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16 Aug

Malaysian PM resigns after failing to get majority support

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Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin resigned less than 18 months into his tenure becoming the country’s shortest-ruling leader after conceding that he lost majority. Science Minister Khairy Jamaluddin wrote on Instagram that “the Cabinet has tendered our resignation” to the king, shortly after Muhyiddin left the palace after meeting the monarch. Muhyidddin’s departure will plunge the country into a fresh crisis amid a worsening pandemic. Political leaders have already begun to jostle for the top post, with his deputy Ismail Sabri rallying support to succeed Muhyiddin and keep the government intact. Malaysia has one of the world’s highest infection rates…

16 Aug

‘Game over’: Westerners rush to leave Kabul, rescue Afghans

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As Kabul fell to Taliban throes, thousands of foreigners and Afghans rummaged ways to flee to safety while US military helicopters whisked American diplomats to Kabul’s airport. Sporadic gunfire at Kabul international airport fanned fear of Taliban rule leading to a fracas during evacuation. The US took control of the air traffic to safeguard a massive air-lift. NATO allies had pulled out their troops ahead of Biden administration’s intended 31 August withdrawal. Some complained the U.S. was failing to move fast enough to bring to safety Afghans at risk of reprisal from the Taliban for past work with the Americans…

09 Aug

5 things to know about the new United Nations’ report on climate change

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The UN-appointed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a new report Monday summarizing the latest authoritative scientific information about global warming. Here are five important takeaways. BLAMING HUMANS The report says almost all of the warming that has occurred since pre-industrial times was caused by the release of heat-trapping gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. Much of that is the result of humans burning fossil fuels coal, oil, wood, and natural gas. Scientists say that only a fraction of the temperature rise recorded since the 19th century can have come from natural forces. PARIS GOALS Almost all countries have…

02 Aug

Tourists, villagers flee as wildfires ravage Turkish resorts

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Wildfires raged near Turkey’s holiday beach destinations of Antalya and Mugla and in the surrounding countryside for a fifth day as the discovery of more bodies raised the death toll to eight while villagers lost their homes and animals. Residents and tourists on Sunday fled the danger in small boats while the coast guard and two navy ships waited out at sea in case a bigger evacuation was needed. Fires also enveloped Mugla province’s Mazikoy, and villagers who evacuated were devastated. Residents had to flee nearby Cokertme village as flames neared. Some got on boats and others left by cars…

26 Jul

By 2025, Covid will have cost world between $16 tn and $35 tn

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By 2025, Covid-19 will have cost the world between $16 trillion and $35 trillion, as per McKinsey. The world is unlikely to ever reach global herd immunity, but it can contain the virus with a combination of vaccines, improved testing, and smarter quarantining, based on known outbreaks, rather than large, blunt lockdowns, McKinsey said in a report. Obstacles to worldwide vaccination remain huge: while 49.6 per cent of inhabitants of high-income countries had received at least one dose of the vaccine as of July 14, only 1 per cent of those in low-income countries had. In the next two decades,…

26 Jul

US General Vows To Continue Air Strikes Supporting Afghan Troops

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TUnited States will continue air strikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, a top US general said Sunday, as the insurgents press on with offensives across the country. Since early May, violence has surged after the insurgents launched a sweeping assault just days after the US-led foreign forces began their final withdrawal.The Taliban’s deadly assault has seen the insurgents capture scores of districts, border crossings and encircle several provincial capitals.Speaking to reporters Sunday in Kabul, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, head of the US Army Central Command, said, “The United States has increased airstrikes in the support of Afghan forces…

17 Jul

World Emoji Day 2021: the REAL meaning of emojis we frequently use

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Emojis are a part of everyone's life these days. There is hardly any conversation that is complete without throwing a few emojis at each other. They are the easiest way of expressing your emotions without using words. On July 17 every year, World Emoji Day is celebrated. It is said that the London-based founder of Emojipedia Jeremy Burge created this day in 2014. For the first World Emoji Day, Burge told The Independent "there were no formal plans put in place." It is also said that on this day, netizens should use the only emojis to converse. From WhatsApp to…

17 Jul

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Did the third wave hit the Olympics? Authorities said one person was attacked in the village

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There are six days left until the start of the Tokyo Olympics. Before that, Corona Hanna was in the Olympics Village. Authorities say a Corona was attacked in the Games Village. However, his identity has not been revealed yet. The Olympics are going to start from July 23. Many players have already reached there. A spokesman for the organizing body for the Tokyo Olympics said: This is the first corona infection in the village. Although it was planned to host the Olympics last year, it was not possible for Corona to do so. This year it has been organized. However, the authorities have to face protests in Japan again and…

28 Jun

Dhaka blast: Police rule out foul play and suspect leak gas

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The boom was so powerful that it shattered the windows of nearly a dozen nearby buildings. According to Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Shafiqul Islam, the blast damaged seven surrounding buildings and two passenger buses, killing seven people and injuring 400 others, 50 of whom were gravely injured. The severly injured were taken to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital and the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka. The Dhaka Community Hospital treated around 300 patients, according to AZM Rahmatullah Shabuj, the hospital's outdoor in charge, who added that the victims had largely cuts on their bodies…