November2017
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Deal signed to return Myanmar Rohingya
Nov 23, 2017Bangladesh has signed a deal with Myanmar to return hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled a recent army crackdown. No details have been released of the deal, which was signed by officials in the... -
Myanmar to sign accord for the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh
Nov 23, 2017On Wednesday, the United States said the military operation that drove 620,000 Rohingya to seek sanctuary in neighboring, largely Muslim Bangladesh, amounted to “ethnic cleansing”, echoing an accusation first leveled by top U.N. officials in the... -
Drinking 3 to 4 cups of coffee a day are more likely to see health benefits than harm
Nov 23, 2017The research, which collated evidence from more than 200 previous studies, also found coffee consumption was linked to lower risks of diabetes, liver disease, dementia, and some cancers. People who drink three to four cups of... -
5 killed and 3 others injured when a scaffold collapsed in central China’s Hubei Province
Nov 23, 2017The accident happened in Jianshi when workers were dismantling the old office building of the county’s branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Five people were killed and three others injured when a scaffold... -
9 killed in a blaze in a rental apartment in north Taiwan
Nov 23, 2017The fire was said to start on the fourth floor of the building in the city’s Zhonghe District at around 8:00 p.m. and quickly spread to rooms on the fifth floor before being put down an... -
Nissan Serena NISMO goes on sale in Japan
Nov 23, 2017The Serena NISMO offers strong stability and comfortable handling for worry-free driving, even at high speeds. This is achieved through the custom-made reinforced body and suspension tuning. The Nissan Serena NISMO goes on sale in Japan, combining NISMO’s... -
Kidney transplanted successfully at Dispur Hospital in Assam
Nov 23, 2017The procedure was carried out under the supervision of senior consultant urologist & transplant surgeon Dr. PM Deka and consultant nephrologist & renal transplant physician Dr. TA Choudhury at Dispur Hospital informed the city-based hospital’s public relation authority Ujjal Saikia.... -
Facebook Communities Summit is coming to Europe
Nov 23, 2017Facebook will host group admins, event organizers and page admins from across the region in London on February 8 and 9, 2018. Facebook Communities Summit (FCS) is coming to Europe. The event will celebrate community leaders... -
Save the Children and WFP unite to battle Rohingya malnutrition
Nov 23, 2017With the arrival of approximately 618,000 newly displaced people from Myanmar since 25 August 2017, both refugees and host communities face widespread poverty and hunger, and critically high under-nutrition rates. Supported by the United Nations World... -
New cases of heart failure increasing in the UK, with numbers now similar to the four most common cancers combined
Nov 23, 2017Heart failure means the heart is less able to pump blood around the body. This occurs after the heart becomes damaged, typically as a result of a heart attack, high blood pressure or cardiomyopathy. Between 2002...
