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New, more infectious coronavirus strain from South Africa found in UK
11:54 AM, 24 Dec 2020 ThursdayA new, potentially more infectious variant of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been found in Britain in cases linked to South Africa, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday...
Millions of US vaccine doses sit on ice, putting 2020 goal in doubt
11:39 AM, 24 Dec 2020 ThursdayMillions of COVID-19 vaccines are sitting unused in U.S. hospitals and elsewhere a week into the massive inoculation campaign, putting the government’s target for 20 million vaccinations this month in doubt. As of Wednesday morning, only 1 million shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine had been given...
Trump pardons Paul Manafort, Roger Stone and Charles Kushner
11:17 AM, 24 Dec 2020 ThursdayUS President Donald Trump has pardoned former campaign manager Paul Manafort, ex-adviser Roger Stone and the father of Mr Trump's son-in-law. Manafort was convicted in 2018 in an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election...
Pfizer, US strike 100 million COVID-19 vaccine deal with 70 million due by June
09:17 PM, 23 Dec 2020 WednesdayThe U.S. government will pay Pfizer Inc nearly $2 billion for 100 million additional doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to bolster its supply as the country grapples with a nationwide spike in infections...
PM seeks Turkey’s involvement in ensuring Rohingya repatriation
07:23 PM, 23 Dec 2020 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday sought Turkey’s involvement in ensuring the return of forcibly-displaced Myanmar citizens from Bangladesh to their homeland. Sheikh Hasina made the request when visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu met her at her official residence Ganobhaban...
Bangladesh-India relationship is bonded with bracelet of blood: Quader
06:08 PM, 23 Dec 2020 WednesdayAwami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said that Bangladesh-India relationship is bonded with the bracelet of blood and it successfully passed the test of time...
29 Bangladeshis returning from Pakistan
05:12 PM, 23 Dec 2020 WednesdayTwenty-nine Bangladeshi nationals, who were released from Malir and Karachi jails in Sindh province of Pakistan, will be brought back home on Wednesday. The Foreign Ministry took the initiative to bring them back...
Coronavirus: 30 die, 1367 infected, 2416 recover in 24 hours
04:06 PM, 23 Dec 2020 WednesdayThe death toll from coronavirus has reached 7,359 as 30 more people died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Besides, 1367 more tested positive for the virus, raising the number of such cases to 504,868. Directorate General of Health Services said in a press release on Wednesday...
3 police officers shot dead in remote French village
03:40 PM, 23 Dec 2020 WednesdayThree police officers have been shot dead and a fourth wounded in a remote village in France. The officers were said to have been responding to a report of domestic violence at a house in Puy-de-Dome when the attacker began shooting at them, and then set fire to the building, reports Sky News.
Bangladesh a rising star under Hasina's leadership: Turkish FM
02:49 PM, 23 Dec 2020 WednesdayTurkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday lauded Bangladesh’s progress saying that the country has become a rising star in South Asia under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
Vitamin A campaign reaches 20.8mn children in Bangladesh: UNICEF
02:15 PM, 23 Dec 2020 WednesdayThe National Vitamin A plus campaign in Bangladesh has reached 20.8 million children aged between 6 months and 5 years with the important immunity boosting supplement, UNICEF said Wednesday...
Lawyers walk out of court demanding judge's removal
01:49 PM, 23 Dec 2020 WednesdayA section of the lawyers walked out of the court of Dhaka's Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Noor on Wednesday morning demanding his removal for harassing one of their fellow lawyer...
Covid-19: Global cases near 78 million
11:59 AM, 23 Dec 2020 WednesdayThe number of globally confirmed Covid-19 cases crossed 77.9 million on Wednesday with 1,715,945 fatalities, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University (JHU)...
Minister vows tough fight against air pollution in Dhaka
11:00 AM, 23 Dec 2020 WednesdayAs the air quality in Dhaka has deteriorated with the advent of winter, the government has decided to conduct mobile court drives to curb the level of air pollution...
Israel to hold snap election in March, fourth in two years
10:36 AM, 23 Dec 2020 WednesdayIsrael’s parliament was dissolved on Wednesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fractured ruling coalition failed to pass a budget...
Trump rejects Covid relief bill, calling it ‘a disgrace’
10:28 AM, 23 Dec 2020 WednesdayPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected a $900 billion bipartisan Covid stimulus package, calling it “a disgrace” and demanding that lawmakers more than triple relief payments to Americans...
Philippines bans all flights from UK
09:49 AM, 23 Dec 2020 WednesdayPhilippines President Rodrigo Duterte has banned all flights from the United Kingdom, his spokesman said on Wednesday, as the European nation battles a more infectious COVID-19 strain...
Messi breaks Pele scoring record
09:02 AM, 23 Dec 2020 WednesdayLionel Messi scored his 644th goal for Barcelona during his side's victory over Real Valladolid to break Pele's record of the most goals for one club...
Atletico go clear at top of La Liga
08:57 AM, 23 Dec 2020 WednesdayAtletico Madrid moved three points clear at the top of La Liga thanks to victory at third-placed Real Sociedad...
Messi motors Barcelona past Valladolid
08:51 AM, 23 Dec 2020 WednesdayLionel Messi was back to his best for Barcelona with a goal and an assist in a decisive 3-0 victory over Valladolid on Tuesday night at the Estadio Jose Zorrilla in Valladolid...