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Technology giants Facebook and Microsoft to lay 4,000 mile transatlantic data cable
29May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Technology

Technology giants Facebook and Microsoft to lay 4,000 mile transatlantic data cable

    A massive data cable is to be built across the Atlantic running from Virginia Beach in the United States to Bilbao in Spain. The project, announced by Microsoft and Facebook, is the latest in a series of major cable projects which have become necessary because of the growing demand for bandwidth. Known as MAREA, it will be the fastest cable ever to cross the Atlantic. Construction is due to begin in August, with the work being completed in October next year. It will be operated by Telxius, a subsidiary of the Spanish telecommunications and broadband giant, Telefónica. About the width of a garden hose, it will significantly increase the amount of data which can be carried across the Atlantic. Around a dozen high capacity cables are being laid across the oceans by high-tech ...
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Ohio zoo kills gorilla to protect small child in enclosure
29May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Ohio zoo kills gorilla to protect small child in enclosure

    A special zoo response team shot and killed a 17-year-old gorilla Saturday that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat, the Cincinnati Zoo's director said. Authorities said the boy, who fell 10 to 12 feet, is expected to recover after being picked up out of the moat and dragged by the gorilla for about 10 minutes. He was taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Zoo officials said he was alert when he was transported there. Director Thane Maynard said the zoo's dangerous animal response team that practices for such incidents decided the boy was in "a life-threatening situation" and that they needed to put down the 400-pound-plus male gorilla named Harambe. "They made a tough choice and they made the right choice because th...
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Never met Safadi: Primister son Joy
29May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Bangladesh, ENGLISH

Never met Safadi: Primister son Joy

    Trashing Israeli politician Mendi N Safadi's claim that they had a meeting in Washington, Prime Minister's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said they met nowhere. In a Facebook post, Joy wrote: I have never met Safadi, either in Washington or anywhere else. He is lying. That he is willing to lie for the BNP also proves that he is involved in a conspiracy with the BNP. Otherwise why would he lie on their behalf, reports unb. Joy, also the Prime Minister's ICT Adviser, came up with the Facebook statement early Sunday, a day after the Israeli politician in an interview with BBC Bangla, claimed that he had visited Joy's office in Washington last year.However, the BBC report did not include Joy's version in this regard. On Saturday, Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Ha...
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UN: 700 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks
29May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Nation

UN: 700 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks

    Over 700 migrants are feared dead in three Mediterranean Sea shipwrecks south of Italy in the last few days as they tried desperately to reach Europe in unseaworthy smuggling boats, the U.N. refugee agency said Sunday. Carlotta Sami, spokeswoman for UNHCR, told The Associated Press by phone that an estimated 100 people are missing from a smugglers' boat that capsized Wednesday. The Italian navy took horrific pictures of that capsizing even as it rushed to rescue all those thrown into the sea from the boat. She said about 550 other migrants and refugees are missing from a smuggling boat that capsized Thursday morning after leaving the western Libyan port of Sabratha a day earlier. She says refugees who saw the boat sink told her agency that that boat, which was carrying abo...
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UK citizen who planned to blow up Heathrow airport gets 40 years in US jail for supporting Al-Qaeda
29May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

UK citizen who planned to blow up Heathrow airport gets 40 years in US jail for supporting Al-Qaeda

    Former London McDonald's worker 'planned suicide bomb attack at Heathrow Airport after being trained by Al Qaeda leader' Former McDonald's worker Ming Quang Pham, from South London, plotted to set off a suicide bomb packed with metal bolts in the airport's arrivals hall. A UK citizen who 'planned to blow up Heathrow airport' has been jailed for 40 years in the US for supporting Al-Qaeda. Ming Quang Pham, aka Amin, had pleaded guilty to three counts of terrorist related activity. Born in Vietnam, he used to live in New Cross and worked in a London branch of McDonald's - but intended to commit a massacre in his home city. He is believed to have been personally trained by an Al Qaeda leader to carry out a devastating suicide attack and bomb Heathrow Airport , US court papers ...
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Buy-to-let investors adopt new strategies in UK
28May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Buy-to-let investors adopt new strategies in UK

