Hossen Sohel: Florence plowed into the Carolinas and lumbered slowly inland on Friday, knocking down trees, gorging rivers, dumping sheets of rain and leaving five people dead before it was downgraded to a tropical storm still capable of wreaking havoc, reports Reuters. Though Florence’s shrieking winds diminished from hurricane force as it came ashore, forecasters…
Hindustan Times: Injury setbacks will not come in the way of ace Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar’s quest for excellence in the Produnova vault, also called the ‘vault of death’ for its level of difficulty. Despite a none-too-impressive show at the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, the “only way” for Dipa to make it to…
BBC: Australia’s population will reach 25 million for the first time on Tuesday, according to official estimates. The milestone, driven significantly by migration, has magnified debate about the merits of a “big or little” Australia, and congestion in cities. The most contentious aspect has been migration: is it growing too fast, or will it continue…
M Humayun Kabir: Commuters continued to suffer for the acute shortage of public transports in the capital city of Dhaka following ongoing campaign against delinquent city bus service operators. While visiting different city spots on Monday, people were seen waiting for hours to catch bus to reach their destinations, reports Financial Express. The situation has…
Desk Report: The human haulier, which collided head-on with a bus killing 15 people on Saturday, was actually a microbus illegally modified to seat passengers double its capacity, reports The Daily Star. The bus also did not have the route permit for plying the roads, investigators found. The police arrested assistant of the bus Abdus…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Being Chased: Mostly remembered due to the anxiety felt, being chased usually relates to what we’re running from and not the chase itself. This could be something flagging you that needs your attention. Try to evaluate what may need addressing that you’ve been avoiding for a while. Falling: You may subconsciously feel like…
BBC: An Australian TV network has said it was “wrong” to interview a far-right figure with a criminal past, after the segment set off a widespread backlash. Blair Cottrell appeared in a one-on-one studio interview on Sky News Australia on Sunday to speak about immigration. Viewers pointed out that Cottrell was last year convicted of…
Big Think: For nearly four billion years, Earth and the Moon have been inseparable as they’ve journeyed together through the cosmic void. It’s our only permanent satellite we’ll ever know. But new research has unearthed (…unmooned?) evidence that our planet occasionally captures “mini-moons” every once in a while. These tiny asteroids zoom around our planet…
Desk Report: The government is going establish the country’s first aviation and aerospace university to produce more skilled manpower in the field, including pilots, aviation scientists and engineers, reports Daily Sun. Sources at the education ministry said the institution, named after Father of the National Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be set up at Ashkona…