August2020
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Occidental Petroleum Corp posted a $8.35 billion second-quarter loss
Aug 11, 2020Occidental Petroleum Corp yesterday posted a $8.35 billion Q2 loss on lower energy prices and write-downs as the U.S. oil producer has been trying to decrease debt amid a pandemic that has sapped fuel demand and... -
Apple CEO Tim Cook moved into the billionaire club
Aug 11, 2020Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook has joined the billionaire club as the company’s share price continues to increase. Apple’s market value has been on the rise following strong results and the upbeat outlook for tech giants.... -
Toshiba sold final stake in the personal computer maker Dynabook
Aug 11, 2020Toshiba has sold its final stake in the personal computer maker Dynabook. It means the firm no longer has a connection with making PCs or laptops. Sharp acquired 80% of Dynabook two years ago for $36m... -
Noted Bangladeshi music director Alauddin Ali passes away
Aug 10, 2020Celebrated Bengali composer and music director Alauddin Ali passed away while undergoing treatment at a city hospital at 5:30 pm today at the age of 67. Ali, a National Award-winning music director, was admitted to the... -
MDBs’ annual climate finance passes $61 Billion
Aug 10, 2020Climate financing by seven of the world’s largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) totaled $61.6 billion in 2019, with $41.5 billion (67%) in low- and middle-income economies, according to the 2019 Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks’... -
World pledges 250 million euros for Lebanon’s people
Aug 10, 2020World leaders on Sunday pledged above 250 million euros for disaster-struck Lebanon, conference host France stated, with the emergency assistant to be delivered “directly” to a population reeling from the deadly port blast in Beirut. Fifteen... -
Italy resort lifts alert on melting glacier threat
Aug 10, 2020An Italian Alpine resort on Sunday lifted declared alert last week over fears that a chunk of a glacier on the Mont Blanc mountain range might crash down on them. Around 15 people who were relocated... -
The Art of Our Lives – Emerging Artists Exhibition 2020 to showcase the “new normal”
Aug 10, 2020RoyJatra-through the art is going to organize an art exhibition titled “The Art of Our Lives – Emerging Artists Exhibition 2020” to showcase the “New Normal” in this COVID-19 pandemic and post COVID period through the... -
Russian businessman’s ship may trigger the tragedy in Beirut
Aug 8, 2020The huge explotion near the Lebanese capital, Beirut, is under investigation. Nevertheless, officials have already asserted the possible cause of the disaster. The blast happened shortly afternoon in front of a Russian ship carrying large quantities... -
So far 15 people confirmed dead in a plane crash in Kerala
Aug 8, 2020At least 15 people, including two pilots, have been killed in a plane crash in the Indian state of Kerala. Among all passengers, 112 injured have been admitted to various local hospitals. There were a total...