    Buy-to-let clampdown explained: Four ways the UK tax changes would be bad for landlords. It has been just over six weeks since buy-to-let landlords were hit with tax changes designed to turn them away from investing in property. But even the potential for dents to profits have done little to dampen buyers’ appetites. Undeterred, bidders piled into the sale room at one of the country’s biggest property auctions this week. It was the biggest turnout auctioneers Allsop, one of Britain’s leading residential property auction houses, had seen since the start of the year. Between 1,500 and 2,000 buyers attended the central London event and competition for each lot was fierce, particularly for investment properties in London and the South East. Early on, one ex-council terrace hou...
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Overpriced rickshaws to be removed from London’s roads in new government crackdown
28May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Overpriced rickshaws to be removed from London’s roads in new government crackdown

    Rickshaws charging extortionate prices for short trips will not be allowed to roam London's streets. Some rickshaw drivers have been criticised for charging extortionate rates for short trips in London (Pic: Candice Nolan) A new government crackdown will force rickshaws to apply for a licence before they roam London's tourist spots. The tuc tuc vehicles, parked in areas such as Oxford Street, will have to charge "reasonable" fares for short journeys according to Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin. Although police can give rickshaw drivers a ban from riding in west end areas , the new rule aims to reduce the number of people paying extortionate fees. Mr McLoughlin said: "It’s totally unacceptable for passengers to be taken for a ride by pedicab drivers and charged rip-o...
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Apple CEO sees iPhone in 350 years old painting
28May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Technology

Apple CEO sees iPhone in 350 years old painting

    Nowadays, more and more people are being sucked into the latest phenomenon where they see a modern gadget in old image or an ancient piece of footage. Could it possibly be time travel? Whatever it may be, Apple CEO Tim Cook has fallen under its spell, reports CNET. As CNBC reports, Cook was enjoying an onstage chat with former European Commissioner Neelie Kroes at the Startup Fest in Amsterdam when he was asked, "Do you happen to know Tim, where and when the iPhone was invented?" As questions go, this might rank with: "Tim, do you know your name?" or "Tim, does Apple make magical, revolutionary products?" Cook's reply perhaps showed his fascination: "You know, I thought I knew until last night. Last night Neelie took me over to look at some Rembrandts, and in one of the pa...
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EU leaders are planning a post Brexit future without the UK
28May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

EU leaders are planning a post Brexit future without the UK

    EU leaders are planning a post-Brexit future without the UK Senior EU leaders are preparing the ground for a possible Brexit vote with high-level meetings aimed at a “plan B” future of the bloc without the UK, including closer co-operation on security and defence matters. The leaders of Germany, France, Italy, Belgium and other core members are likely to “double down” on closer union,the Financial Times reported, amid concern that Brexit could encourage separatist sentiments in other EU states. Officials expect a punitive approach to Britain, with an official meeting of 27 leaders – excluding David Cameron – expected shortly after a potential Brexit vote. Senior Whitehall figures have identified EU leaders’ concerns over “contagion” of anti-EU sentiment as a key reason why...
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Three men jailed for involvement in six-figure Gift Aid and VAT fraud
28May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Three men jailed for involvement in six-figure Gift Aid and VAT fraud

    Three men, including an accountant from Harrow, have been arrested for involvement in a six-figure Gift Aid and VAT fraud A Harrow accountant has been jailed for his involvement in a £400,000 Gift Aid and VAT fraud after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Abu Talib Ghadiri, a 35-year-old accountant, and his brother Mohsin Raza, 33, were found guilty of running a Gift Aid fraud in respect of two charities - the Fatimiyya Trust and The Light - that falsely claimed to promote education, development of medical centres and help victims of natural disasters in Pakistan. They submitted false repayment claims of £340,000 to HMRC, listing donations from deceased taxpayers, and used the details of ineligible taxpayers on the forms to claim the Gift Aid repayments. Ma...
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