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Global Covid-19 death toll tops 5 million

Global Covid-19 death toll tops 5 million

-- 2021-11-01 19:49:24

The global coronavirus death toll reached the 5.0-million milestone on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The United States remains the worst-hit country with about 46 million c...

Can Sri Lanka end England's winning streak?

Can Sri Lanka end England's winning streak?

Abdullah Al Noman 2021-11-01 18:47:01

England is stepping on the gas after hammering Australia by 8 wickets with 50 balls to spare. England is currently having their peak in T20Is with all sorts of weapons available in their arsenal. Ope...

Farewell to Asghar Afghan: An Afghan Cricket legend

Farewell to Asghar Afghan: An Afghan Cricket legend

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-11-01 17:42:35

Afghanistan enjoyed a dominating win against Namibia, their second in this campaign to make a real chance for the semi-finals.  The crowd present at the scorching heat of Abu Dhabi cheered for t...

Ethiopia government says Tigray forces killed 100 youths in Kombolcha

Ethiopia government says Tigray forces killed 100 youths in Kombolcha

-- 2021-11-01 17:18:03

Ethiopia's government said on Monday rebellious Tigrayan forces had killed 100 youths in Kombolcha, one of two towns the rebel group said it captured over the weekend. "The terrorist group TPLF has s...

Japanese man dressed as Joker attacks passengers on Tokyo train, injures 17

Japanese man dressed as Joker attacks passengers on Tokyo train, injures 17

-- 2021-11-01 15:23:10

A 24-year-old man dressed as the Joker character from the Batman comics attacked passengers on a Tokyo train line on Sunday evening. As many as 17 people were injured as they headed for Hallo...

Why climate finance could make or break the COP26 summit

Why climate finance could make or break the COP26 summit

-- 2021-11-01 14:16:53

At the UN climate conference, expect one theme to drown out the cacophony of pledges from countries and companies around the world: money, Reuters reports. The COP26 summit, which began on Sunday in...

Bangkok welcomes first quarantine-free holidayers

Bangkok welcomes first quarantine-free holidayers

-- 2021-11-01 11:46:08

Hundreds of vaccinated foreign tourists are scheduled to arrive in Bangkok on Monday, the first wave of visitors to Thailand in 18 months who will not have to undergo quarantine for the coronavirus, R...

China rejects US intelligence report on Covid origins

China rejects US intelligence report on Covid origins

-- 2021-11-01 11:36:16

A declassified US intelligence report saying it was plausible that the COVID-19 pandemic originated in a laboratory is unscientific and has no credibility, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman...

White House spokesperson Psaki catches Covid-19

White House spokesperson Psaki catches Covid-19

-- 2021-11-01 10:30:22

White House press secretary Jen Psaki tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, she said in a statement, adding she had last seen President Joe Biden on Tuesday. Psaki, 42, who stated she was vaccinate...

India close to exit door as New Zealand beat them by 8 wickets

India close to exit door as New Zealand beat them by 8 wickets

Shajedul Rahin 2021-10-31 23:27:49

New Zealand have beaten India by 8 wickets in the 28th match of Super 12 Group B in T20 World Cup 2021. While chasing a target of 111, Martin Guptill tried to start aggressively. After playing a cou...

Afghanistan beat Namibia in Asghar Afghan's last international match

Afghanistan beat Namibia in Asghar Afghan's last international match

Tofael Mahmud 2021-10-31 20:00:25

Afghanistan beat Namibia by 62 runs to ensure their second win of the super 12 round. Defending a target of 162, Afghan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq inflicted a shock on Namibia as he removed dangerous Craig...

National Bank of Pakistan suffers cyber attack

National Bank of Pakistan suffers cyber attack

-- 2021-10-31 19:37:15

The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has faced a cyber attack that has disrupted its services since Saturday. The Pakistani government-owned multinational commercial bank is likely to restore its serv...

G20 leaders call for effective action to cap global warming at 1.5C

G20 leaders call for effective action to cap global warming at 1.5C

-- 2021-10-31 18:36:38

Leaders of the Group of 20 rich countries called for “meaningful and effective” action to limit global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius in a final communique seen by Reuters on Sunday ahead...

G20 leaders have reached deal on climate language in final communique

G20 leaders have reached deal on climate language in final communique

-- 2021-10-31 17:42:28

The leaders of the Group of 20 major economies have reached an agreement on the wording of the final communique which will be released at the end of their two-day summit, a G20 official told Reuters o...

Sudan’s anti-coup protesters back on capital Khartoum’s streets

Sudan’s anti-coup protesters back on capital Khartoum’s streets

-- 2021-10-31 17:37:33

Anti-coup protesters have manned barricades in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, a day after a deadly crackdown on mass rallies, as a defiant civil disobedience campaign against the military takeover en...

