April2023
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ADB approves $230m for flood rehabilitation in Bangladesh
Apr 17, 2023The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh signed a $230 million loan deal today to aid with the rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in north-eastern Bangladesh following devastating floods in May-June 2022. The agreements... -
New Zealand public radio threatens to quit Twitter
Apr 17, 2023On Monday, Radio New Zealand became the latest broadcaster to threaten to leave Twitter after the social media network labeled it as “government-funded.” The chief of content at RNZ said the network might follow in the... -
Ancelotti exposing Chelsea downfall on Bridge return
Apr 17, 2023With the club in chaos, Chelsea owner Todd Boehly took up the phone and phoned Blues star Frank Lampard to come back and try to steady the ship. In another world, Carlo Ancelotti would have been... -
SpaceX Starship, world’s biggest rocket, set for first test flight
Apr 17, 2023SpaceX is counting down the days before the first test launch of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, destined to transport astronauts to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, on Monday. The massive rocket is set... -
Brazil’s Lula raises Russia war mediation with China, UAE
Apr 17, 2023Brazil’s president claimed on Sunday that he and China had discussed cooperative mediation for Russia’s war in Ukraine, accusing the US and Europe of prolonging the crisis. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was on... -
US, UK urge ‘immediate cessation of violence’ in Sudan
Apr 17, 2023Britain and the United States called for a “immediate cessation” of violence in Sudan on Monday, where clashes between the army and paramilitaries had killed nearly 100 people. “There is a shared deep concern about the... -
Zelenskyy urges NATO security guarantees
Apr 16, 2023Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked for Ukraine to join the defense alliance as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the G7’s senior diplomats are debating Russia’s escalating aggression against its neighbor. DW has the most recent information.... -
Sonar Bangla Express collides with a stalled freight train near Cumilla, injuring at least 50 people
Apr 16, 2023Sonar Bangla Express derailed five carriages after the passenger train rammed a parked freight train from behind at Nangalkot in Cumilla, injuring at least 50 people. Train services between Dhaka and Chattogram have been halted as... -
Tendulkar Jr. makes his IPL debut
Apr 16, 2023Arjun Tendulkar made his Indian Premier League debut on Sunday, bowling for the Mumbai Indians, a side led by his father, the legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar. The 23-year-old left-hander, who is over six feet (1.83 metres)... -
Japan PM urges better security after blast targets speech
Apr 16, 2023Japan has to beef up security as Group of Seven leaders come, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Sunday, a day after an explosive was thrown at him at a campaign rally. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida...
