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Day: January 12, 2018

Trump visit in London would have provoked mass protests: London Mayor
12Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, London

Trump visit in London would have provoked mass protests: London Mayor

Donald Trump has got the message that many Londoners are staunchly opposed to his policies and actions, mayor Sadiq Khan said after the US president cancelled his planned visit. The London mayor who has clashed with the president in the past said a visit by Mr Trump would have been met by mass peaceful protests. The US president confirmed on Twitter that he would not visit the UK to cut the ribbon on the new US embassy building in south London. Mr Trump said he thought the embassy’s move from Grosvenor Square in Mayfair to Nine Elms, south of the Thames, was a bad deal and the building was in an off location. But the prospect of demonstrations against his appearance could also have been a factor in the president’s decision to cancel the visit. Mr Khan said: It appears that Presi...
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Facebook to emphasize friends, not news, in series of changes
12Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, Technology

Facebook to emphasize friends, not news, in series of changes

    Facebook Inc on Thursday began to change the way it filters posts and videos on its centrepiece News Feed, the start of what Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said would be a series of changes in the design of the world’s largest social network. Zuckerberg, in a sweeping post on Facebook, said the company would change the filter for the News Feed to prioritize what friends and family share, while reducing the amount of non-advertising content from publishers and brands. Facebook, which owns four of the world’s most popular smartphone apps including Instagram, has for years prioritized material that its complex computer algorithms think people will engage with through comments, ‘likes’ or other ways of showing interest. Zuckerberg, the company’s 33-year-old co-founder...
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Discrimination lawsuit by transgender teen against school: agreed to pay compensation $800,000
12Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, Featured

Discrimination lawsuit by transgender teen against school: agreed to pay compensation $800,000

    A school has to pay almost a million dollars to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by a transgender former pupil over allegations relating to his use of school toilets. Ash Whitaker claimed staff at Tremper High School in Kenosha, Wisconsin, monitored his use of the toilets and made him wear a special bracelet, singling him out from other students. The 18-year-old claimed the school, which has agreed to pay $800,000 (£590,000) in compensation, banned him from using the boys' toilets and insisted on using female pronouns to refer to him. Most of the cash settlement - $650,000 (£478,000) will go towards paying for Mr Whitaker's legal costs. The lawsuit alleged he would avoid using the toilet altogether to avoid being punished and suffered severe depression and an...
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Terror police arrest woman at Heathrow Airport
12Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Terror police arrest woman at Heathrow Airport

A woman has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, Scotland Yard has said. The 27-year-old is a UK national. She had just arrived on a flight from the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa when she was arrested on Friday. Police said she had been taken to a south London police station, where she remains in custody. In a statement, police said: Officers from the Met's counter terrorism command have arrested a 27-year-old woman at Heathrow Airport. The woman, a UK national, arrived on a flight from Addis Ababa and was arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts under section 5 of the Terrorist Act 2006.
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Next election will be end of year in 2018 in Bangladesh as per constitution
12Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Bangladesh, Featured

Next election will be end of year in 2018 in Bangladesh as per constitution

    Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed the nation on Friday evening on completion of the fourth year in office of the second consecutive term of her government. ‘Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina started delivering her speech at 7:30pm on Friday on completion of the fourth year in office of the second consecutive term of her government. She gave a detail account of her government's development achievements in various sectors including GDP, export reports, remittance, new establishments etc. The address was aired simultaneously on Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar as well as on private TV channels and radio stations. On this day in 2014, the Awami League that led the nation’s War of Independence in 1971 under the leadership of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh...
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