December2018
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China’s Tencent Music revived its plans to list in the US
Dec 4, 2018China’s Tencent Music has revived its plans to list in the US and raise up to $1.2bn (£940m). It would be one of the largest listings by a Chinese company on the New York Stock Exchange... -
Royal Dutch Shell to set carbon emission targets and link them to its executive pay
Dec 3, 2018Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell is to set carbon emission targets and link them to its executive pay. The Anglo-Dutch company has made the move after pressure from investors, led by asset manager Robeco and the... -
Qatar to leave OPEC next month in order to focus on gas production
Dec 3, 2018Qatar will leave OPEC next month in order to focus on gas production, the Gulf state’s new Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi announced in a surprise move on Monday. Qatar has been a member of OPEC since... -
Authorities in Sanaa are sterilizing water supplies to help stem the world’s worst outbreak of cholera
Dec 2, 2018Authorities in the Houthi-held Yemeni capital Sanaa are sterilizing water supplies at wells, distribution networks and houses to help stem the world’s worst outbreak of cholera. Nearly four years of war between a Saudi-led coalition and... -
Samsung awarded prizes to the winners in Dhaka
Dec 2, 2018Recently, the award ceremony of Samsung campaign ‘My Galaxy My Color’ took place in Samsung showroom at Bashundhara City in Dhaka. Social media sensation Shahtaj Monira Hashem attended the ceremony and handed the prizes to the... -
LG Life’s Good Disabled Students’ Trust Fund Scholarship handed over at DU
Dec 2, 2018LG Life’s Good Disabled Students’ Trust Fund Scholarship awarded three differently able students of Dhaka University (DU) for their outstanding effort and results in the academic examinations. Dhaka University Vice-chancellor Professor Dr. Md Akhtaruzzaman and LG... -
Anti-Islamabad activities get ground in PoK
Dec 2, 2018Slowly but steadily the Kashmir region under Pakistan authorities becomes a happening place for anti-Islamabad activities, where the protesters come with clear voices against the Pakistan government in Islamabad in repeated times. The most recent one... -
Workshop on helping women fighting gender violence held in Dhaka
Dec 2, 2018British Council jointly hosted a workshop with Tarango, a non-government organization on 29 November titled “International Women Rights Defenders Day” as part of 16 Days of Activism for Violence against Women and Children at Tarango’s office.... -
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt reach child custody agreement
Dec 2, 2018Divorcing Hollywood power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a final agreement over the custody of their six children, Jolie’s lawyer said on Friday, after more than two years of often bitter negotiations. “A... -
Transparency international takes anti-corruption message to streets of buenos aires
Dec 2, 2018In a last ditch attempt to get G20 leaders to take the fight against corruption seriously, Transparency International and its Argentinian chapter Poder Ciudadano, have lined streets in Buenos Aires with posters with the slogan “#G20TakeAction:...
