October2021
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‘Peaky Blinders’ film to go on floors in 2023
Oct 9, 2021The hit BBC and HBO Max program ‘Peaky Blinders’ will cease following the feature film that will follow its sixth and final season. The film is slated to go on floors in 2023. As per Variety,... -
I hoped Messi would offer to play for free: Barcelona president
Oct 9, 2021Barcelona president Joan Laporta revealed on Friday he hoped Lionel Messi would change his mind about leaving the club and agree to play for free. Messi joined Paris Saint-Germain in August after Barca decided not to... -
Anxiety and fear for women in Taliban stronghold
Oct 9, 2021Afghan student Fauzia used to earn ends meet voicing advertising on a radio station in the Taliban heartland of Kandahar, but that came to an abrupt halt when the Islamists surged to power in August. Their... -
Pakistan earthquake kills 20 in Balochistan province
Oct 9, 2021At least 20 people have been killed when an earthquake shook Pakistan’s Balochistan province early on Thursday, officials have informed the BBC. Disaster management officials indicated the death toll may grow. Images on social media showed... -
YouTube disables two of R. Kelly’s channels
Oct 9, 2021YouTube has banned two of R. Kelly’s channels following his sex trafficking conviction last month. The musician used his prominence to sexually abuse women and children over 20 years, a jury ruled. YouTube’s taken down RKellyTV... -
10 lakh AstraZeneca vaccine doses arrive to Bangladesh from India
Oct 9, 2021The third commercial consignment of 10 lakh doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine from Serum Institute of India (SII) landed at 5.30 pm on Saturday afternoon at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. “Officials of the... -
Fiji to reopen for tourism as it hits vaccine milestone
Oct 9, 2021Fiji will lift Covid-19 restrictions and declare its reopening for international travel once the country meets a vaccination milestone Saturday. Changes to the country’s virus limitations would be announced on Sunday afternoon after 80 percent of... -
Philippines’ Nobel Prize winner Ressa says award for ‘all journalists’
Oct 9, 2021Veteran Philippine journalist Maria Ressa on Saturday said her Nobel Peace Prize was for “all journalists throughout the world”, as she promised to continue her campaign for press freedom. Ressa, co-founder of news website Rappler, and... -
Call to save birds for safeguarding environmental balance
Oct 9, 2021World Migrating Bird Day was commemorated here on Saturday with a demand to take immediate measures for conserving the migratory birds and their habitats from pollution and other habitat loss. Environmental pollution is a severe and... -
Psychologists for players in T20 World Cup, says ICC
Oct 8, 2021Psychologists will monitor players at the T20 World Cup to assist cope with the increased incidence of mental health problems in coronavirus safety bubbles, cricket’s governing body said Thursday. The pandemic strain has become increasingly obvious...
