January2019
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Six decades of Toyota Land Cruiser
Jan 23, 2019Six decades and millions of adventurous miles in the making, the 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser Heritage Edition melds exclusive design with added function for its debut just ahead of the Chicago Auto Show, where it will... -
Santander to slash its branch network by almost a fifth
Jan 23, 2019Spanish-owned bank Santander is slashing its branch network by almost a fifth, putting 1,270 jobs at risk. The bank blamed the closures on “changes in how customers are choosing to carry out their banking”. It said... -
Transparency International to release 2018 corruption perceptions index
Jan 23, 2019Transparency International, the leading civil society organisation fighting corruption worldwide, will release its 24th annual Corruption Perceptions Index on Tuesday 29 January 2019 at 06:01 CET (00:01 EST). Transparency International’s flagship research product, the Corruption Perceptions Index... -
Women entrepreneurs are agents of growth in Armenia’s SME sector
Jan 23, 2019Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises play a critical role in the empowerment and economic freedom of women in Armenia, who are increasingly becoming agents of growth for the country’s economy. ADB has provided more than $40... -
Mustafiz in ICC’s ODI Team of the Year
Jan 23, 2019Bangladesh pace bowing sensation Mustafizur Rahman has been named in the ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year, reports BSS. Mustafizur Rahman, who is popularly known as Fizz, is the only Bangladeshi cricketer, who secured a... -
Virat Kohli sweeps all three top ICC awards
Jan 23, 2019India captain Virat Kohli on Tuesday became the first ever player to clinch all three top honours including cricketer of the year in the International Cricket Council awards. Not only is Kohli the first player to... -
6,000 Nigerians flee Boko Haram attack to Chad
Jan 23, 2019Thousands of Nigerians have fled across Lake Chad since Boko Haram launched attacks in and around the fishing town of Baga last month, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday. “An estimated 6,000 refugees have... -
Plea for peace as body of murdered Arab-Israeli student returns home
Jan 23, 2019Australians have farewelled Arab-Israeli student Aya Maasarwe in emotional vigils and ceremonies as her heartbroken father prepared to return home with her body on Tuesday, a week after her rape and murder. The 21-year-old’s body was... -
Shafi Bhuiyan elected as the Board Chair of CCGHR for 2018-2020
Jan 23, 2019Dr. Shafi Bhuiyan, MBBS, MPH, MBA, PhD, Assistant Professor, Clinical Public Health and Socio-Behavioural Health Sciences Division of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto has been elected as the new Chair of...
