Gold ‘Viagra’ ring and first Playboy issue sold in Hefner auction
The Straits Times A red smoking jacket worn by Playboy founder Hugh Hefner fetched US$41,600 (S$57,050) at an auction of the late publisher’s possessions in Los Angeles, as fans and collectors snapped up such items as his college typewriter and the magazine’s first issue. Bidders at the two-day auction conducted by Julien’s Auctions included comedian…
Isabella Foundation with University of Chittagong and the Memorandum of Understanding agreement between Bangladesh River Overseas Team
Nature, natural resources, biodiversity, especially hills, mixed evergreen forests, rivers and water bodies, coastal and marine ecosystems, joint education and research work will be done by the University of Chittagong and Isabella Foundation in order to cooperate with each other, a meeting was held at the university’s vice-chancellor’s office on 26 October at 3:00 pm…
Full moon brings huge hilsa netting
Desk Report: The full moon has brought hilsa in large numbers to river estuaries, enabling the fishermen to net plenty of hilsa and making good profits, reports Daily Sun. “Fishermen have been netting huge numbers of hilsa from different rivers estuaries including the Bay-of-Bengal since the full moon from August 26-27,” said Dr M Anisur…
Weirdest Science Stories- Part 2
Marilyn Thipthorpe 1. Robot battle: Talk about the geekiest battle of the year: MegaBots, a robotics startup in Boston, recently challenged its one and only competitor, Suidobashi Heavy Industry of Japan, to a duel. MegaBots builds giant, human-piloted robots that look like something out of a “Power Rangers” episode. The company’s 15-foot-tall bot, the Mark…
Players shocked, saddened by Maria Sharapova’s ‘big mistake’
Agnieszka Radwanska said she was “shocked, like everyone else” when Maria Sharapova revealed Monday that she failed a drug test in January at the Australian Open. “It was a very sad day for tennis, that’s for sure,” Radwanska said Wednesday at BNP Paribas Open at The Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Petra Kvitova and Simona Halep…
China warns Tibetans not to be taken in ahead of Dalai Lama anniversary
Reuters The people of Tibet should not be taken in by the Dalai Lama’s lies and clearly understand the importance of Communist Party rule in the region, the Chinese government said ahead of March’s sensitive 60th anniversary of him fleeing into exile. Beijing sent troops into Tibet in 1950 in what it officially terms a…
Kim Jong-nam murder: ‘Enough evidence’ for women to go on triala
BBC: A Malaysian court has ruled that the evidence against two women accused of murdering the half-brother of North Korea’s leader is strong enough for the case to go to trial. Kim Jong-nam died at Kuala Lumpur’s airport last year after the toxic VX nerve agent was rubbed on his face. Siti Aisyah and Doan…
US, Mexico, Canada agree on free trade pact to replace NAFTA
Hossen Sohel Canada and the US reached a deadline deal on a new free trade pact that will include Mexico, the governments announced late Sunday, after more than a year of talks to revamp a pact President Donald Trump had labeled a disaster, reports AFP. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) updates and replaces the nearly…
Muslims against Ram temple in Ayodhya ‘must go to Pak, B’desh’: Shia Waqf board
Afrida Ahmed Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board Chairman proposed On Friday, that Muslims who are against the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya should go to Pakistan and Bangladesh. Rizvi met the chief priest of the Ram Janambhoomi, Acharya Satyendra Das and also offered Friday prayers at the site in Ayodhya. The Supreme Court is…