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Day: May 16, 2016

UN says turning migrants away won’t work
16May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Nation

UN says turning migrants away won’t work

    The UN high commissioner for refugees says the migrants crisis is now a global phenomenon and that simply turning them away "won't work". Filippo Grandi told the BBC that more nations had to help the "few countries" shouldering the burden, by increasing both funding and resettlement. He said that, last year, fewer than 1% of 20 million refugees had been resettled in another nation. More are fleeing conflict and hardship than at any other time in history. Mr Grandi was speaking to the BBC during a day of special live coverage examining how an age of unprecedented mobility is shaping our world. The UN refugee agency's special envoy, Angelina Jolie-Pitt, will shortly deliver a keynote speech, in which she will warn about the "fear of uncontrolled migration" and how it has "gi...
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Donald Trump warns of poor relationship with David Cameron after PM’s criticism
16May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Donald Trump warns of poor relationship with David Cameron after PM’s criticism

    Donald Trump has warned that he may not have a "very good relationship" with David Cameron after the Prime Minister branded his proposal to ban Muslims from the US as "stupid". The presidential hopeful also sniped at new London Mayor Sadiq Khan, calling him "ignorant" for comments he made after being elected and warning him: "I will remember those statements." The presumptive Republican nominee, who is likely to go against Democrat Hillary Clinton in a bid for the White House in November, was speaking to ITV's Good Morning Britain. Mr Trump said: "He doesn't know me, hasn't met me, doesn't know what I'm all about. I think they were very rude statements and frankly tell him I will remember those statements. They are very nasty statements." He added: "When he won I wished h...
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Colombia In Biggest Drugs Bust In Its History
16May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Colombia In Biggest Drugs Bust In Its History

    Colombian Police have seized eight tons of cocaine from one of the country's top criminal organisations, the Usuga Clan. The find - the force's largest ever domestic seizure of illegal drugs - was discovered hidden on a banana plantation in Turbo, near the border with Panama. Three suspects were arrested and the same number escaped, police said in a statement. Though the crackdown has been hailed as the biggest drug bust in the country's history, there likely have been slightly larger cocaine seizures at sea. Colombia is the leading producer of coca, the raw material from which cocaine is processed.
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SWIFT blamed for cyber heist
16May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Bangladesh, ENGLISH

SWIFT blamed for cyber heist

    Former Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor and head of the probe body formed to investigate central bank heist Mohammad Farashuddin yesterday blamed the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) for the cyber heist of Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves kept at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. “The authorities at SWIFT are responsible for the theft of the Bangladesh Bank reserves. The concerned central bank officials have also been negligent. The Federal Reserve Bank also cannot evade responsibility,” Farashuddin said.“Either Pakistani or North Korean hackers have used malware to steal USD 101 million from Bangladesh Bank’s account with the Federal Reserve Bank,” he added. The malware was installed in the server of Bangladesh’s central bank for ...
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Army could be brought in to patrol the streets: warn police leaders
16May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Army could be brought in to patrol the streets: warn police leaders

    The Army may have to be deployed on the streets of mainland Britain to carry out routine policing duties because constables are reluctant to train as firearms officers, it has been warned. Steve White, chairman of the Police Federation, said officers are not volunteering to carry guns because they fear being "hung out to dry" and treated like a suspect if they discharge their weapon. It could force the Government to call in troops to carry out day-to-day guarding and patrolling duties at major transport hubs, city centres and key buildings such as the Houses of Parliament, he suggested. Mr White, who opens the federation’s annual conference in Bournemouth, Dorset, on Monday, said a national shortage of armed police was leaving Britain vulnerable to terror attack. “I think ...
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