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World leaders react after Trump rejects Paris climate deal
2Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

World leaders react after Trump rejects Paris climate deal

    European leaders dismissed Donald Trump’s claim that the Paris climate accord can be renegotiated after the US president announced he will pull out of the deal struck in 2015 to seek better terms. Shortly after Trump’s announcement the leaders of France, Germany and Italy released a joint statement rejecting Trump’s assertion that the climate deal can be redrafted. We deem the momentum generated in Paris in December 2015 irreversible and we firmly believe that the Paris Agreement cannot be renegotiated, since it is a vital instrument for our planet, societies and economies,” said chancellor Angela Merkel, president Emmanuel Macron and prime minister Paolo Gentiloni. The three leaders called on their allies to speed up efforts to combat climate change and a promise to do mo...
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USA climate pact pullout could add 0.3 degrees of warming
2Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

USA climate pact pullout could add 0.3 degrees of warming

    The US withdrawal from the Paris climate pact could ‘in a worst case scenario’ add a 0.3 degree Celsius rise in global temperatures over the 21st century, the UN said Friday. The head of the World Meteorological Organization’s atmospheric research and environment department, Deon Terblanche, underscored however that the likely impact of US President Donald Trump’s widely-condemned decision remains far from clear. We haven’t run new models overnight but the indications are that it could be in the worst case scenario in the order of 0.3 degrees Celsius, Terblanche told reporters in Geneva, referring to a possible rise over pre-industrial temperatures. That is the worst case scenario and this probably not what will happen, he added. Under the Paris deal agreed in 2015, world ...
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Shah Rukh Khan takes a dig at death hoax
2Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Asia, ENGLISH

Shah Rukh Khan takes a dig at death hoax

    Superstar Shah Rukh Khan prefers taking everything with a pinch of humour and he did the same following the death hoax around him. Earlier this week, the 51-year-old became a victim to a death hoax when an European news network titled El Pais TV reportedly announced a breaking news that Shah Rukh was killed along with seven others when a private jet he was travelling in crashed. The ‘Fan’ star had also escaped an accident on the sets of his upcoming film being helmed by Aanand L Rai on Tuesday when a portion of the ceiling fell off. Shah Rukh on Friday took to Instagram and Twitter, where he shared a photograph of himself holding his head. A caption on the photograph read: Phew. Survived the week in spite of a plane crash, fatal accident on sets and yet another title of Im...
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Sleep walking and talking could be an early warning sign of dementia, scientists warn
1Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Life Style

Sleep walking and talking could be an early warning sign of dementia, scientists warn

    Sleep disorder could be an early warning sign of dementia, scientists warn Sleep walking and/or talking (while annoying for bed-sharers) is rarely thought of as a cause for concern. However, new research from Canada now suggests that people who suffer from REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) a condition which causes the individual to physically move and engage in other activities associated with waking whilst asleep are more at risk of developing certain neurodegenerative diseases later in life. The study The research team called upon prior knowledge about the inner workings of the brainstem – a key region of the mind responsible for controlling dreams to examine how dreaming disorders such as RBD can affect our brains. Commenting on their findings, Dr John Peever, who led ...
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This is why eating a banana for breakfast is NOT a good idea
1Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Life Style

This is why eating a banana for breakfast is NOT a good idea

    When you wake up late and you’re rushing out the door to work, there’s nothing more convenient than grabbing a banana for your breakfast. The old reliable banana is often consumed by people who are running late, or even those who are looking for something quick and easy to eat, but experts say it’s not such a good idea after all. Nutritional expert, Dr Daryl Gioffre explained why to Byrdie, revealing: They’ll give you a quick boost, but you’ll soon be tired and feeling hungry. Banana For Breakfast Dr Gioffre says that bananas are 25% sugar and are moderately acidic, meaning you’ll crash after experiencing a sugar high, and it won’t keep you full until lunch. He says that you should avoid eating bananas after a meal and if you’re having one as a snack, you should try to pai...
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Labour cuts Tory lead to just three points with one week to go
1Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Labour cuts Tory lead to just three points with one week to go

