The COP16 isn't expected to break new ground but will take stock of progress since the last summit secured historic assurances for biodiversity. In Cali, countries will put forward national strategies to meet this global objective, and observers hope Colombia as host will provide a model for others to follow. The treaty aims to marshal an international response to the plastic trash choking the environment, from oceans and rivers to mountains and sea ice. Hellen Kahaso Dena, head of Greenpeace's Pan-African Plastics Project, hopes that countries "will agree on a treaty that prioritises reducing plastic production". "There is no time to waste with approaches that will not solve the problem," the activist told AFP.

REUTERSA booth-level officer helps a woman verify her name in the voting list outside a polling station during the state assembly elections, in Karnal, in the northern state of Haryana, India, October 5, 2024. REUTERSIndia's ruling party is projected to have lost two key provincial elections to the main opposition Congress party and its allies, exit polls showed, suggesting another setback after the party fared poorly in national elections. Local media reported that Congress had a clear advantage in exit polls in the northern state of Haryana, indicating an end to a decade of rule by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state. The exit polls had projected Modi's BJP would win a large majority in the general election in June, but it fell short and had to depend on regional parties to secure a majority and form a coalition government. It is India's only Muslim-majority territory and has been at the centre of a dispute with neighbouring Pakistan since 1947.

Like a patient in the ICU facing multiple organ failures, the banking system may soon be on life support if it isn’t already. Bangladesh’s economic challenges must be clearly articulated with measurable data, and the solutions must be executed with precision and realistic planning. Conflicting priorities—such as stabilising the banking system while managing rampant real inflation and dwindling reserves—make the situation even more complex. A key realisation is that without substantial and necessary capital injection, the problems in the banking system cannot be resolved. Once the constraints, trade-offs, and limitations are accepted, the decision-making process becomes clearer, allowing for more informed choices and consequences about the difficult path ahead.

Hot spots and flareups kept area firefighters busy Sunday after multiple fires Saturday swept across fields in Gage County. Multiple agencies, including the Beatrice Rural and Filley Rural fire departments, responded to a fire shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday south of East Lilac Road and east of South 66th Road to the west of Rockford Lake State Recreation Area. The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Gage County on Sunday, citing low humidity and high winds bringing high weather danger to the area between noon and 5 p.m.On Saturday, the weather service issued a red flag warning for eastern Nebraska, with strong winds, low relative humidity and high temperatures contributed to extreme fire danger. There were at least three fires in Gage County on Saturday, the largest fire 7 miles east of Beatrice and another northeast of Pickrell, said Lisa Wiegand, Gage County's emergency manager. There was a third, smaller fire burning along south of Odell on Southwest 61st Road, Wiegand said.

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DHAKA, Oct 6, 2024 (BSS) - The government has a initiated a big move to construct a Taka 11,560.77 crore new rail-cum-road bridge over River Karnaphuli at Kalurghat beside the existing old bridge to ensure smooth and uninterrupted communication system between Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar. The Ministry of Railways has framed a draft project in this regard to be implemented by December 2030. Officials at the Ministry of Railways said that currently trains could not ply through the old and dilapidated Kalurghat Bridge at a speed of more than 10 kilometer per hour. As a result, it has become indispensible for constructing a new rail-cum-road bridge over River Karnaphuli at Kalurghat beside the existing old bridge to ensure smooth communication with the tourist city. The main project operations include construction of 700 meter rail-cum-road bridge, construction of 6.20 kilometer viaduct, 2.40 kilometer road viaduct, 4.54 kilometer embankments, erection of 11.44 kilometer rail track and ancillary works.

7 killed as fire breaks out in shop-cum-residential building in MumbaiMUMBAI, Oct 6, 2024 (BSS/PTI) - Seven persons, including three minors, were killed after a fire broke out in a double-storey shop-cum-residential structure in Mumbai on Sunday morning, a fire official said. The ground floor of the structure was used as a shop and the upper floor as residence, the official said. The blaze was confined to the electric wiring and installations in the shop at the ground floor and spread to the upper floor, he said, adding it was a 'level-one' fire. They were taken to the Rajawadi Hospital where all of them were declared brought dead, the official said. The deceased have been identified as Paris Gupta, 7, Manju Prem Gupta, 30, Anita Gupta, 39, Prem Gupta, 30, Narendra Gupta, 10, Vidhi Chediram Gupta, 15, and Gitadevi Dharamdev Gupta, 60, he said.

