December2020
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Blue Origin to take the first woman to the moon’s surface
Dec 6, 2020Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin will take the first woman to the moon’s surface, the billionaire said on Friday as NASA nears a decision to pick its first privately built lunar landers capable of sending... -
German region of Bavaria to impose a tougher lockdown from Wednesday
Dec 6, 2020The southern German region of Bavaria, which has so far recorded the country’s highest coronavirus death toll, announced on Sunday that it will impose a tougher lockdown from Wednesday until Jan. 5. People in Bavaria will... -
Most of California to be under stay-at-home orders by Sunday night as COVID-19 surges
Dec 6, 2020California’s two most densely inhabited regions and its agricultural breadbasket will be under stay-at-home orders by Sunday night as the COVID-19 pandemic strains hospitals in the most populous U.S. state, officials said. Designed to kick in... -
Saifuddin back as Rajshahi bats first against Khulna
Dec 6, 2020Mohammad Saifuddin is back in the Minister Group Rajshahi squad, recovering from his ankle injury as his side was sent to bat first in their game against Gemcon Khulna in the Bangabandhu T20 Cup at Sher-e-Bangla... -
Protests demanding declaration of Nepal as a monarchy and ‘Hindu state’ again
Dec 6, 2020A movement has started in Nepal demanding the return of monarchy instead of democracy. Supporters of the royal family staged a massive protest in the capital, Kathmandu, on Saturday. This is the biggest protest for the... -
Sixteen workers die after being trapped in a coal mine in China
Dec 6, 2020Sixteen workers have died after being trapped in a coal mine in China. They are thought to have died as a result of an excess of carbon monoxide gas. The country’s state media reported the news... -
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will receive the coronavirus vaccine next week
Dec 6, 2020The corona vaccine, invented by Pfizer-BioNTech, will be vaccinated to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth ii within the next week following the emergency approval of the UK regulatory body corona vaccine. The 94-year-old queen and her husband Prince... -
PTA to take Bangladesh-Bhutan relations to new height
Dec 6, 2020Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said the signing of the first-ever Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between Bangladesh and Bhutan will carry forward the Dhaka-Thimphu bilateral ties to a new height, reports BSS. “Signing this... -
Former Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez dies
Dec 6, 2020Former Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez died on Saturday in Montevideo at the age of 80 after suffering from lung cancer, his son said in a tweet on Sunday. The center-left politician and oncologist was president of... -
Argentina passed a new tax on wealthiest people to pay for measures amid the coronavirus pandemic
Dec 6, 2020Argentina has passed a new tax on its wealthiest people to pay for medical supplies and relief measures amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Senators passed the one-off levy – dubbed the “millionaire’s tax” – by 42...
