Gaza Aid Crisis Deepens As US Deadline Approaches
Gaza Aid Crisis Deepens As US Deadline Approaches UN warns aid levels are perilously low amid increasing famine risks and military tensionsWith the humanitarian crisis deepening, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has issued alarming warnings about the plummeting levels of aid entering Gaza. The agency reported this alarming decline as Israel approached a deadline imposed by the United States to improve the flow of humanitarian aid. "Aid entering the Gaza Strip is at its lowest level in months," said Louise Wateridge, UNRWA's emergencies officer, speaking through video link from Gaza. This initiative was pinned as part of their commitment to increase the overall volume and routes of humanitarian aid. Israel's continuous airstrikes have escalated, with the Israeli military reporting the losses of several soldiers amid their operations.
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November 13, 2024 02:27 UTC
ICT chief prosecutor writes to IGP for Interpol red notice against Hasina, others
Mohammad Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal, has written to the inspector general of police, urging him to take the necessary steps to secure Interpol red notices for the arrest of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and other fugitives. Tribunal prosecutor BM Sultan Mahmud confirmed the matter on Tuesday. After an inspection of the renovations to the International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday, Law Advisor Asif Nazrul said: “This murderous group carried out massacres in July and August. We will seek red notices through Interpol to catch those who are absconding. The tribunal has since issued arrest warrants against Hasina in one case and 45 others, including her family members and Awami League leaders, in another case.
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November 13, 2024 02:10 UTC
Israeli strikes pound Lebanon, Hezbollah strikes back
In northern Israel, two people were killed in the city of Nahariya when a residential building was struck, Israeli police said. In Mount Lebanon province in the middle of Lebanon, Israeli strikes killed eight people in the village of Baalchmay southeast of Beirut and 15 people in Joun village in the Chouf district, Lebanon's health ministry said. Israeli military chief Herzi Halevi, visiting troops in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, said Israeli forces were "operating very strongly" in the country. Hezbollah attacks have killed about 100 civilians and soldiers in northern Israel, the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and southern Lebanon over the last year, according to Israel. In a statement, Hezbollah said that since that date it had forced an Israeli retreat from several towns in southern Lebanon, without naming them, and promised more strikes against Israeli military targets.
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November 13, 2024 02:05 UTC
BO accounts reopening rumours drag DSEX down
Rumours about the reopening of ‘suspended’ Beneficiary Owner accounts have dragged the Dhaka Stock Exchange, or DSE, index 35 points down. However, rumours soon spread that the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, might allow the reopening of suspended BO accounts, which had been frozen due to alleged market manipulation. The SEC had earlier frozen the accounts of individuals and business groups accused of manipulating share prices. SEC spokesperson Md Rezaul Karim told bdnews24.com that the matter of reopening these accounts is under review to assess whether it could help enhance market liquidity. He added, "If the conditions set at the time of the suspension are met, the Commission may consider reopening these accounts.
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November 12, 2024 22:27 UTC
William Radice passes away
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November 12, 2024 22:08 UTC
Dengue: Seven die, 1,211 more hospitalised in a day
Seven more people have died of dengue infection while 1,211 new patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours.With the new counts, the number of people in hospitals with the fever has reached 74,800 this year. A total of 367 people died among them.The Directorate General of Health Services, or DGHS, said as many as 430 were hospitalised in Dhaka among the new dengue patients until Tuesday morning.In addition, 272 were hospitalised in the Dhaka Division, 43 in the Mymensingh Division, 139 in the Chattogram Division, 130 in the Khulna Division, 67 in the Rajshahi Division, 18 in the Rangpur Division, 108 in the Barishal Division, and four in the Sylhet Division.As many as 3,980 patients are currently undergoing treatment for dengue in hospitals across the country. They include 1,838 in the capital and 2,142 outside Dhaka.The DGHS has been keeping records of dengue hospitalisations and deaths since 2000.Since then, a record 321,179 dengue hospitalisations were logged in 2023. The highest 1,705 people also died of the disease that year. —bdnews24.com
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November 12, 2024 17:36 UTC
Why young men turned out in droves for Donald Trump
Why young men turned out in droves for Donald TrumpWASHINGTON, Nov 8, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Putting abortion rights front and centerin her campaign, Kamala Harris thought she found a winning formula incourting women voters. But it was Donald Trump who found victory, running up the margins on Americanmen -- particularly young men. "If you are a man in this country and you don't vote for Donald Trump, you'renot a man," said Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist long focused on theyouth vote. Donald Trump won the presidency with 54 percent of men voting for theRepublican, up slightly from the 51 percent that supported him in 2020,according to exit polling by NBC. But what raised eyebrows was among younger voters aged 18-29, where 49percent of men voted Trump -- shattering previous images of young peoplegenerally leaning left.
