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Australia vs England: Arch rivals lock horns for the top spot

Australia vs England: Arch rivals lock horns for the top spot

Tanvir Ahmed 2021-10-30 14:16:04

The two oldest rivals of cricket are scheduled to face each other in Dubai tonight at 8.00 pm Bangladesh time.  Both these sides have so far registered four points in two games – with Engl...

'Trust is like love,' it must be earned, Macron says after meeting Biden

'Trust is like love,' it must be earned, Macron says after meeting Biden

-- 2021-10-30 13:18:39

US President Joe Biden said his government's handling of a security agreement with Australia and Britain had been "clumsy" and sought to turn the page during his first meeting with French President Em...

US spy agencies say Covid origins may never be known

US spy agencies say Covid origins may never be known

-- 2021-10-30 12:25:11

US intelligence agencies said on Friday they may never be able to identify the origins of COVID-19, as they released a new, more detailed version of their review of whether the coronavirus came from a...

Rich nations to acknowledge climate change threat, take urgent steps, draft communiqué shows

Rich nations to acknowledge climate change threat, take urgent steps, draft communiqué shows

REUTERS 2021-10-30 11:34:00

Leaders of the 20 richest countries will acknowledge the existential threat of climate change and will take urgent steps to limit global warning, a draft communique seen ahead of the COP26 summit show...

Sudanese set for nationwide protests against military takeover

Sudanese set for nationwide protests against military takeover

-- 2021-10-30 11:02:05

Opponents of a military coup in Sudan have called for nationwide protests on Saturday to demand the restoration of a civilian-led government to put the country back on a path to democracy after decade...

Asif Ali heroics prolong Pakistan's winning streak

Asif Ali heroics prolong Pakistan's winning streak

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-10-29 23:42:57

Pakistan got the better of Afghanistan beating them by 5 wickets with 1 over remaining and are one step away from the Semi-finals.  Chasing 148, Pakistan lost the wicket of Rizwan quickly. But B...

So close, yet so far - Bangladesh lose low-scoring thriller

So close, yet so far - Bangladesh lose low-scoring thriller

Tanvir Ahmed 2021-10-29 19:54:34

Bangladesh fail to get over the line chasing a target of 143 as West Indies win the game by 3 runs. In response to the target of 143 runs, Bangladesh did just what they do best - getting off to a ter...

Senior aide to Myanmar's Suu Kyi sentenced to 20 years in prison

Senior aide to Myanmar's Suu Kyi sentenced to 20 years in prison

-- 2021-10-29 17:53:24

Win Htein, a senior aide to Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday on charges of high treason, media and one of his family members said. Win Htein, 79...

Bangladesh restrict West Indies to 142/7

Bangladesh restrict West Indies to 142/7

Tanvir Ahmed 2021-10-29 17:51:38

Bangladesh need 143 runs to claim their first win in the Super 12 round against the defending champions West Indies. Bangladesh won the toss once again but elected to bowl first this time. The Tigers...

Heirs assume responsibility as Covid deaths rock Bangkok's famous street-food stalls

Heirs assume responsibility as Covid deaths rock Bangkok's famous street-food stalls

-- 2021-10-29 16:42:02

Each morning, Adulwitch Tangsupmanee brings a cart of crispy pork belly to a run-down cinema in Bangkok's Chinatown and sets up the same street-food stall his internationally renowned father ran for n...

Printing coupons and eating swans: N Korea innovates amid food, economic woes

Printing coupons and eating swans: N Korea innovates amid food, economic woes

-- 2021-10-29 16:15:17

From printing coupons as replacement cash to breeding ornamental black swans to eat, North Korea is being forced to innovate to handle economic woes and food shortages as anti-pandemic border lockdown...

Global coronavirus cases top 245 million

Global coronavirus cases top 245 million

-- 2021-10-29 16:12:23

The overall number of Covid cases has now crossed 245 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case coun...

Nigerian army says Islamic State West Africa's new leader killed in military operation

Nigerian army says Islamic State West Africa's new leader killed in military operation

-- 2021-10-29 15:57:39

Nigeria's army said on Thursday it had killed the new leader of insurgent group Islamic State West Africa Province, or ISWAP in a military operation this month, two weeks after announcing the death of...

'Just give us our money': Taliban push to unlock Afghan billions abroad

'Just give us our money': Taliban push to unlock Afghan billions abroad

-- 2021-10-29 15:10:22

Afghanistan's Taliban government is pressing for the release of billions of dollars of central bank reserves as the drought-stricken nation faces a cash crunch, mass starvation and a new migration cri...

