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300,000 Rohingya Muslims, prompting the government to tighten security at Buddhist pagodas
11Sep By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Asia, ENGLISH

300,000 Rohingya Muslims, prompting the government to tighten security at Buddhist pagodas

    The top UN human rights official on Monday denounced Myanmar’s brutal security operation against Muslim Rohingyas in Rakhine state, saying it was disproportionate to insurgent attacks carried out last month. Communal tensions appeared to be rising across Myanmar on Monday after two weeks of violence in Rakhine state that have triggered an exodus of about 300,000 Rohingya Muslims, prompting the government to tighten security at Buddhist pagodas. Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council, said that more than 270,000 people had fled to Bangladesh, with more trapped on the border, amid reports of the burning of villages and extrajudicial killings. We have received multiple reports and satellite imagery of security forces and local militia burnin...
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Irma winds of 75 mph: Florida Panhandle later today and move through Georgia
11Sep By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Irma winds of 75 mph: Florida Panhandle later today and move through Georgia

    Hurricane Irma, now a Category 1 storm with top sustained winds of 75 mph, was battering Orlando early Monday morning after lashing southern Florida and moving across the center of the state. The storm’s center was headed north on track to hit the Florida Panhandle later today and move through Georgia. More than 4 million people were without power in Florida and many towns and cities imposed curfews. Miami-Date police said early Monday they arrested 28 people for burglary/looting. Fort Lauderale police also said they arrested several looters. Over 73,000 were powerless in Georgia. Irma struck south Florida with powerful wind, rain and flooding, swamping parts of Naples and Miami on opposite coasts before moving north over the center of the state. A storm surge of 10 feet w...
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UN approves US proposal for harsher sanctions after Pyongyang conducted
11Sep By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Nation

UN approves US proposal for harsher sanctions after Pyongyang conducted

    North Korea warned of retaliation if the United Nations Security Council approves a U.S. proposal for harsher sanctions after Pyongyang conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test. Kim Jong Un’s regime is closely following the moves of the U.S. with vigilance, its state run Korean Central News Agency said Monday, citing a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In case the U.S. eventually does rig up the illegal and unlawful resolution on harsher sanctions, the DPRK shall make absolutely sure that the U.S. pays a due price, it said, using its formal country name. The forthcoming measures to be taken by the DPRK will cause the U.S. the greatest pain and suffering it had ever gone through in its entire history, KCNA reported. North Korean leader Kim Jon...
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The best alternatives to Apple’s iPhone 8
10Sep By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Technology

The best alternatives to Apple’s iPhone 8

    Apple’s (AAPL) much-hyped iPhone 8 is nearly upon us, and we’re as excited as the next person to see what the Cupertino, California-based company has cooked up this time around. Will the 8 match up with all of the rumors we’ve read over the past few months? Will it be the greatest iPhone yet? Will it give you the power of heart like that one kid from Captain Planet? God, I hope not. If you’re an Android user, though, you probably don’t care about any of that. In fact, you’re probably wondering what the best alternatives to Apple’s upcoming handset are. Well lucky you, because that’s exactly what we’re serving up. If you’re not into the iPhone, these are the phones to get. A camera that’s better than the iPhone 7 Plus’s Galaxy Note 8, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 is the follow-u...
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Blair urges new immigration rules to stop Brexit
10Sep By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Blair urges new immigration rules to stop Brexit

    Tony Blair is calling for tougher immigration policies to take back control of Britain's borders without the UK having to leave the European Union. The former prime minister has put his name to a report calling for tighter domestic controls and the negotiation of modified free movement rules with the EU. He said the policy change would fulfil the will of the people expressed in last year's Brexit vote, while allowing Britain to stay in the EU. Mr Blair's intervention appears designed to provoke a fundamental shift in the Brexit debate and solve the seemingly intractable trade-off between the economy and immigration. In an article for The Sunday Times's website, Mr Blair said: There is no diversion possible from Brexit without addressing the grievances which gave rise to it...
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Theresa May was warned not to grimace over Donald Trump’s groping comments
10Sep By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Theresa May was warned not to grimace over Donald Trump’s groping comments

