2024 'increasingly likely' to be warmest on record: EU monitorPARIS, Aug 8, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - It is "increasingly likely" 2024 will be the hottest year on record, despite July ending a 13-month streak of monthly temperature records, the EU's climate monitor said Thursday. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said last month was the second warmest on record books going back to 1940, only slightly cooler than July 2023. Between June 2023 and June 2024, each month eclipsed its own temperature record for the time of year. From January to July global temperatures were 0.70C above the 1991-2020 average. This anomaly would need to drop significantly over the rest of this year for 2024 not to be hotter than 2023 -- "making it increasingly likely that 2024 is going to be the warmest year on record", said C3S.

Weather Alert...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Temperature values up to 104 and heat index values up to 108. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Heat stroke is an emergency!

Purple Heart recipients Galen G. Mitchell, from left, an Army veteran of the Village of Poinciana, John Comp, a Marine Corps veteran of the Village of Belle Aire, and Noel Fromkin, an Army veteran of the Village of Calumet Grove, stand together Tuesday for Purple Heart Day.

Michael was released in a blindfolded state somewhere in Chattogram in the early hours of WednesdayThe United People’s Democratic Front or UPDF leader Michael Chakma has returned home five years after we went 'missing.' His release was confirmed by Niran Chakma, an official of the UPDF on Wednesday. According to Niran's statement, Michael was released in a blindfolded state somewhere in Chattogram in the early hours of Wednesday. On Apr 9, 2019, Michael went ‘missing’ on his way back to Dhaka from Narayanganj’s Kanchpur. UPDF Central Vice President Nutan Kumar Chakma in a statement said: “Michael Chakma was picked up and imprisoned for more than five years on the orders of the fascist Awami League government.”He expressed gratitude to everyone who held various protest programmes to rescue Michael Chakma in the last five years.

My Golden Ratio score is about just one per cent off that of the Princess of Wales (the living one) and Kate Moss. “The Princess of Wales, with a score of 87.45 per cent, was only just over one per cent above her. Nonetheless, plastic surgeons are increasingly using the Golden Ratio formula when inspecting would-be patients’ faces. Failing that, and with a shandy down me, I’m going to start introducing myself as “beautiful Clemmie, eight per cent uglier than Bella Hadid”. Dr Julian De Silva is a leading facial plastic surgeon who specialises only in surgical and non-surgical facial procedures.

The country waits for a threatened attack from Iran and its proxiesPeople walk at a square where Israeli flags are displayed, amid the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 16, 2024. REUTERSPeople walk at a square where Israeli flags are displayed, amid the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 16, 2024. "We are prepared for both defence and attack, we are striking our enemies and are also determined to defend ourselves," he said. Israel now finds itself facing the threat of a multifront war, confronting a clutch of militant movements - Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis in Yemen, all backed and funded by its longstanding enemy Iran. "We've got the threats from Iran, we've got threats from Hezbollah," said MDA's Aryeh Myers.

DHAKA, Aug 7, 2024 (BSS) – The Ministry of Education today postponedHSC and equivalent examinations scheduled to be held from August 11due to unavoidable reasons. A notification, signed by Syed AZ Morshed Ali, deputy secretary of theSecondary and Higher Education Division of the ministry, confirmed theinformation. The detailed schedule for the examinations will be announced later, thenotification read.

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DHAKA, Aug 7, 2024 (BSS) - Acting Chairman of BNP Tarique Rahman today said the national election has to be held at the quickest time. BNP held the rally as mass protests forced Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country. Congratulating students, Tarique Rahman said, "Door of democracy has opened . Calling upon the police to cooperate in fulfilling their duties, Tarique Rahman said that the police are not the enemy of the people. In every neighborhood, everyone including Muslims, Hindus, Christians must fulfill the responsibility of security," Tarique Rahman added.

New Delhi: As reports of the targeting of minorities continue to emanate from Bangladesh in the absence of security forces, students have reportedly hit the streets yet again to maintain law and order. Reports in the Bangladesh media said while the police forces have gone missing from the streets of Dhaka and adjoining areas, students have taken on “security duties at various police stations, churches and temples”. Bangladesh Army chief Gen. Waker-Uz-Zaman told the Bangladeshi media that the situation would return to normal in a couple of days. As an uneasy calm prevailed over riot-torn Bangladesh, the local media, students’ outfits and the intelligentsia have come down heavily on attacks on minority establishments across the country. However, the Bangladesh TV channels continue to report that with police forces missing from Dhaka and adjoining areas, the students have taken on “security duties”.

At least 30 to 40 prisoners have escaped from Kushtia District Jail. Members of the Kushtia army camp took control of the jail gate after being notified about the incident around 3:30 pm. According to a witness, gunshots were fired inside the jail around 2:45 pm. Around 3 pm, prison guards took position in front of the main gate while shots were still being fired inside the jail. Blank shots were fired inside.”“We learned that a few prisoners had escaped, but we do not have the exact number yet.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today (7 August) asked the police to become stricter in resisting anarchic situation and looting in the country. And the IGP must take necessary steps in this regard," he said when newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Mainul Islam paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban. President's Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin briefed reporters after the meeting. Congratulating the new IGP, President Shahabuddin said the role of police is very important in maintaining law and order in the country and ensuring the safety of people's lives and properties. During the meeting, President's Office Secretary Md Wahidul Islam Khan, Military Secretary Major General Md Adil Chowdhury and President's Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin were present.

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Officials and employees at the National Board of Revenue have begun protests calling for the removal of senior officials at the government agency following the overthrowing of the Sheikh Hasina government and protests at other agencies. They demanded the dismissal of ‘opportunistic officials’, including current Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Munim and First Secretary (Tax Administration) Md Shahiduzzaman. The protesters put forward a 9-point charter of demand that included not allowing deputations for anyone in the administrative cadre. They included officials at the board member level, VAT and income tax departments. Other officials and employees expressed similar opinions and burnt a poster of the chairman.

The podium of the Colorado Republican Party stands bare following a watch party of 2022 candidates at the Doubletree By Hilton in Greenwood Village. “That is not how the bylaws of the Colorado Republican committee work,” he said. “Your state party will not sit idly by while Watkins violates proper process and procedure,” the email said. He first faced blowback for the party’s lackluster fundraising and because he was working as a full-time aide to a Republican state lawmaker while leading the state Republican party. Dave Williams speaks during a Colorado GOP state central meeting on March 11, 2023, in Loveland where he was elected chairman of the party.