NDTV: Qatar amended its residency laws to allow foreign workers to leave the country without exit permits from their employers, a provision which labour rights groups have long said should be abolished. Doha is keen to show it is tackling allegations of worker exploitation as it prepares to host the 2022 soccer World Cup, which…
BBC: Uber is to block customers in Australia and New Zealand from its ride service if they have a low passenger rating. Riders rated four-out-of-five stars or lower will be banned for six months. Ratings are based on feedback left by drivers after each journey. The move is aimed at improving passenger behaviour, the company…
Hindustan Times: A middle-income commuter of the Delhi Metro on an average spends 19.5% of her income on travel, data released by Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) showed. But a commuter should not have to spend more than 15% of the income on any mode of transport, experts from the organisation said. On Tuesday,…
Telegraph.UK: Defending champion Rafael Nadal dug deep to win the longest match of this year’s US Open in a classic five-set quarter-final against Dominic Thiem – which finished at 2:03am local time. World number one Nadal lost the opening set 6-0 after being outpowered by the Austrian ninth seed in New York.However, the 32-year-old Spanish…
Reuters: Italy’s ruling coalition has no intention of torpedoing state accounts and plans to phase in its economic program, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini reiterated on Wednesday ahead of a meeting to discuss the 2019 budget. Investors have dumped Italian bonds in droves since the government took office in June on concerns that the coalition…
Desk Report: Farming of ducks along the Baleshwar river has brought financial solvency for many poverty stricken families of Tangrakhali village in Kachua upazila of the district, reports Daily Star. Locals said nearly 40 farmers of Tangrakhali village and its adjacent villages are now engaged in duck farming as they can rear their birds in…
France24: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Islamabad Wednesday to meet new Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying he was hoping to “reset the relationship” with Pakistan which has worsened in recent months. The conciliatory remarks by Pompeo, whose flight touched down just before 1:00 pm (0800 GMT), come days after Washington confirmed plans…
Hossen Sohel: South Korean envoys held talks in North Korea yesterday to finalize details on a third North-South summit to be held this month amid stalled talks on denuclearization between the North and the United States, reports Reuters. South Korean officials hope the one-day visit will revive momentum after a broad but unspecific agreement on…
Desk Report: There is cow milk crisis in different markets in Bauphal upazila of Patuakhali district, reports Daily Observer. According to the sources, there is a demand for cow milk in different sweat shops as well as homes. There are about 10 dairy farms in Bauphal. Milk is supplied from these farms to various sweetshops….
Techexplorist: Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day. The virus is associated with an increased risk of neurologic complications because Zika virus proteins bind to cellular proteins that are required for neural development, suggests a new study. A study by the Technical University of…