November2017
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Thailand Women team see off UAE to win ICC Asia Qualifier
Nov 29, 2017UAE’s Nisha Ali finished as the tournament’s leading run-scorer and wicket-taker with 90 runs and 12 wickets. Thailand have been crowned champions of the ICC Women’s World T20 Asia Qualifier held in Bangkok as they beat... -
Violence drives further 1,800 Rohingya refugees to cross to Bangladesh as pope appeals for tolerance
Nov 29, 2017In just three months an estimated 624,251 Rohingya refugees have crossed into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, fleeing violence and oppression in Myanmar’s Northern Rakhine State. Of these, over 1,800 have arrived in the past seven days. This... -
Pope Francis will arrive Bangladesh tomorrow
Nov 29, 2017Pope Francis, the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, will arrive here tomorrow on a three-day state visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Bangladesh. President Abdul Hamid... -
North Korea says new ICBM puts U.S. mainland within range of nuclear weapons
Nov 29, 2017North Korea said it successfully tested a powerful new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Wednesday that put the entire U.S. mainland within range of its nuclear weapons. North Korea’s first missile test since mid-September came a... -
Donald Trump account retweets anti-Muslim videos
Nov 29, 2017Donald Trump’s Twitter account has retweeted three inflammatory anti-Muslim videos from a British far-right group. The first tweet from Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of Britain First, claims to show a Muslim migrant attacking a man... -
YouTube sharpens how it recommends videos despite fears of isolating users
Nov 29, 2017Google’s YouTube has updated its recommendation feature to spotlight videos users are likely to find the most gratifying, brushing aside concerns that such an approach can trap people in bubbles of misinformation and like-minded opinions. The... -
Turkey to do whatever necessary if banking sector affected by U.S. trial
Nov 29, 2017Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Wednesday Turkey will do whatever is necessary if its banking sector is affected by the U.S. trial of a Turkish bank executive in a case regarding a conspiracy to... -
Militia attack kills 43 in South Sudan’s Jonglei state
Nov 29, 2017A tribal militia killed at least 43 people in South Sudan’s central Jonglei state, local officials said on Wednesday, part of a cycle of tit-for-tat revenge killings that local authorities have so far been powerless to... -
Indonesia reopens Bali airport as wind clears volcanic ash
Nov 29, 2017The airport on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali reopened on Wednesday as wind blew away ash spewed out by a volcano, giving airlines a window to get tourists out while authorities stepped up efforts to... -
Senior Saudi prince freed in $1 billion settlement agreement
Nov 29, 2017Senior Saudi Arabian prince Miteb bin Abdullah, once seen as a leading contender to the throne, has been freed after agreeing to pay over $1 billion to settle corruption allegations against him, a Saudi official said...