Stroud threw for 331 yards and a touchdown, and Ka’imi Fairbairn’s tiebreaking 59-yard field goal as time expired lifted host Houston over Buffalo. The Texans led 20-3 after a field goal early in third quarter before the Bills scored 17 straight points to tie it with about 3½ minutes to go. RAVENS 41, BENGALS 38 (OT): Justin Tucker kicked a 24-yard field goal to lift Baltimore to a wild overtime victory at Cincinnati. The Ravens and Bengals traded punches on offense the entire afternoon with Lamar Jackson finally prevailing despite Joe Burrow throwing a career-high five touchdown passes. Rookie Bo Nix had a breakout day with a pair of touchdown passes after coming into the game with just one.

The accounts also of the family will remain frozen for 30 daysThe Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, or BFIU, has frozen the bank accounts of eight individuals, including Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan and his four sons. The individuals listed in the BFIU’s letter include Sobhan, Co-Chairman Sadat Sobhan, Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir, and Vice-Chairman Safiat Sobhan and Safwan Sobhan. The BFIU has also directed the banks to freeze the accounts of Sonia Ferdousi Sobhan, Sabrina Sobhan, and Yeasha Sobhan. According to the BIFU’s letter, the accounts will remain frozen for 30 days under the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012. An official from the agency told bdnews24.com that the letter was sent to banks in the afternoon.

While student leaders continue to voice their aspirations for a new "political system," uncertainty lingers over whether this will evolve into the creation of a new political party. However, despite earlier discussions, leaders of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement now say they will consider forming a political party only after a ‘certain time’, though it's unclear when that time will come. Representatives of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement visited 44 districts from Sept 8-18, meeting with families of those who died during the movement and holding discussions against extortion and terrorism. Coordinator Abdul Hannan Masud told bdnews24.com, "We are not forming a political party now. Samanta said the Anti-discrimination Student Movement and the National Citizens' Committee will continue to operate in parallel, with no conflict between the two.

Man can be awful cruel to man, and from time immemorial we continue to come up with new ways to exact our cruelty. What a surprise those soldiers of Troy had when they laid down their weapons to cheer and hug that humongous Trojan Horse. I was ten years old when I first read that story, and did not trust a horse for several years after…Some ambuscades do not fare as well as the Trojan Horse. Well, there is a more natural demobilizing weapon that is most effective, though often overlooked, and it’s called, a pun. A good pun, or better yet, a bad one, can become an epiphany to an innocent interloper, and upgrade his disposition without harming him.

Following a slow ramp-up that nearly ran off the road when Sarkisian started, Texas has hit full speed. "Talent wins in college sports and Texas and its collective are doing everything necessary to ensure Texas continues to have the best talent." The Texas brand itself helps Longhorns players cash in. Starting quarterback quarterback Quinn Ewers' endorsements have included deals with video game, apparel and beverage companies. 5 among college football players with a valuation of $2.1 million.

DHAKA, Oct 06, 2024 (BSS) – Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam today urged all to be vocal against any kind of propaganda centering Bangladesh, saying that the recent student-people uprising should be properly portrait in the media. “Disinformation is being carried out in different international media including in Indian media centering this movement (student-people uprising),” he said. Nahid, also in-charge of Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, was addressing a seminar titled ‘The Cross-Border Spread of Misinformation in South Asia’ at a city hotel. He said that attempts are being made to establish such propaganda in the international arena, which is not expected at all. Professor Salimullah Khan and ICT Division Secretary Shish Haider Chowdhury spoke at the seminar, among others.

Al Pacino had a close call during a 2020 bout with COVID-19, saying in a new interview that at one point he didn’t have a pulse. “What happened was, I felt not good — unusually not good,” the Scarface actor told The New York Times Magazine. I didn’t have a pulse.”Luckily for Pacino, medical help arrived within a matter of minutes. You’re gone. He’ll also star in the drama film Hand of Dante, the Shakespeare adaptation Lear Rex, and the horror film The Ritual.

He was elected as the MP for Khulna-5 and appointed a full ministerFormer land minister Narayan Chandra arrested while ‘fleeing into India’The Border Guard Bangladesh, or BGB, has arrested former land minister Narayan Chandra Chanda at the Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah while he allegedly attempted to flee into India. "Narayan Chandra Chanda, the former MP from Khulna-5, has been detained while trying to escape to India at the Maheshpur border illegally," the BGB headquarters said in a statement on Sunday night. Narayan was elected a member of parliament for Khulna-5 (Dumuria-Fultola) constituency and appointed a cabinet minister in the January national elections. The 79-year-old politician had previously served as a state minister and began his career as a school teacher. He has also served as the chairman of the Union Council.