bangladesh High Commission, London, departed Heathrow for Dhaka 10:30am local time, carrying 153 Bangladeshis.
New Delhi Covid-19 death cases reported late, inclusion makes figures spike
Indian capital Delhi today recorded a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus deaths due to the inclusion of fatalities that were “reported late”, our New Delhi correspondent reports quoting officials.
Malaysia's ruling party expels ex-PM Mahathir, dissenters
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's ruling party on Thursday terminated the membership of his predecessor Mahathir Mohamad, a move widely seen as an attmept to consolidate power as he faces a possible challenge to his nascent premiership.