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Bangla Press Desk: Unusually heavy snow in Japan has been blamed for 30 deaths in the past two weeks, officials said Tuesday, including a 91-year-old woman found under a three-metre pile outsid...
Staff Reporter: People stand outside a FedEx facility near Indianapolis International Airport after a shooting with multiple victims late Thursday night. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star/The Associated Press) Eight people were shot and ki...
Staff Reporter: Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said people will “likely” need a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine within 12 months of getting fully vaccinated. His comments were made public Thursday but were taped April 1. Bourla said it’s possible p...
Staff Reporter: A 39-year-old nurse in the US state of Florida has been arrested for threatening to kill Vice President Kamala Harris, according to media reports on Saturday. Nivian Petit Phelps was arrested following an investigation by the US S...
Staff Reporter: Three people have been killed in another shooting in Texas, USA. The shooting happened in Austin, Texas, on Sunday afternoon, local time. Law enforcement has not been able to arrest anyone yet. All roads in the Great Hills Tail an...
Staff Reporter: The United States topped the list with at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine given to nearly half of the US population. The country's 130 million people, including those aged 18 and over, have all been vaccinated.With the secon...
Satff Reporter: Former United States Vice President Walter Mondale, a liberal icon who famously told voters to expect a tax increase should he win the presidency, died on Monday, US media reported. He was 93 years old. No cause was given for Mon...
Staff Reporter: Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday on all counts in the death of George Floyd, whose killing sparked worldwide protests and a reckoning on race in the U.S. After about a day of deliberations, the jury f...
Staff Reporter : The effects of the second wave of deadly coronavirus infections continue to grow. Coronavirus has killed more than 30 lakh 57 thousand people worldwide. The number of victims has exceeded 14 crore 35 lakhs. And more than 12 crore...
Bangla Press Desk: Four people were killed and over a dozen others injured when an explosive-laden vehicle exploded inside the parking of Serena hotel in Quetta, capital city of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province Wednesday night, the count...
Staff Reporter: The story of that viral photo of US President Joe Biden and a boy through social media is a complete lie. The story behind the viral image is that US President Biden is on his knees apologizing to the child of George Floyed, a bla...
Staff Reporter : The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for caution in India over the spread of coronavirus. He expressed concern over the situation in India. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was concerned about th...
Staff Reporter:The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention formally lifted its pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after a panel on Friday recommended resuming the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, despite a very rar...
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