December2020
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Netherlands, Sweden continue pressure on Myanmar over Rohinghya repatriation
Dec 8, 2020The Netherlands and Sweden will continue their pressure on Myanmar to allow forcibly displaced Rohingyas to return to their land of origin in Rakhine, said envoys of both the European nations, reports BSS. “We will continue... -
Grandmother, 90, gets first Covid jab as UK starts vaccine drive
Dec 8, 2020A 90-year-old British grandmother became the first person in a Western country to receive an approved coronavirus vaccine, as Britain rolled out Pfizer-BioNTech’s drug in the biggest inoculation drive in its history. Margaret Keenan, who turns... -
Pori Moni on Forbes list of Asia’s 100 Digital Stars
Dec 8, 2020The list of ‘Asia’s 100 Digital Stars’ has been published by the famous American business magazine ‘Forbes’. Dhaliwood star Parimani is the only Bangladeshi on that list. The list, published on Monday (December 7), says about... -
The height of Everest increased according to new announcement
Dec 8, 2020The height of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, has changed. Nepal and China have jointly announced an increase in the height of ‘decimal 86 meters’ than before. When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited... -
Let’s wake up, against all forms of violence, including rape… together, now
Dec 8, 2020In today’s world, equality between men and women is one of the ways to build a modern and prosperous state. There is an ambiguity in our society regarding the explanation of egalitarian society. At the same... -
90-year-old Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot
Dec 8, 2020Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother, on Tuesday became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot outside of a trial as Britain began vaccinating its population. An early riser, Keenan received... -
Most Californians faced heavy new restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19
Dec 8, 2020Most Californians faced heavy new restrictions on Monday aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, while New York’s governor threatened to ban indoor restaurant dining in New York City as the United States feared infections would... -
The revised new height of Mount Everest will be declared today
Dec 8, 2020The revised new height of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, will be known today. Nepal and China will jointly announce this. Since the catastrophic 2015 earthquake in Himalayan Nepal, there has been controversy... -
ADB affirms commitment to water and sanitation
Dec 8, 2020The Asian Development Bank (ADB) declared its pledge to water and sanitation investments in the 2020 Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Asia and the Pacific Finance Ministers’ Meeting. “We know that every dollar invested in... -
Owners can sell car online in record time with AI valuation tool from Huawei and UCARS
Dec 8, 2020Singapore’s fastest-growing online car marketplace UCARS is integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud computing into its platform together with Huawei to provide consumers with enhanced transparency, security, and satisfaction. Car owners can now expect to sell...
