AP: A campaign to expand legal abortions in the homeland of Pope Francis is bitterly dividing Argentines — and increasingly even the profession that would be asked to carry them out. Hundreds of physicians have staged anti-abortion protests as an abortion rights bill moves toward a vote in the Senate next week. Some have demonstrated while…
BSS: The government has decided to observe the 88th birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib nationally with due respect on August 8. The Women and Child Affairs Ministry has taken elaborate programmes marking the anniversary, said an official release here yesterday. Marking the day, a discussion will be held at the Bangabandhu International Conference…
Reuters: The office of the Philippine president has sacked a deputy ombudsman for revealing information about an inquiry into alleged unexplained wealth of President Rodrigo Duterte, saying that his intent was to discredit him. Arthur Carandang is liable for graft and betrayal of public trust for publicizing evidence he had on the alleged undeclared wealth…
Kabir Humayun: Bus driver Jahangir Alam, father of Diya Khanam Mim who was killed in a bus accident in Dhaka on Sunday, urged the government to make traffic more disciplined. “We can’t bring her back but can only place a demand to the government—bring us under the rules,” said Jahangir, who drives long-haul buses from…
Euronews: Three-dimensional printing has been used to create all sorts of things, from car parts and experimental rocket engines to entire houses. Now scientists at MIT have found a way to 3D print objects that can change shape almost instantaneously in response to magnetic fields. So far the researchers have created a few demonstration objects…
Cphpost: In an interview with Euroman magazine, Denmark’s education and research minister, Tommy Ahlers, has revealed that he is bisexual. Ahlers, who was appointed minister in May, said he decided to speak out about his sexuality because his position as minister means there is more interest in his private life. “When people mention that they’ve…
KBS world: South Korea experienced its hottest day on record on Wednesday as the mercury soared to 41 degrees Celsius in Gangwon Province. The Korea Meteorological Administration said that the afternoon highs in Hongcheon in the northeastern province soared to a record 41 degrees Celsius at 4 p.m.The temperature is the highest ever to be recorded…
Sky news: The magazine’s editor-in-chief Edward Enninful says “nobody does it quite like” the singer, actress and businesswoman. Pop star Rihanna is the cover star of British Vogue’s prestigious September issue.The Barbadian singer, 30, was photographed by acclaimed fashion photographer Nick Knight and styled by editor-in-chief Edward Enninful.She sports pencil-thin eyebrows and a floral headpiece…
Indo Asian News: Scientists have found that a gene associated with autoimmune hair loss disorder may also help improve cancer immunotherapy – treatment that uses the body’s own immune system to fight cancer. The findings showed that a gene named IKZF1 recruits T cells in alopecia areata – a condition in which immune cells attack…
Digital Journal: A new artificial intelligence driven platform can assess a person’s personality by scanning the eyes. This is through assessing the way that the eyes move, through the use of an advanced tracker and data analysis software. Putting aside the concept of ‘personality’ and its disputed nature within psychology, the new platform attempts to…