November2023
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Moody’s downgrades US debt rating outlook to negative
Nov 12, 2023The US debt outlook was downgraded by Moody’s on Friday, from stable to negative, just one week before the pivotal budget deliberations in Congress. The agency has kept its Aaa grade for US government debt in... -
Iran president lands in Saudi for Gaza summit: state-affiliated media
Nov 12, 2023Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday for a summit on Gaza, state-affiliated media reported, his first visit since the two countries agreed to restore ties in March. The emergency meeting of the... -
Hollywood celebrates strike end as actors get back to work
Nov 12, 2023Hollywood celebrated Thursday after actors ended a crippling months-long strike, kicking off a race to get the cameras rolling and salvage next year’s movies and television shows. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) called off its 118-day... -
FBI agents seized New York mayor’s cell phones: lawyer
Nov 12, 2023According to his campaign counsel on Friday, FBI agents seized the New York mayor’s cell phones and other electronics in what looks to be an expansion of a federal investigation into campaign financing. The seizure appears... -
Italy to host G7 summit in June 2024
Nov 12, 2023Authorities confirmed on Friday that Italy will host the Group of Seven summit in June of the next year at an opulent hotel that gained notoriety for hosting Justin Timberlake’s wedding. In a social media video,... -
Travel, tourism, hospitality awards launched
Nov 12, 2023A new award program for the travel, tourist, and hospitality industries has been launched by travel magazine The Bangladesh Monitor to honor individuals and groups for their significant contributions to the growth of these industries in... -
Ukraine to spend half of 2024 budget on defence
Nov 12, 2023As Kyiv directs resources toward the war effort, lawmakers in Ukraine approved a government budget for 2024 on Thursday that calls for half of all state spending to go toward defense. Since the start of the... -
A child killed on average every 10 minutes in Gaza, says WHO chief
Nov 12, 2023A child is killed on average every 10 minutes in the Gaza Strip, World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the United Nations Security Council on Friday, warning: “Nowhere and no one is safe.” He... -
Mitchell Marsh big ton raze Bangladesh
Nov 11, 2023At the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Saturday, Bangladesh succumbed to Australia by eight wickets, capping their World Cup campaign with yet another crushing defeat. After losing the toss, Bangladesh scored 306-8, surpassing the... -
Four Dhaka buses were set on fire
Nov 11, 2023Four buses were set on fire by miscreants on Saturday night in the Motijheel, Gabtoli, Gulistan, and Jatrabari neighborhoods of the city. Ershad Hossain, the Fire Service and Civil Defense headquarters’ control room in-charge, stated that...