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November 08, 2024 16:39 UTC
Philippines’ rice imports surpass 2023 level
The Philippines’ rice imports so far this year have surpassed last year's level and can hit 4.2 million metric tonnes (MT) by the end of 2024, Department of Agriculture (DA) technical advisory group member and former undersecretary for rice industry development Leocadio Sebastian said. Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) — The Philippines’ rice imports so far this year have surpassed last year's level and can hit 4.2 million metric tonnes (MT) by the end of 2024, Department of Agriculture (DA) technical advisory group member and former undersecretary for rice industry development Leocadio Sebastian said. Domestic rice output in the Philippines may be lower than 19.41 million MT this year, following multiple typhoons that hit the country. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Manila office forecasts the Philippines will import around 4.7 million MT of rice this year, higher than the previous estimate of 4.6 million MT. In its latest Grain report, USDA projected the Philippines will produce 12.3 million MT of milled rice this year, lower than the previous forecast of 12.7 million MT./.
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November 08, 2024 15:01 UTC
Philippines cleans up after typhoon Yinxing
Philippine authorities reported on November 8 that they are clearing away fallen trees and debris after typhoon Yinxing made landfall in the northern coastal region on November 7. Philippines cleans up after typhoon Yinxing (Photo: bssnews.net)Hanoi (VNA) - Philippine authorities reported on November 8 that they are clearing away fallen trees and debris after typhoon Yinxing made landfall in the northern coastal region on November 7. As of 8:00 am on November 8, the eye of typhoon Yinxing was located northwest of Laoag city and was moving into the East Sea. Yinxing is the third storm in less than a month to threaten the country, following severe tropical storm Trami and super typhoon Kong-rey, which killed at least 158 people. The Philippines is hit by an average of 20 typhoons and tropical storms each year, causing damage to homes and infrastructure and posing a significant threat to human life.
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November 08, 2024 14:10 UTC
United Nations warily awaits Donald Trump's return to power
REUTERSFILE PHOTO: The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New York August 15, 2014. After all, what bigger and better global stage is there than the United Nations?" During his first term, Trump complained that the US was shouldering an unfair burden of the cost of the UN and pushed for reforms. 'GREAT NEWS FOR CHINA'During Trump's first term, he was critical of the United Nations and wary of multilateralism. A senior African diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, summed up the impending return of Trump for multilateralism and the United Nations: "The heavens help us."
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November 08, 2024 07:36 UTC
Republicans widen Senate majority, on track to win House
REUTERSThe US Capitol is seen at sunrise as Republican House members will today continue their search to find a House speaker following the ouster of Kevin McCarthy, in Washington, US, Oct 13, 2023. That margin could climb as high as 55 seats if Republicans win close races in Arizona and Nevada, which remain uncalled. In the battle for the House, Republicans were edging closer to victory after adding one seat to their 220-212 majority, though 25 races have yet to be called. Republicans had secured at least 211 seats, seven short of a majority in the 435-seat chamber. Democrats would have to win 19 of the remaining uncalled races to take a House majority and maintain a toehold on power in Washington.
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November 08, 2024 06:57 UTC
7 more die of Dengue -
The Directorate General of Health Services, or DGHS, said as many as 422 were hospitalised in Dhaka among the new dengue patients until Thursday morning, reports bdnews24.com. With the new counts, the number of hospitalised dengue patients has reached 69,456 this year. As many as 4,326 patients are currently undergoing treatment for dengue in hospitals across the country. The DGHS has been keeping records of dengue hospitalisations and deaths since 2000. Since then, a record 321,179 dengue hospitalisations were logged in 2023.
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November 08, 2024 06:42 UTC
Legal loophole ends India ban on Salman Rushdie book
Rushdie, 77, lived in hiding for years after Iran's first supreme leaderAyatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ordered his killing for what he deemed the book'sblasphemous nature. "We have no other option except to presume that no such notification exists,"the court said in its order, published this week. Viking Penguin published "The Satanic Verses" in September 1988 to criticalacclaim. The book is set by turns in London under Conservative British prime ministerMargaret Thatcher and ancient Mecca, Islam's holiest site. Rushdie gradually emerged from his underground life in 1991, but his Japanesetranslator was killed in July that year.
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November 08, 2024 06:04 UTC
Germany government collapse: Pressure mounts on Germany's Scholz to trigger election after coalition collapse
REUTERSGerman opposition parties and business groups on Thursday urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz to trigger a new election quickly to minimise political uncertainty after his rocky three-way coalition collapsed. German industry, reeling from high costs and fierce Asian competition, also urged Scholz's government on Thursday to arrange an election as soon as possible. A meeting between Scholz and Merz on Thursday failed to solve the impasse, a government source said. Joerg Kukies, a top official in the chancellery and close SPD ally of Scholz, will be named finance minister. The crisis comes at a critical juncture for Germany, with a flatlining economy, ageing infrastructure and an unprepared military.
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November 08, 2024 05:00 UTC
All members of Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission resign - Telegraph India
All members of Bangladesh's National Human Rights Commission resigned on Thursday, three months after the interim government took charge. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Kamal Uddin Ahmed and five other members submitted their resignation letters to the president on Thursday, news portal BDNews24.com said. ADVERTISEMENTThe resignations come days after the Commission's report highlighted a rise in mob violence in the country. The commission’s full-time members—Md Salim Reza, Aminul Islam, Kongjari Chowdhury, Biswajit Chanda, and Tania Haque—also tendered their resignations. Two days after the report’s release, all commission members tendered their resignations," BDNews24.com said.
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November 08, 2024 04:07 UTC