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Thousands protest in Hong Kong
16Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Asia, Featured

Thousands protest in Hong Kong

    Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents have jammed the city’s streets in a march protesting the government’s handling of a proposed extradition bill. The crowds, walking slowly and shouting “withdraw” and “resign”, spilled into the streets from Victoria Park and began marching towards the Central district where the government headquarters is located. The demonstrators carried banners demanding that chief executive Carrie Lam resign and drop the legislation completely instead of just suspending it as she announced on Saturday. The march looks likely to match in scale one a week earlier that brought as many as a million out to express their concern over the former British colony’s relations with mainland China. Farther down the parade route, mourners lined up to p...
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Cabinet plotting to unsure Johnson wins Tory Battle
15Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Cabinet plotting to unsure Johnson wins Tory Battle

    Some members of the cabinet have reportedly hatched a plan in an effort to ensure that Boris Johnson is the only candidate on the ballot paper when party members vote for their new leader. According to the Daily Telegraph, some senior members of the cabinet want to avoid a "blue on blue" battle for the next party leader, which could leave the candidates open to attacks from each other, as well as from Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. The plan, which was allegedly hatched in the whip's office, is for the remaining candidates to drop out of the campaign next week and leave Mr Johnson, the leadership favourite, as the only one remaining. A confirmatory ballot would still be carried out to the party's 160,000 members, to officially hand Mr Johnson the keys to number 10. H...
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Holidaymaker thrown off plane for deadly nut allergy
15Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Holidaymaker thrown off plane for deadly nut allergy

    A British holidaymaker claims he was thrown off a plane by police in Turkey after informing cabin crew he had a potentially deadly nut allergy. Josh Silver, 25, boarded the flight home from Antalya to Gatwick after his first holiday with his girlfriend, when he alerted staff he was seriously allergic to nuts. The events manager said he was told he would have to leave the plane since it was against airline policy to fly someone with his requirements. When he refused, explaining he had told the airline of his allergy before travelling and was deemed safe to fly, he claims he was threatened before being escorted off the plane by four police officers. He was then taken to a Turkish Airlines sales desk, where he said he was told he could be placed on a later flight, bu...
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US releases video implicating Iran
14Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, Featured

US releases video implicating Iran

    The perilous contest between the United States and Iran for influence in the Middle East escalated dramatically on Thursday as two tankers were targeted in suspected attacks near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global oil shipments. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran for the “blatant assault” on the vessels and said the United States would defend itself and its allies against Iranian aggression in the region. But he provided no evidence that the explosions had been the work of Iranian forces. The blasts appeared to be a coordinated attack, damaging the hull of a Japanese-owned tanker and striking a Norwegian-owned vessel, which caught fire and was left adrift in the Gulf of Oman. The incidents were similar to suspected acts of sabotage ...
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Did Harry tell Meghan off?
14Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Did Harry tell Meghan off?

    Prince Harry told the Duchess of Sussex to turn around during Trooping the Colour, a lip reading expert has revealed. The Duke of Sussex, 34, was filmed speaking to Meghan, 37, while she was stood in front of him on the balcony of Buckingham Palace last Saturday. At one point the Duchess turned back to speak to her husband twice in quick succession, prompting Prince Harry to utter two brief phrases in response. The exchange sparked widespread speculation on social media over what was said. Analysing the footage, MailOnline's lip reading expert concluded Prince Harry said to Meghan, yes, that's right when she looked at him the first time, before adding: Turn around... Look, when she turned back to him a short time later. The exchange came moments before the start o...
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Johnson storms first-round voting
13Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Johnson storms first-round voting

    Boris Johnson is on course for Number 10 after securing a commanding victory in the first round of MPs’ votes for the new Conservative leader and prime minister, beating his nearest rival Jeremy Hunt by 71 votes. Mr Johnson scooped 114 votes, against Mr Hunt’s 43 and Michael Gove‘s 37. The former foreign secretary’s tally took him beyond the 105 required in the final round of MPs votes next week in order to progress to the postal ballot of 160,000 party members which will select the final winner. Outsiders Esther McVey, Andrea Leadsom and Mark Harper were knocked out after failing to meet the threshold of 17 votes required to progress to the next round of voting on Tuesday, but international development secretary Rory Stewart, who has ruled out a no-deal Brexit, scr...
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Former chef reveals Queen’s favourite food
12Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, United Kingdom

Former chef reveals Queen’s favourite food

    The Queen may have visited 116 of the world's 196 countries but according to her former royal chef Darren McGrady, the monarch is not an adventurous eater and isn't keen on trying new things. Her Majesty prefers traditional British and French cuisine and has a soft spot for... chocolate. In an exclusive interview with HELLO! Online, Darren revealed the Queen's likes and dislikes and admitted that the 90-year-old royal is not really a foodie at heart. She is absolutely a chocoholic, said Darren. Anything we put on the menu that had chocolate on, she would choose, especially chocolate perfection pie. For a main course she loved game, things like Gaelic steak, fillet steak with a mushroom whisky sauce, especially if we did it with venison. For a first course she love...
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Is puppet master Putin losing his iron grip on Russia?
12Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Featured, Russia

Is puppet master Putin losing his iron grip on Russia?

    In the days following the arrest of Ivan Golunov, an investigative journalist detained on drug charges, dozens of reporters and public figures began lining up quite literally to take part in a peculiarly Russian form of protest: the single picket. Demonstrations here require an official permit, and with authorities often loath to sanction critical rallies, protesters, in an effort to evade the requirement, will stand alone, holding up a banner or placard while a line of people will form nearby, ready to step in and offer relief. No two protesters can stand within 50 meters of each other. And so, outside police headquarters in the center of the Russian capital, three separate single pickets were taking place at once, all to draw attention to what the authorities late...
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News Brief: Bangladesh High Commission London
12Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Bangladesh, Featured

News Brief: Bangladesh High Commission London

The budget session began yesterday with Speaker Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury presiding over. The Finance Minister will place the budget for the 2019-20 fiscal tomorrow. Earlier in the afternoon, Business Advisory Committee of the parliament also attended by Leader of the House and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina decided that the budget session will continue till July 11. Speaker Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury inaugurated a budget information help desk at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in Dhaka yesterday. The Speaker speaking on the occasion expressed her hope that the help desk will play an important role in assisting the lawmakers in delivering informative, constructive and lively speech in the on-going budget session. The 11th anniversary of Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasin...
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News Brief: Bangladesh High Commission London
11Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Bangladesh, Featured

News Brief: Bangladesh High Commission London

The Jatiya Sangsad is going into its third and budget session today. Earlier, President Md. Abdul Hamid summoned the third session of the 11th Parliament exercising the power bestowed upon him as per Article 72 (1) of the constitution. Finance Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal will place the national budget for 2019-20 fiscal in the House on June 13. Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen has said, Rohingya crisis will be a major issue for discussion during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to China next month. The Minister said this to the media at his ministry yesterday. China is sincere to help Bangladesh in tackling the crisis and has always advised us to resolve the problem through bilateral discussion with Myanmar, the Minister added. The 11th anniversary of release of Awami League Pre...
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