AFP: Texting under the table should be a thing of the past when French children return to class Monday following a nationwide ban on mobile phones in schools. The ban, a campaign pledge of President Emmanuel Macron’s, was brought in under a law passed in July which also banishes tablets and smart watches from French…
BBC: A fish normally found in tropical waters has twice been spotted off the west coast of Scotland last week. It is the fourth time this year that the sunfish has been recorded by the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust.The ocean sunfish is the heaviest bony fish in the world, with an average weight of…
Forbes: Nestle, the makers of popular snack brands such as Kit Kat, Häagen-Dazs, and Hot Pockets, now wants to utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) and DNA testing to sell personalized nutrition kits that the company says will increase well being and extend lifespans. The world’s largest food company has seen increasing demand for its Japanese subscription…
Desk Report: A self-driving car owned by Apple was involved in an accident, California’s road authority has confirmed. The car, a modified Lexus RX450h with autonomous sensors, was rear-ended by a human driver in a Nissan Leaf.Humans were unhurt, but the machines suffered moderate damage.Apple’s car is understood to be part of an ambitious but secretive…
Reuters: Greek ships remained docked at the country’s ports on Monday as seamen went on strike to demand the restoration of wages and labor rights, following the expiry of Greece’s third bailout program last month. The 24-hour strike was organized by Greece’s seamen federation (PNO), which said in a statement that negotiations with the sector’s…
Kabir Humayun: A director general (DG)-level conference of BGB-BSF began yesterday in Indian capital New Delhi. The conference is scheduled to go on till September 8 at Chawla Camp of the Border Security Force (BSF) in New Delhi, reports BSS. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) DG Md Shafeenul Islam is leading a 14-member Bangladesh delegation while…
Kabir Humayun: Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon has urged residents not to be panicked over the recent dengue outbreak. “Despite an increase in number of people suffering from dengue fever compared to the last two to three years, the situation is not alarming,” Khokon said, reports The Daily Star. The Mayor said…
Reuters: Malaysia has agreed with Singapore to postpone the development of a high-speed rail service by two years, Malaysian media reported, as Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy looks to review mega projects to cut its massive debt. Malaysian business weekly The Edge on Saturday cited sources confirming both countries agreed to postpone the project to May…
Anadolu Agency: Daesh militants in Afghanistan are still posing a potential threat to carry out attacks in the U.K. and Western Europe as they are in communication with cells there, British government warned Monday. British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson told British media that the U.K. must act to prevent such an attack. “What we see…
Raj Abrar: A new study on repatriation of the refugees has revealed that nearly 70% of Rohingyas living in various camps in Bangladesh do not believe that the Myanmar government would eventually recognize their rights. About 98% of the respondents are scared of returning to Myanmar while almost all of them (98.98%) believed that they…