January2020

The first African Drone and Data Academy (ADDA) opened in Lilongwe, Malawi, UNICEF announced. The move is part of efforts to promote the use of drones in programs and services that will impact the lives of...

The script submission for the 27th International Radio Playwriting Competition has already started, and it will end on January 31, 2020. The global competition, hosted by BBC World Service and the British Council, offers the unique...

Samsung Electronics Bangladesh has started a new decade with amazing new prices of its wide range of televisions, refrigerators and washing machines for the customers. Under this new and affordable pricing, customers will now be able...

Celebrating its second year of operations in Bangladesh, The Body Shop, the original, British-born, ethical cosmetics brand, has extended their retail footmark in the country by opening their second outlet at Bashundhara City. The outlet is...

A new outbreak of bird flu was reported in Poland on Monday, with around 6,000 geese now set to be exterminated, a regional spokesman confirmed to Reuters, adding to about half a dozen cases already detected...

Drowning death rates are three to four times lower in states that regulate swimming in oceans, rivers and lakes, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined data on so-called open-water drownings for all 50 states from 2012...

Visa Inc said on Monday it agreed to buy privately held software startup Plaid Inc in a $5.3 billion deal that will boost the payments giant’s access to the booming financial technology space. The transaction highlights...

Vietnam aims to launch commercial 5G mobile services this year, the Ministry of Information and Communications said on its website. The government last year awarded its first trial 5G license to Viettel, the country’s largest telecommunication...

Amazon.com Inc is planning to give more data on counterfeit goods to law enforcement in a further crackdown on fakes listed on its e-commerce sites, a person familiar with the program told Reuters. The move comes...

Cyber-security experts are urging Windows 7 users to upgrade their operating system. Microsoft is going to stop supporting Windows 7 from Tuesday so that it can focus on “newer technologies”. As a result, Windows 7 users...