October2020

Cristiano Ronaldo and other top Juventus footballers could face legal action when they rejoin their respective teams. The Italian champion team has been accused of violating the Corona Law despite being infected with the covid virus...

France scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and US scientist Jennifer Doudna won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for the gene-editing system known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping “scissors”. With this, for the first time, a Nobel science prize has...

Bars and cafes in Brussels will be forced to close for a month from Thursday, the regional government said on Wednesday after the Belgian capital overtook Paris in terms of COVID-19 infections per inhabitant. Brussels is...

South Korean carmaker Hyundai on Wednesday presented the first seven hydrogen-powered trucks to customers in Switzerland, out of 50 such vehicles scheduled this year to bring zero-emission commercial vehicles to European roads. For long haul, proponents...

The number of people admitted to hospital with Covid-19 on one day has jumped by nearly a quarter in England. There were 478 people admitted to hospital on Sunday – the largest daily figure since early...

American reggae and pop singer-songwriter Johnny Nash, best known for the 1972 hit I Can See Clearly Now, has died aged 80, his family has said. Nash, whose health had been in decline, died at his...

A silent protest was held in Bandarban on Wednesday (October 7) at 10 am at the Bandarban Press Club premises, organized by Sammilita Sacheton Nagorik Somaj, demanding a speedy punishment for rapists. Activists of the SAARC...

A human chain and press conference has been held in Barisal demanding an end to the abuse and rape of women and children across the country, including the attack on youth organizer Nasrin Akhter Sara and...

Anti-virus software entrepreneur John McAfee has been arrested in Spain and faces extradition to the US where he has been charged with tax evasion. Prosecutors say he failed to file tax returns for four years, despite...

Furniture store giant Ikea plans to open a record number of stores this year even as more and more shopping is done online. The Swedish company and its franchisees will open 50 stores worldwide – including...