AFP: The leader of one of South Korea’s largest animal rights groups has been accused of secretly exterminating hundreds of rescued dogs – despite a declared no-kill policy – to ensure a continued stream of donations. South Korean attitudes on canines are divided – about one million dogs are eaten every year in the country,…
Brigette Hyacinth, Bestselling author, and an International Keynote Speaker on Leadership/ Linked In 30 INTERVIEWS and no one HIRED! Yet another friend telling me she can not find good talent. My thinking – If you interviewed 30 people and did not hire someone, then it’s time to look in the mirror. The problem is recruiters…
I.A. Rehman/Dawn, Pakistan IN addition to the domestic pressures for expeditious completion of its national human rights agenda, the state of Pakistan has to ensure that it keeps fulfilling on time the pledges it made to the international community during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) a year ago. The UPR provides an opportunity for a…
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed The concept of leadership and governance encompass strategic direction, plans and politics, effective oversight, regulation, motivation and partnerships that integrate all health systems building blocks to achieve results. Without effective leadership and good governance at all levels in private, public and civil organizations, it is arguably virtually impossible to achieve and…
Reuters Turkey will have nothing left to do in the Syrian town of Manbij once “terrorist organizations” leave the area, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, hours after the Syrian army said it had entered the town. Turkey has threatened an assault on Manbij to drive out the Kurdish YPG militia, which it regards as…
The Us Bangla Fight number BS 211 that crashed due to the perilous landing at the premises of Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on March 12, 2018 has been the highlight of every news media in Bangladesh. The mournful event seized the heart of every citizen of this country and the bereaved families of the…
DOT desk Residents in Old Dhaka, Mirpur, Mohammadpur, Jatrabari, Rampura, Banasree, Agargaon, Khilgaon and Khilkhet, are among those most affected, reports the Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka city dwellers continue to suffer as shortage of gas supplies across the city deepen due fall in temperature as the winter season draws near. Residents in Old Dhaka, Mirpur, Mohammadpur,…
The Guardian Local officials in a Washington neighborhood have voted to rename a street outside Saudi Arabia’s embassy in honour of the slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. If approved by the city council, the advisory commission’s measure means a stretch of road going past the expansive embassy building in the upscale Foggy Bottom district would…
Science Alert: That’s because scientists have used the groundcherry as an experimental test case to illustrate just how quickly CRISPR genome editing can speed up the domestication of wild, unruly plants. For a relatively obscure crop like the groundcherry (Physalis pruinosa) – aka ‘husk cherries’ and native to Central and South America – it would…