June2018
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Putin welcomes teams and supporters to World Cup
Jun 9, 2018President Vladimir Putin on Friday welcomed football teams and fans from across the world to the World Cup, which begins in Russia next week, assuring that everything effort had been “to ensure that all of our... -
Disney animation chief, Pixar co-founder Lasseter to quit after ‘missteps’
Jun 9, 2018Walt Disney Co animation head and co-founder of Pixar John Lasseter, regarded as a modern-day Walt Disney because of his creativity and commercial success, will leave at the end of the year, the company said on... -
Queen’s honors sidetracked by row over rail boss award
Jun 9, 2018A row over the running of Britain’s railways spilled over into Queen Elizabeth’s annual birthday honors on Saturday as Network Rail’s outgoing boss was decorated in a list which included actress Emma Thompson and novelist Kazuo... -
Halep fights back to finally clinch French Open title
Jun 9, 2018World number one Simona Halep ended years of heartache to clinch her first Grand Slam title with 3-6 6-4 6-1 victory over American Sloane Stephens in the French Open final on Saturday. The popular Romanian, who... -
China hacked sensitive U.S. Navy undersea warfare plans
Jun 9, 2018Chinese government hackers compromised the computers of a U.S. Navy contractor and stole a large amount of highly sensitive data on undersea warfare, including plans for a supersonic anti-ship missile for use on U.S. submarines, the... -
Trump to leave G7 early, tensions high after ‘rant’ over trade
Jun 9, 2018U.S. President Donald Trump and Group of Seven leaders had a bitter exchange over trade tariffs, ratcheting tensions at a summit that he planned to leave early on Saturday before talks on climate change and the... -
Bangladeshi man gunned down in New York
Jun 9, 2018A Bangladeshi national has been killed after he was shot in New York City. The deceased was identified as Ariful Yakub Rony, 24, who hailed from Feni’s Daganbhuiyan Upazila. He lived with his family near the... -
Bangladesh reaches Women’s Asia Cup T20 final for first time
Jun 9, 2018Both India and Bangladesh finished their round robin league campaign with eight points from five matches and the two sides will now lock horns with each other in the grand finale, scheduled to be held Sunday... -
Awami League leader arrested for hitting policeman in Mymensingh
Jun 9, 2018An Awami League leader has been detained over allegations of hitting a police sub-inspector in Mymensingh’s Gauripur. The detainee, Rokunuzzaman Pallab, is the general secretary of the Gauripur Union Awami League. Police say he hit the... -
More than 2.4 million Fifa World Cup 2018 tickets allocated
Jun 9, 2018With just five days to go until the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ in Russia, FIFA can confirm that 2,403,116 tickets have been allocated to football fans all around the world since sales...