Reuters: Italy seized almost 650 kg (1,400 lb) of cocaine in the northwestern port of Livorno earlier this month, police said on Wednesday, more than double the entire amount seized there last year. The street value of the cocaine found, which was discovered on Jan. 15 stuffed into 23 large duffle bags, is 130…
Science Alert: Climate change is pulling back the curtain and exposing an Arctic landscape not seen by the Sun in 40,000 years or more. Baffin Island is a rocky, frozen wonderland, located in the Arctic circle between Greenland and the northern coast of Canada. With its deep fjords and ancient glaciers, it’s the perfect place…
Abdi Latif Dahir/QUARTZ Leila Ali Elmi’s childhood was an exercise in the future awaiting her in politics. At age two, she arrived in Sweden along with her family after fleeing the civil war in her homeland Somalia. For the next 29 years, she lived and worked in the Angered suburb in Gothenburg, Sweden’s second-biggest city….
BSS: The district administration at a function transferred ownership of 1.72 acres of Khas land to 19 landless families through handing over land registration documents. Divisional Commissioner Muhammad Joynul Bari handed over land registration documents to the landless families of Haridebpur and Mominpur unions of Rangpur Sadar upazila of the district as the chief guest….
Sky News: A rare type of durian fruit, known for its pungent aroma, has gone on sale in Indonesia for three times the average monthly salary. The J-Queen variety of the smelly fruit is on sale in West Java, and costs 14m rupiah each – about £750. According to the manpower ministry, the average monthly…
Dr Mahbubullah speaks to DOT Transparency International publishes a report on graft every year. Bangladesh improves on the report in a year, and faces debacle in another. It all depends on the condition of a country. What is even important is that the Anti-Corruption Commission chief himself said, “We are drifting in a sea of…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The 1,850 contestants of the 11th national election have until today to submit their statements on election expenses. Failure to submit the statements are punishable by fine and jail terms ranging between two to seven years, according to the Representation of the People Order (RPO), reports bdnews24.com. After the 2014 general…
Relatively Interesting Maisie Green is one of many volunteers who regularly helps dogs in a unique way. According to Dogs Trust, its shelters care for as many as 1,400 stray and homeless pups at any time during the year. Giving Time for an Exceptional Cause Animal lovers can also volunteer, giving its canine residents some…
AFP: Scientists have long known that some beaked whales beach themselves and die in agony after exposure to naval sonar, and now they know why: the giant sea mammals suffer decompression sickness, just like scuba divers. At first blush, the explanation laid out Wednesday by 21 experts in the Royal Society journal Proceedings B seems…
The Guardian, UK: NHS trusts could run out of medical supplies if the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal, a hospitals chief executive has warned. Dr David Rosser, of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS foundation trust, said he could not envision any scenario whereby a no-deal Brexit does not significantly affect patient…