July2020
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At least 126 bodies found after a landslide in northern Myanmar
Jul 2, 2020At least 126 bodies have been found after a landslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar, officials say. Rescue work is on going for people who are still missing at the site in the... -
Rotary Club of Barishal Midtown launched OXYGEN Bank project
Jul 2, 2020Rotary Club of Barishal Midtown, under the leadership of its president Rtn Mahmudul Karim Hasnain, launched OXYGEN Bank project for rapid response to Covid-19 and non-COVID-19 health care support project yesterday at the Royal City Hospital,... -
Metlife joins United Nations Global Compact
Jul 2, 2020MetLife, Inc. joins the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. The U.N. Global Compact calls for companies to align their operations and strategies with 10 universal principles in the areas of human... -
Russia’s Energia space corporation to take the first tourist on a space walk in 2023
Jul 2, 2020Russia’s Energia space corporation said, it’ll take the first tourist on a space walk in 2023, under the terms of a new agreement with a US partner. Energia has made an agreement with Space Adventures, which promises to take two space tourists... -
Brazil topped 60,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus
Jul 2, 2020Brazil surpassed 60,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus after recording more than 1,000 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said yesterday. The South American country has suffered the biggest number of deaths per day... -
Bangladesh recalled the fourth anniversary of the gruesome 2016 Dhaka Attack
Jul 2, 2020Bangladesh yesterday recalled the fourth anniversary of the horrible 2016 Dhaka Attack where the militant group had murdered around 22 people including 18 foreigners, two Bangladeshis and two police men at the Holey Artisan Bakery in... -
UK pledges support for Syrians facing twin threat of conflict and coronavirus
Jul 2, 2020The UK will provide life-saving assistance to Syrians affected by their country’s ongoing conflict and the potentially devastating impact of coronavirus (COVID-19), International Development Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan announced at the ‘Supporting the Future of Syria and... -
Rafiul Haque Anter honored with The Diana Award
Jul 2, 2020A 23 years old young man from Bangladesh, named Rafiul Haque Anter has been honored with The Diana Award for going above and beyond in his daily life to create and sustain positive change. He has...