    British Prime Minister Theresa May answers questions during a Q&A at Cross Manufacturing Company in Odd Down on May 31, 2017 in Bath, United Kingdom. Labour is closing the gap with Tories and now stands just three points from Theresa May’s party, a new YouGov poll shows. The poll, commissioned by The Times, found the Conservative lead has slipped dramatically in recent weeks and is now within the margin of error. The figures show the Conservatives on 42 points but Labour are nipping at their heels on 39. Meanwhile the Liberal Democrats are struggling to maintain the momentum of their fightback as their numbers slip to just seven. This is a remarkable change in fortunes for the Tories which had a 24-point lead over Labour when the snap general election was called in Apr...
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Imran Khan telephones Jemima Khan: Jemima tracks down 15 years old money trail of Bani Gala land purchase
1Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Asia, ENGLISH

Imran Khan telephones Jemima Khan: Jemima tracks down 15 years old money trail of Bani Gala land purchase

    A telephonic contact has been restored between the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan and his ex wife Jemima Khan. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has contacted his ex-wife Jemima Goldsmith for the record of transfer of funds for the purchase of his Bani Gala estate. Imran Khan telephoned Jemima on Tuesday night and asked her for record of bank transactions pertaining to the purchase of land in Bani Gala. Jemima Khan told the PTI chief that the bank through which the money was transferred has been merged in Lloyds Bank, UK. She has also contacted Lloyds Bank and assured of providing it to Khan's lawyers as soon as she received it. Jemima khan, the former wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan has finally tracked down 15 years ...
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News Brief: Bangladesh High Commission London
1Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

News Brief: Bangladesh High Commission London

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told parliament that cyclone Mora-affected people would not face any shortage of food. She said steps are being taken to reconstruct the houses damaged by the cyclone Mora.“There will be no crisis of food. Besides, measures are being taken to rebuild the houses,” she told parliament while responding to a supplementary question. Irked by the very slow pace of repatriation of Myanmar nationals Rohingya from Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought help from friendly countries to gear up the process."The visible progress on taking back the Rohingya people to Myanmar is very slow till today. I seek the cooperation of our friendly countries in this regard," she said. The Prime Minister made the request to Austrian Federal Chancellor Khristian Ke...
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Manchester authorities refuse to bury the body of ISIS bomber Salman Abedi
31May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Manchester authorities refuse to bury the body of ISIS bomber Salman Abedi

    Councils and funeral directors in Manchester are reportedly refusing to handle the body of Salman Abedi – with his corpse being kept at a morgue outside of the city where he killed 22 people last week. According to the Manchester Evening News, authorities are doing everything in their power’ to prevent his being buried or cremated in Greater Manchester, after the 23-year-old blew himself up in the foyer of Manchester Arena. The determined move comes only weeks after funeral directors refused to deal with the remains of Moors Murderer Ian Brady – who wanted his ashes to be spread in Glasgow. A source disclosed to the Manchester Evening News: Just like Ian Brady, every effort is going in to making sure that there is not a chance Abedi can be buried or cremated in Greater Man...
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Russian warships fire cruise missiles targeting Isis in Syria
31May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, ENGLISH

Russian warships fire cruise missiles targeting Isis in Syria

    Rockets shot from frigate and submarine in Mediterranean intended to take out militant's stronghold around ancient city of Palmyra Russian warships in the Mediterranean Sea have fired four cruise missiles at Isis positions in Syria, the Russian defence ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry said in a statement that the Admiral Essen frigate and the Krasnodar submarine launched the missiles at Isis targets in the area of the ancient city of Palmyra. There was no information on when the missiles were launched. Russia, a staunch Damascus ally, has been providing air cover to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's offensive on the Isis since 2015. Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes captured Palmyra in March last year and Moscow even flew in one of its best classical musi...
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