August2021

Due to an increase in coronavirus cases in France, the US State Department has recommended Americans to avoid all travel to the country. Despite the fact that Covid-19 hospitalizations are still much below historical highs, France...

Canadian Minister of International Development Karina Gould has started her three-day virtual visit to Bangladesh this evening. Minister Gould will have the chance to meet with government officials and key partners to discuss Canada-Bangladesh cooperation, and...

In a reaction note to the newest IPCC report, titled “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis,” released Monday, a group of young climate activists from Bangladesh called for global accountability and climate justice everywhere. Fridays...

Online food delivery firm Delivery Hero has taken a 5% stake worth £284m in its UK rival Deliveroo. Deliveroo shares jumped 11% to 360p on Monday following the news, its highest since the firm went public...

In a reaction note to the newest IPCC report, titled “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis,” released Monday, a group of young climate activists from Bangladesh called for global accountability and climate justice everywhere. Fridays...

Apple has defended its new system that scans users’ phones for child sexual abuse material (CSAM), after a backlash from customers and privacy advocates. The technology searches for matches of known abuse material before the image...

US job openings hit a fresh record in June amid reports the country continues to face a labour shortage. Job vacancies jumped by 590,000 to 10.1 million on the last day of the month, according to...

JetBlue has said the Covid pandemic will not stop the airline from launching its long-awaited New York to London service on Wednesday. Chief executive Robin Hayes told the BBC there was “strong demand” for the route...

TikTok was the world’s most downloaded app in 2020 as it took the top spot from Facebook Messenger, according to digital analytics company App Annie. The Chinese video-sharing platform is the only app not owned by...

India logged 28,204 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 147 days, taking the total tally of cases to 3,19,98,158, while the active cases fell to 3,88,508, the lowest in 139 days, according to the Union Health...