UNB: Canada’s Parliament has unanimously adopted a motion declaring crimes committed against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar to be genocide. The motion Thursday also endorsed the findings of a United Nations mission that outlined how crimes against humanity have been committed by the Myanmar military against Rohingya and other minorities, reports AP. In Washington, Canadian Foreign…
The Guardian, UK: Thousands of rideshare drivers across Australia were not picking up passengers for the transport giant Uber during the morning commute on Monday in a protest aimed at making its service fairer for drivers. Ride Share Drivers United want Uber to stop using upfront pricing and go back to paying drivers for the…
Desk Report: Vermicompost fertiliser is gaining popularity among the farmers across the country as it gives a higher yield of crops than chemical fertilisers and increases the fertility of the soil, reports Daily Sun. Many poor farmers are becoming financially self-reliant by selling vermicompost fertiliser to other farmers. As the dependency on chemical fertiliser has…
Ehsan Maitra Jack the Ripper, became the name of terror across the London during autumn of 1888. When he left one of his victim (woman) with mutilated gash from chest to abdomen. This most infamous serial killer of history was never apprehended nor identified. But most definitely he was real. As all of his 5…
Wionews: Two US F-22 fighter jets escorted Tu-95MC Russian strategic bombers over the Arctic Ocean, the Interfax news agency cited the Russian Defence Ministry as saying on Friday. Russian warplanes carried out planned flights over neutral waters in the Arctic Ocean, and the Bering and Okhotsk seas, and were escorted by US jets on parts…
BBC Absolutely Fabulous writer Jennifer Saunders has paid tribute to the “extraordinary grace” of Dame June Whitfield who has died, aged 93. The creator of the sitcom, in which Dame June starred, said she would “hugely” miss her “dear friend”. Fellow Ab Fab actress Joanna Lumley praised Whitfield’s “sensational talent” while Julia Sawalha described her…
Kabir Humayun: Outgo-ing US Ambassador Marcia Bernicat discussed political and Rohingya issues with Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque with special focus on the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). They talked how the UN Security Council can play a role on Rohingya issue, Bernicat told reporters after the meeting at the foreign secretary’s office here…
BBC: Maggie Georgieva is turning a jar of preservative around in her hands. “This is it,” she says. “This is ‘The Hoff’ – the famous yeti crab with a hairy chest,” referring to the object suspended in alcohol. Most of us would be hard pressed to name a recently discovered creature from the deep, and…
Wion Google said on Thursday it had launched an artificial intelligence programme in Thailand to screen for a diabetic eye disease which causes permanent blindness. The eye screening programme in Thailand follows a similar Google programme in India and highlights a push by big tech companies to show the social benefits of new AI technologies….
Minnie Potter 1. Recognize what abuse is What is the definition of abuse? If someone is continuously conspiring against you to cause you physically, mentally and in other ways, it’s abuse. 2. Recognize physical abuse It may happen frequently or it may consistently but it should not be tolerated. Abuses might be in the following…