    Theresa May was warned not to grimace when asked about Donald Trump’s groping comments, it was revealed today. The Prime Minister was given the instruction by Number 10 communications director Katie Perrior ahead of her first interview of the New Year. There were fears that Sky News host Sophy Ridge could hit the PM pull a stunt by asking a question about the recently unearthed video of the then-President elect boasting his celebrity status allowed him to sexually assault women. A new book about the election campaign, Betting the House, by Tim Ross & Tom McTague, reveals the conversation that took place to prepare the PM for the moment. In the car taking the Prime Minister from her Sunday church service to the Sky News studios, Perrior reminded her of the quote and of ...
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New blue style British passports hailed as a symbol of independence could be made in France or Germany
10Sep By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

New blue style British passports hailed as a symbol of independence could be made in France or Germany

    Hailed by Brexiteers as a triumphant symbol of a return to the days of independence from the EU, the new-style blue British passports could be made in France or Germany, it has been claimed. Two foreign firms have reportedly been shortlisted alongside British company De La Rou by the Home Office to manufacture the new passports ahead of the UK’s departure from the EU in March 2019. The £450 million contract was tendered out by the Government immediately after Article 50 was triggered in March, with the winner expected to be announced by this Christmas. Navy blue British passports were first produced in 1920, and for many from the older generations, the true British passport will always be blue. Younger people, however, have no memory of the blue-style ones, as the burgundy...
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Wales and Scotland to launch challenge against Theresa May’s bid for sweeping new powers
10Sep By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Wales and Scotland to launch challenge against Theresa May’s bid for sweeping new powers

    Wales and Scotland will formally lay down a challenge to Theresa May’s Brexit plans this week, warning she risks a constitutional crisis if changes are not made. Governments in both nations are expected to officially submit documents confirming their intention to withhold consent for the Prime Minister’s approach to EU withdrawal unless it radically alters. Conservative ministers have admitted to The Independent that pushing on without their backing could hold up Brexit, while politicians outside England warn it will strain the UK at the seams. The devolved governments claim Ms May’s key piece of Brexit legislation will see London snatch authority over key policy areas and give Conservative ministers unacceptably-strong powers to meddle with other laws. It comes as MPs are...
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Amir Khan has filed for divorce from his wife Faryal Makhdoom
9Sep By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Amir Khan has filed for divorce from his wife Faryal Makhdoom

    Amir Khan files for divorc. The boxer and his wife of four years recently had an acrimonious split and although she recently announced she is pregnant with her husband's baby, Amir says he is going ahead with a divorce. Speaking in a new Snapchat video, he said: So me and Faryal are not together. I have filed for a divorce. I hear that she has just announced that she is pregnant. She didn't tell me. I had to read it on social media. I'm always going to be there for my kids [if] we're not married. We're not together but my kids are everything to me. I don't know if it's true that she is pregnant or not, time will tell, but in the meantime I'm there for Lamaisah. She's everything to me. If there is another kid then I am going to be there to show my support and be there for F...
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YouTube has shut down two North Korean propaganda channels
9Sep By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Asia, ENGLISH

YouTube has shut down two North Korean propaganda channels

    YouTube terminated the channels for violating its community standards not the first time it has targeted North Korean propaganda. YouTube has shut down two North Korean propaganda channels that academics use to monitor and assess the regime’s missile programs. Stimmekoreas, the number one YouTube channel on North Korea with more than 20,000 subscribers, and Uriminzokkiri, which had more than 18,000 subscribers, regularly posted of videos of state TV news clips and other footage, attracting millions of views. On Friday they were terminated for violating YouTube’s community guidelines. Arms control expert Jeffrey Lewis uses these channels to analyze videos of missile launches and tours of factories, to better understand the regime’s nuclear capabilities. He urged YouTube to ...
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