May2019

Valere Enterprise, an IT and Engineering firm of Bangladesh launched ‘Valerejobs.com’ recently at a local hotel in Dhaka introducing a global platform for ‘Regular Jobs’ and an ‘Online freelancing jobs mainly for women’. The global platform...

Trials with people with newly-diagnosed colorectal and non-small cell lung cancer suggest that whole-body MRI could reduce the time it takes to diagnose the stage of cancers. The results are from two prospective trials with nearly...

A new study has found that combining malaria genetic data with human mobility data from mobile networks can help map and predict the spread of drug-resistant malaria. The study was conducted by the Harvard TH Chan...

Hollywood legend Doris Day, whose films made her one of the biggest female stars of all time, has died aged 97. The singer turned actress acted in such films as Calamity Jane and Pillow Talk and...

Swedish prosecutors are set to announce whether they are reopening an inquiry into a rape allegation against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange. The investigation may be revived at the request of the alleged victim’s lawyer. Assange, who...

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged Sanath Jayasundara with two counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. Mr Jayasundara, a performance analyst at Sri Lanka Cricket, has been provisionally suspended with immediate effect. The charges...

An inquiry into Christchurch’s mosques shooting massacre began hearing evidence on Monday, as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern prepared to co-host a meeting in France that seeks global support to tackle online violence. A lone...

Pakistani security forces have killed three separatist insurgents who had stormed a luxury hotel in the port city of Gwadar 24 hours earlier, the military said on Sunday. Officials said three gunmen dressed as military officers...

Around 180 governments on Friday agreed on a new UN accord to regulate the export of plastic waste, some eight million tonnes of which ends up in the oceans each year, organisers said. The 1,400 representatives,...

Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by one run in a nail-biting Indian Premier League final on Sunday to claim a record fourth title. After Shane Watson had hit a fierce 80, Chennai needed two runs...