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Day: July 19, 2018

EU states told to step up no deal Brexit preparations
19Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

EU states told to step up no deal Brexit preparations

    On the chances of no deal, the PM's spokeswoman said the progress so far suggests that is not where we will end up EU member states have been told to step up their preparations for a possible no deal Brexit. The European Commission said everyone must now step up preparations for all scenarios and take responsibility for their specific situation ahead of Britain's official exit day of 30 March 2019. In a 16-page document, it warns of the possibility of long queues at borders and ports, disruption to air travel and new restrictions on data transfers if no exit deal is agreed between London and Brussels. Today's text calls on member states and private parties to step up preparations and follows a request by the European Council last month to intensify preparedness at ...
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Israel passes controversial nation-state law
19Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, Featured

Israel passes controversial nation-state law

    The nation-state law, backed by the right-wing government, passed by a vote of 62-55 and two abstentions in the 120-member parliament after months of political argument. Some Arab lawmakers shouted and ripped up papers after the vote. This is a defining moment in the annals of Zionism and the history of the state of Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Knesset after the vote. Largely symbolic, the law was enacted just after the 70th anniversary of the birth of the state of Israel. It stipulates that Israel is the historic homeland of the Jewish people and they have an exclusive right to national self-determination in it. The bill also strips Arabic of its designation as an official language alongside Hebrew, downgrading it to a special status that en...
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Trump creates fresh confusion over Russia stance
19Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, Russia

Trump creates fresh confusion over Russia stance

    The US president has again caused confusion over his stance on Russia after appearing to say he believed Moscow was no longer targeting the US. Speaking to reporters during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Donald Trump answered "no" when asked if the US was still being targeted by Russia, a belief that would put him at odds with his intelligence chiefs. But White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said hours later that she had talked with the president and he had instead been saying "no" to taking further questions from reporters. When asked if she was reversing what the president had said, she answered: "I'm interpreting it, not reversing it." It comes a day after Mr Trump backtracked on comments he madeabout whether he believed Russia had been responsible for al...
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News Brief: Bangladesh High Commission London
19Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, London

News Brief: Bangladesh High Commission London

President Md. Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in separate messages on the eve of the National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair-2018, have called upon all to make effective contribution to saving the green for preserving environment and biodiversity. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the electronic payment system for disbursement of the allowances of Social Safety Net programmes. The PM inaugurated the system through a videoconference from the Ganobhaban yesterday. Under the system, more than 6.6 million beneficiaries would directly draw the money every month from banks after getting the message through mobile phones. Addressing the function, the Prime Minister said, these allowances are just to ensure that no one suffers from starvation, but nobody should st...
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