India vs New Zealand: Both teams gearing up for their first win

India vs New Zealand: Both teams gearing up for their first win

Shajedul Rahin 2021-10-31 17:37:28

India and New Zealand will face each other in a Super-12 game, the 28th match of the T20 World Cup 2021. The two teams share an interesting story with each other in ICC events. Across all formats si...

T20 World Cup’s top 5 bowlers

T20 World Cup’s top 5 bowlers

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2021-10-31 16:44:50

not only presents itself with a great exhibition of fours of sixes, but extraordinary bowling performances often steal the show.  As the ongoing mega event of T20 cricket has already seen some f...

G20 leaders face tough climate talks on second day of summit

G20 leaders face tough climate talks on second day of summit

-- 2021-10-31 16:23:29

Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies sit down for a second day of talks on Sunday faced with the difficult task of bridging their differences on how to combat global warming ahead of a crucial U...

How David Wiese made the best out of a new beginning

How David Wiese made the best out of a new beginning

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2021-10-31 15:26:03

As Namibia scripted a glorious fairy-tale story by qualifying in the Super-12 of the T20 World Cup for the very first time, 36-year-old David Wiese played an integral part. His story of playing for Na...

Gunmen attack wedding to stop music in Afghanistan, killing two

Gunmen attack wedding to stop music in Afghanistan, killing two

-- 2021-10-31 14:40:18

Gunmen who identified themselves as Taliban attacked a wedding in eastern Afghanistan to stop music being played, killing at least two people and injuring 10 others, officials say. A Tali...

Man dies after being gored at bull-running festival in Spain

Man dies after being gored at bull-running festival in Spain

-- 2021-10-31 14:22:24

A man bled to death from his injuries after he was gored at a bull-running festival in eastern Spain, authorities said. It was the first such fatality in the country since such events resumed after C...

Taliban's supreme leader appears, belying rumours of his death

Taliban's supreme leader appears, belying rumours of his death

-- 2021-10-31 14:11:52

Taliban's reclusive supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, made a rare public appearance in the southern city of Kandahar, Taliban sources said on Sunday, belying widespread rumours of his death, Reu...

US, EU agree to end Trump-era tariff war over steel, aluminum

US, EU agree to end Trump-era tariff war over steel, aluminum

-- 2021-10-31 11:24:00

The United States and European Union have agreed to end a festering dispute over US steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump in 2018, removing an irritant in transatlantic r...

Clinical England humiliate Australia by eight wickets

Clinical England humiliate Australia by eight wickets

Tanvir Ahmed 2021-10-30 22:56:45

England annihilated their arch-rivals in a very one-sided affair at a high-voltage fixture by 8 wickets with 50 balls to spare.  In response to the target of 126, England got off to a flyer. The...

South Africa win a last over thriller, beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets

South Africa win a last over thriller, beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets

Tofael Mahmud 2021-10-30 19:37:04

South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets, thanks to some late hitting from David Miller and Kagiso Rabada to keep their Semi-Finals hope alive.  Chasing 142, South Africa started rather slowly....

Thousands  of anti-coup protesters take to the streets in Sudan

Thousands  of anti-coup protesters take to the streets in Sudan

-- 2021-10-30 19:23:20

Thousands in Sudan took to the streets to demand the restoration of a civilian-led government in “Million of October 30” demonstrations, reports Al Jazeera. The anti-coup protesters have...

Philippines logs record daily COVID-19 deaths as data reclassified

Philippines logs record daily COVID-19 deaths as data reclassified

-- 2021-10-30 18:54:40

The Philippines on Saturday reported its highest single-day coronavirus deaths, mostly due to the reclassification of previous cases, the health ministry said, according to Reuters. In a bulletin, th...

Poetry on microphone

Poetry on microphone

Rakimul Huq 2021-10-30 16:50:08

“Goes for hero, Bowled ‘EM! Full and Straight. The Bangladesh tigers have knocked the England lions out of the World Cup.”  “Carlos Brathwaite. Remember the name!”&...

Universal Studios Beijing says close contacts of Covid cases visited park

Universal Studios Beijing says close contacts of Covid cases visited park

-- 2021-10-30 14:58:43

Beijing's Universal Studios theme park boosted health monitoring and tested all staff after it was informed by health authorities that close contacts of COVID-19 cases visited the resort on Oct. 24, i...

Britain pledges 20 million Covid jabs to developing nations

Britain pledges 20 million Covid jabs to developing nations

-- 2021-10-30 14:28:58

Britain will send 20 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to developing countries by the end of this year, in what Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell other world leaders is a much needed step to speed u...