October2018
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UK’s Princess Eugenie marries wine merchant
Oct 12, 2018Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughter Princess Eugenie married a wine merchant on Friday in a Windsor wedding clouded by complaints over costs and struggling to recapture the magic of past royal nuptials. The big day for the... -
At least 34 people dead after landslide in Uganda
Oct 12, 2018At least 34 individuals were killed after a river in eastern Uganda burst its banks, giving solid sludge and stones barrelling into houses, disaster officials said Friday. Rescue teams were picking through the rubble, looking for... -
May appoints a minister to prevent suicide
Oct 12, 2018British Prime Minister Theresa May has designated the first-ever historically minister for preventing suicide. part of a £1.8 million push to decrease the number of individuals taking their own lives. This is believed to be a... -
Helicopter Collapsed in Bangladesh with Faridur Reza Sagar because of bad weather
Oct 12, 2018Six people, including private television Channel I and Impress Telefilm’s managing director Faridur Reza Sagar, escaped unhurt as a helicopter of Impress Aviation Ltd crashed in Godagari uapzila of Rajshahi on Thursday afternoon. singer Ferdous Ara... -
BRAC opens first two-storey learning centre for Rohingya children in Kutupalong
Oct 12, 2018The two-storey structure, made mainly of bamboo and other natural ingredients, stands two feet above ground, which means rainwater won’t stand. The architecture follows indigenous Rohingya building traditions, allowing better resilience to extreme weather, ventilation and... -
Rare 1932 ‘The Mummy’ film poster poised to hit record $1 million at auction
Oct 12, 2018A rare, original poster from the Boris Karloff horror classic, “The Mummy,” is expected to sell for over $1 million, a record price for a film poster, Sotheby’s said on Thursday. One of only three known... -
Russia condemned for calling Syrian White Helmets a ‘threat’
Oct 12, 2018Russia was denounced at the United Nations Thursday after describing the Syrian rescue volunteers known as the White Helmets as a “threat” and demanding their removal from the war-torn country, diplomats said. “(The) presence of White... -
Goat brigades help battle Portugal’s deadly wildfires
Oct 12, 2018Fernando Moura and his herd may not look like heroes but the Portuguese farmer and his 370 goats are the latest recruits in the country’s battle against summer forest fires. Hoping to contain wildfires that threaten... -
Australia era hailed after sandpaper shame
Oct 12, 2018Australia’s battling draw against Pakistan has ushered in a new era for a team desperate to redeem itself in the wake of the sandpaper cheating scandal, media said Friday. In their first Test outing since the... -
YouTube driving global consumption of music
Oct 12, 2018If you are listening to music, chances are you’re on YouTube. A music consumer report by the industry’s global body IFPI published on Tuesday found that 86 percent of us listen to music through on-demand streaming....