Bangladesh vs West Indies: Two derailed teams look to get back on track

Bangladesh vs West Indies: Two derailed teams look to get back on track

Tanvir Ahmed 2021-10-29 14:55:44

Two teams that are on the verge of getting knocked out from the seventh edition of the ICC T20 World Cup are set to lock horns against each other at Sharjah today afternoon at 4.00 pm Bangladesh time....

G20 leaders to stress tackling 'existential' climate challenge

G20 leaders to stress tackling 'existential' climate challenge

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-10-29 12:55:12

The world's 20 richest countries will commit this weekend to tackle the existential threat of climate change, paving the way for more detailed action at a UN climate change summit next week, according...

Australia show their might, beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets

Australia show their might, beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-10-28 23:33:06

Sri Lanka taste their first defeat of the T20 World Cup 2021 as Australia beat them by 7 wickets. Australia couldn’t ask for a better start chasing 155. A fiery start from Finch (37 off 23) ena...

ASIA vs SENA countries: Who are the World Cup favourites?

ASIA vs SENA countries: Who are the World Cup favourites?

Samin Zarif 2021-10-28 21:20:48

Since the inception of World T20s, the Asian sides have dominated the event to a major extent.  The first edition was won by India, followed by Pakistan in the second. Sri Lanka being the side w...

All good for Pakistan's new coaching staff

All good for Pakistan's new coaching staff

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2021-10-28 20:57:14

To continue with the sense of unpredictability that has always remained with the Pakistan side over the years, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the inclusion of a completely new coaching sta...

FE Predicts: Here are our Semi-Finalists of the World Cup

FE Predicts: Here are our Semi-Finalists of the World Cup

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-10-28 20:36:57

In every World Cup, prediction becomes an interesting thing for all the fans.  All the speculations and observations regarding what might happen and what is most likely to happen, how certain in...

Sudan army sacks six envoys, coup condemnation grows   

Sudan army sacks six envoys, coup condemnation grows  

-- 2021-10-28 18:32:11

Sudan’s ruling military has sacked six ambassadors and security forces have tightened their crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, even as international pressure against this week’s coup g...

Young guns that might blaze the most

Young guns that might blaze the most

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-10-28 18:32:07

In any form of the game, World Cup always discover new gems. Throughout the years, this has been the stage where many youngsters have proven themselves to be the next big thing and announced their arr...

Have Bangladesh's X factors lost their tone?

Have Bangladesh's X factors lost their tone?

Samin Zarif 2021-10-28 17:56:13

Bangladesh reached the Super 12 of this year's ICC T20I World Cup, beating Papua New Guinea by 84 runs in their last match of the first round.  After that, all went wrong with Bangladesh as they...

Confident Sri Lanka meet shaky Australia today

Confident Sri Lanka meet shaky Australia today

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-10-28 17:26:31

Australia will face Sri Lanka today at 8 p.m. BST at Dubai International Stadium. Both the teams will look to maintain their 100 per cent winning streak in their World T20 campaign.  Sri Lanka,...

Has poor fielding reversed the momentum of Bangladesh?

Has poor fielding reversed the momentum of Bangladesh?

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2021-10-28 16:47:47

In a game of cricket, no matter what the format is, good fielding from a side can sometimes draw the line between a win or a loss. In a fast-paced game like T20, runs saved by brilliance on the field...

Preventing Stroke: Every minute counts

Preventing Stroke: Every minute counts

Dr Mohammad Nazrul Hossain 2021-10-28 15:40:38

According to the World Health Organisation, stroke is the second leading cause of death in the world and according to their data, about 15 million people suffer from stroke every year.  Of those...

Singapore probes unusual surge in Covid-19 cases

Singapore probes unusual surge in Covid-19 cases

-- 2021-10-28 13:46:16

Singapore is looking into an "unusual surge" of 5,324 new infections of Covid-19, the city-state's health ministry said, its highest such figure since the beginning of the pandemic, as beds in intensi...

France seizes British trawler amid fishing licence row

France seizes British trawler amid fishing licence row

-- 2021-10-28 13:15:04

France seized on Thursday a British trawler fishing in its territorial waters without a licence and issued a verbal warning to a second vessel, amid a bitter row between the neighbours over access to...

India says it is concerned about China's new land border law

India says it is concerned about China's new land border law

-- 2021-10-28 09:14:59

India's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that it was concerned about a new law passed by China last week to strengthen border protection amid a protracted military standoff between the two Asian gia...

Namibia continue dream run, defeat Scotland by 4 wickets

Namibia continue dream run, defeat Scotland by 4 wickets

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-10-27 23:35:17

Namibia secure a historic win beating Scotland by 5 wickets. Winning a game in the Super 12 in their first-ever World Cup campaign is the biggest achievement in the country's cricketing history. Batt...