Desk Report: People returning to their home districts for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha holidays may face a more difficult journey than usual this year, as a significant number of buses are likely to be out of service, reports Dhaka Tribune. Bus operators say about one third of the total number of buses are likely to be…
BBC: Chemical giant Monsanto has been ordered to pay $289m (£226m) damages to a man who claimed herbicides containing glyphosate had caused his cancer. In a landmark case, a Californian jury found that Monsanto knew its Roundup and RangerPro weedkillers were dangerous and failed to warn consumers. It’s the first lawsuit to go to trial…
contact music: “He cancelled once as I was turning the corner to his house. I was in a car, and by the time the call finished I was sat outside his house and they were like, ‘He’s not in the zone for it right now. We’ll do it another time.’” However, the British star also…
Desk Report: Speakers at a programme called for proper coordination among different ministries of the government for building a child-friendly atmosphere and protecting the rights of children, reports Daily Sun. Taking necessary steps for sustainable rehabilitation of child trafficking victims and enforcement of Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act-2012 will also help protect the…
Nigerian Tribune: The software defines the iPhones for 2018, while also updating current iPhones and iPads. Coming soon, the software update will bring updates to apps, augmented reality, Animoji, FaceTime (in groups!), photos, and “do not disturb” mode. Group facetime iOS12 has finally brought group FaceTime — iOS users can add up to 32 people…
Contact Music: The reality TV star was married to her second husband for just 72 days before they filed for divorce. Kim Kardashian’s life has been open for scrutiny for many years and that includes her romantic highs but also her romantic lows. One particular low came in the form of her 72 day marriage…
Reuters: Four people, including two police officers, were killed in a shooting in eastern Canada on Friday in the latest eruption of gun violence across the country that has led to calls for weapons bans in cities. Below are mass shootings in Canada over the past three decades. TORONTO, ONTARIO: July 22, 2018 – A…
BBC: James Anderson says he does not feel his 36 years after his five-wicket haul put England on top on day two of the second Test with India at Lord’s. Following Thursday’s washout, Anderson struck in the first over on Friday and finished with 5-20 as England bowled out the tourists for 107. “I don’t…
The Business Inside: Electric scooter startups are spreading across the US, and raising billions of dollars in venture capital as investors pile into the boom in on-demand transport. The idea is simple: Startups such as Bird, Lime, Jump, and Spin leave their electric scooters available for hire all over a city. Anyone wanting to use…
The Straits Times: Nobel prize-winning scientist Marie Curie was the most influential woman in history, Britain’s BBC found in a poll on Thursday, highlighting her role in curing cancer. Readers of BBC History magazine ranked Polish-born Curie at the top of a list of 100 women who changed the world, for becoming the first person…