Russia Today: After it emerged that the former president Juan Manuel Santos recognized Palestine as an independent state just before leaving office, Colombia’s new government has pledged to “cautiously” review the decision and its implications. Palestine was described as a “free, independent and sovereign state” in Santos’ August 3 letter to the Palestinian representative in…
The Hill: A police chief in California said he was “disgusted” when he learned that his 18-year-old son was arrested in connection with the beating of a 71-year-old Sikh man. Darryl McAllister, police chief of Union City, revealed on the department’s Facebook page Wednesday that he and his wife helped police in Manteca capture his…
Bdnews24: The telecom regulator has selected four companies for mobile tower company licences. The decision was taken at a recent meeting, an official of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission told bdnews24.com on Thursday. The regulator will award the licences to the companies after getting the green light from the telecoms ministry. Of the eight applicants, edotco…
Reuters: Argentine senators rejected a bill to legalize abortion after an impassioned debate ran into the early hours of Thursday, pushing back against a groundswell of support from a surging abortion rights movement. The Senate voted 38 to 31 against the proposed measure, which would have legalized a woman’s right to seek an abortion into…
Reuters: European shares dipped on Thursday as corporate earnings triggered sharp price swings and failed to dispel worries over China-U.S. trade tensions and new sanctions against Russia. At 0914 GMT, the pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.2 percent, with heavy losses notably on London’s FTSE .FTSE, which slipped 0.6 percent. Weighing on the British…
BSS: The government has decided to make Barapukuria coal-fired power plant functional during the Eid-ul-Azha aimed at supplying electricity to northern region smoothly. “Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) wants to keep uninterrupted power supply during the Eid in northern region,” Director (Public Relations) of BPDB Saiful Hasan Chowdhury told BSS yesterday. He said three units…
Reuters: North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday progress on denuclearization promises made in a historic US-N.Korea summit in June cannot be expected if the United States adheres to “old scenarios” that have failed. The state-run KCNA carried a statement from the spokesman for the ministry, saying the will to implement the promises made at…
UNB: The Gaza Health Ministry says a pregnant woman, her 1-year-old daughter and a Hamas fighter have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. The ministry said Thursday that the militant and the civilians were killed in separate incidents. The deaths came amid an intense flare-up of violence between Israel and Gaza’s rulers…
Raj Abrar: The local administration in Sylhet has said it will take an initiative to develop an ‘eco-park’ at Bichhanakandi tourist spot in Gowainghat upazila for enhancing beauty of the tourist spot as well as for the conservation of biodiversity. UNB reported that the authorities concerned are to establish the echo-park on 34.59 acres of…
M Humayun Kabir: The Supreme Court yesterday kept pending till August 13 a petition filed against a High Court order that directed the authorities to send detained photographer Shahidul Alam to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University for his treatment. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the…