Desk Report: Dr. Isima Sobande was in medical school when she first heard of mothers who bleached the skin of their babies.She dismissed it as an urban myth. But it wasn’t long before she saw it with her own eyes. At a health centre in Lagos, a mother brought in a two-month-old infant who was…
AFP: Ikea’s first Indian outlet opened on Thursday, with more than 200 eager shoppers queueing in the underground car park to escape the heat as a military band played a crowd-pleasing medley inside. The store in the southern city of Hyderabad is the first of 25 outlets the Swedish furniture giant hopes to open by…
Reuters: A study in the United States has found that people who exercise several times a week report having better mental health than those who take no exercise, with team sports and those involving social groups having the most positive effect. The research also found that more exercise was not always better for psychological wellbeing,…
IBT: When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) issued a statement announcing that the Oscars is revamping, they would have never thought that it would lead to a severe backlash. The Academy has rolled out a few changes which include introducing a new category called Popular Film Category. Although this is a…
AFP: Most people who use online dating websites seek partners who are out of their league, said a study Wednesday based on heterosexuals in four big US cities. “Both men and women pursued partners about 25 percent more ‘desirable’ than themselves,” said the report in the journal Science Advances.Hardly anyone reached out to people who…
Strats Times, Singapore: Can a real dog and a robot dog live in harmony? Research by Sony, which manufactures the robot dog Aibo, suggests that they can. Dogs recognise Aibo as a “living thing” and can even be taught new social skills through interacting with the robot, Sony said in a statement last Thursday (July…
UNB: A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Komalla village of Chauddagram upazila early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Faruk Mia, 32, son of Md Mantaz Mia of the same village.
Kabir Humayun: The High court yesterday extended the bail time of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia till August 13 in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case. The former premier is currently serving a five-year jail term in the case. The bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mustafizur Rahman passed the order following Khaleda’s lawyer’s…
Reuters: Italy will negotiate with the European Commission over next year’s budget, defending its interests but not be “foolish” in its demands, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday. “We will negotiate with the European Commission with a serious, reasonable and courageous programme that will protect our interests,” Conte told a news conference. “We will…
AP: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three new money-laundering charges related to the alleged multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund that led to his stunning electoral defeat three months ago. Najib spoke softly as he entered his plea in the High Court. He has previously accused Malaysia’s new…