February2021
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40% of countries show no progress in reducing cigarette smoking in adolescents over last 20 years
Feb 7, 2021Despite an overall reduction in cigarette use over the last 20 years, nearly 1 in 5 boys (17.9%) and more than 1 in 10 girls (11.5%) around the world used tobacco at least once in the... -
Zookeeper killed after two Sumatran tigers escaped from a zoo in Indonesia
Feb 7, 2021A zookeeper has been killed after two critically endangered Sumatran tigers escaped from a zoo on Borneo island. The female tigers, both aged about 18 months, escaped the Sinka Zoo after a landslide caused by days... -
Thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon to denounce the coup despite the internet ban
Feb 6, 2021Thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon on Saturday to denounce this week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi despite a blockade on the internet by the junta.... -
Mominul’s four records in a day of first Test
Feb 6, 2021Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque had a fruitful day in the office on the day four game of the first Test against West Indies at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium today. He left the field with four... -
Kroger Co to give $100 to workers who get a COVID-19 vaccination
Feb 6, 2021Supermarket chain Kroger Co said on Friday it would give $100 to workers who get a COVID-19 vaccination, joining a growing list of U.S. retailers incentivizing employees to get inoculated against the novel coronavirus as soon... -
COVID-19 vaccination campaign will launch tomorrow in Bangladesh
Feb 6, 2021Bangladesh is set to witness the launching of a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign tomorrow as inoculates reached designated government medical warehouses up to the Upazila level. “Everything is set to launch it (campaign) tomorrow,” health services... -
Oscar-winning actor Christopher Plummer dead at 91
Feb 6, 2021Veteran Canadian actor Christopher Plummer, whose decades-long career featured an indelible star turn in “The Sound of Music” and an Oscar win late in life, died on Friday, his manager announced. He was 91, reports BSS.... -
Shakib al Hasan listed for highest base price for IPL auction
Feb 6, 2021Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was listed at the highest base price of INR 2 crore (approx. the US $274,000) for the Indian Premier League (IPL). The auction of the world’s most glamorous domestic cricket... -
Denmark moves forward on North Sea ‘energy island’
Feb 6, 2021Denmark has approved plans to build an artificial island in the North Sea that could generate wind power for at least three million households, the government said Friday. The Danish parliament adopted in June a political... -
Antonio Guterres welcomes agreement on Libya interim executive authority
Feb 6, 2021UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the agreement on a new interim executive authority for Libya, reports BSS. “Today we have very good news in our search for peace. I welcome the selection by members...
