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Thai cave rescue bid enters day two amid rain

by Banglapress • 1 week ago

Banglapress Online: A treacherous rescue bid to free a youth football team trapped in a flooded Thai cave entered its second day today, with nine of the "Wild Boars" still inside after elite divers guided four out. Looming rain was one of the main...

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North Korea slams 'regrettable' US attitude at nuclear talks

by Banglapress • 1 week ago

Banglapress Online: The US and North Korea sharply diverged after two days of talks, with Pyongyang terming the US position on denuclearisation during meetings with Mike Pompeo “extremely regrettable,” hours after the secretary of state cited progr...

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Oprah Winfrey said 2020 presidential run 'would kill me'

by Banglapress • 1 week ago

Banglapress Online: Oprah Winfrey is again dampening speculation that she may be planning to run for president. When she received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for her impact on the world of entertainment at this year's Golden Globe Awards in January,...

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Tourism restrictions on seven Muslim countries remain in the Supreme Court

by Banglapress • 1 week ago

Banglapress online: Ramy Almansoob’s children have been asking every day for weeks: “Do we have a decision yet? Do we have a decision yet? Do we have a decision yet?” The girls, ages 6, 9 and 13, still live in the war-torn capital of Yemen, where th...

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2 security forces, 5 IS militants killed in Afghan clash

by Banglapress • 1 week ago

Banglapress online: At least two security forces and five Islamic State (IS) militants were killed during an ongoing clash in Darzab district of northern Afghan province of Jawzjan, local police said Tuesday. News: BSS. “The clashes started late Mon...

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Trump Sets Fate of Immigration Bill With a Tweet

by Banglapress • 1 week ago

Banglapress dhaka: President Trump appeared to give up hope on Friday that the Republican-controlled Congress could succeed in passing an immigration bill this year, urging lawmakers in a Twitter post to stop “wasting their time.” His advice is like...

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New Zealand PM gives birth to girl

by Banglapress • 1 week ago

Banglapress desk,Dhaka :New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has given birth to her first child, a girl weighing 3.31kg (7.3lb). This makes her only the second elected leader in modern history to give birth while in office. Ms Ardern was admi...

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ICC gives Myanmar deadline over Rohingya case jurisdiction

by Banglapress • 1 week ago

  Banglapress, dhaka: Judges at the International Criminal Court have given Myanmar a deadline to respond to a prosecution request that they consider hearing a case on the alleged deportation of Rohingya minorities to Bangladesh. In a decision pub...

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Melania Trump speaks out against child separations at border: 'Hate to see it'

by Banglapress • 1 week ago

Banglapress Online:First Lady calls on ‘both sides’ to come together on immigration reform as Democrats press for changes on controversial policy Melania Trump’s spokeswoman has said the first lady “hates to see children separated from their famili...

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2 women get kicked out of N.Y. City Uber after kiss

by Banglapress • 1 week ago

New York Correspondent: Two women say an Uber driver kicked them out of his car after he saw them kiss in the back seat. The driver’s taxi license, required to drive for Uber in New York City, has been suspended as the New York City Taxi and Limousi...

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Promise of the new day at historic convention of Trump-Kim

by Banglapress • 1 week ago

Banglapress Online: US President Donald Trump made a stunning concession to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday about halting military exercises, pulling a surprise at a summit that baffled allies, military officials and lawmakers from his o...

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US Immigration Authorities to Send 1,600 Detainees to Federal Prisons

by Banglapress • 1 week ago

New York Correspondent: U.S. authorities are transferring into federal prisons about 1,600 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees, officers instructed Reuters on Thursday, within the first large-scale use of federal prisons to carry de...

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