June2024
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Expats remit $1.45b home in first 12 days of June
Jun 18, 2024According to the most recent data from Bangladesh Bank, expats sent $1.45 billion home through banking channels in the first 12 days of June as Eid-ul-Azha drew near. This represents a $620 million or 75% increase... -
Bird flu shows world not ready for future pandemics
Jun 18, 2024Surging cases of bird flu among mammals, including US cattle, offer a stark warning that the world is not ready to fend off future pandemics, a report said on Tuesday, urging leaders to act quickly. More... -
Jerusalem official takes on French consulate after Israel arms show ban
Jun 18, 2024An ultranationalist Israeli politician serving as Jerusalem’s deputy mayor has requested that trash not be picked up at the French consulate following Paris’s decision to prohibit Israeli companies from an arms fair. The French ministry of... -
Iran slaps one-year prison term on Nobel winner Mohammadi: lawyer
Jun 18, 2024An Iranian court has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to a year in prison for “propaganda against the state”, the jailed activist’s lawyer said on Tuesday. Mohammadi, 52, has been jailed since November 2021... -
China urges NATO to ‘stop shifting blame’ over Ukraine war
Jun 18, 2024China urged NATO on Tuesday to “stop shifting blame” over the conflict in Ukraine, following the Western military alliance’s chief accusing Beijing of escalating the conflict by arming Russia. On Monday, Secretary-General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg... -
Chinese Premier Li targets clean energy in Australia visit
Jun 18, 2024On Tuesday, Premier Li Qiang visited a lithium refinery under Chinese control in Perth, demonstrating the great need in his nation for Australian “critical minerals” needed for sustainable energy technologies. Li took a tour of Western... -
Swedish MPs vote on US defense deal amid nuclear fears
Jun 18, 2024On Tuesday, Swedish MPs will cast their votes on a contentious defense agreement with the US, which some worry might result in the US establishing permanent bases and deploying nuclear weapons on Swedish territory. A significant... -
50 aid workers lost lives on humanitarian duty in Ethiopia in 2024: WFP
Jun 18, 2024According to information released by the UN World Food Program (WFP), 50 relief workers died in Ethiopia in 2024 while performing their humanitarian duties. In a late-Sunday Ethiopia country brief, the World Food Program (WFP) stated... -
Thailand’s Thaksin indicted for insulting monarchy
Jun 18, 2024Due to remarks he made over ten years ago, powerful former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was formally charged by Thai authorities on Tuesday under the severe royal insult statutes of the kingdom. One of four cases... -
13 killed as heavy rains pound Central America
Jun 18, 2024Thirteen people have died in flooding and landslides in El Salvador and Guatemala as heavy rains pound Central America, authorities from the two countries said. In El Salvador, the hardest hit country so far, five people...
