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Bangladesh Bank heist: Attackers hacked SWIFT software
25Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Bangladesh, ENGLISH

Bangladesh Bank heist: Attackers hacked SWIFT software

    The attackers who stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank probably hacked into software from the SWIFT financial platform that is at the heart of the global financial system, said security researchers at British defense contractor BAE Systems. SWIFT, a cooperative owned by 3,000 financial institutions, confirmed to Reuters that it was aware of malware targeting its client software. Its spokeswoman Natasha Deteran said SWIFT would release on Monday a software update to thwart the malware, along with a special warning for financial institutions to scrutinize their security procedures. The new developments now coming to light in the unprecedented cyber-heist suggest that an essential lynchpin of the global financial system could be more vulnerable than previously u...
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Saudi Arabia, 9/11, and the secret papers that could ignite a diplomatic war
25Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Saudi Arabia, 9/11, and the secret papers that could ignite a diplomatic war

    Twenty-eight secret pages of a report locked away in a room in the Capitol in Washington lie in the centre of a crisis between America and Saudi Arabia which threatens to have severe and widespread repercussions. The US Congress is considering legislation which would enable the families of victims of the September 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia, presented by the West as its most valuable ally in the Middle East, over alleged links with al-Qaeda terrorists who carried out the attacks on New York and Washington. The issue had cast a long shadow over the recent visit of President Barack Obama to Riyadh, with the Saudis threatening to sell off $750bn of American assets they hold if the bill is passed by Congress. The classified pages are in a file titled “Finding, Discussion a...
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London’s one millionth marathon will cross the finishing line
24Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

London’s one millionth marathon will cross the finishing line

    If things go according to plan, Sunday should be a memorable one in the Finill household. Julia Finill will be handing out finishing medals at the London marathon in which both her husband Chris and their youngest son, Nick, will be taking part. The aim is for Mrs Finill to present father and son with their medals, giving the family a unique perspective on an event in which one of the 38,000 runners taking part will become the millionth person across the finishing line since the marathon began in 1981. Making the family’s participation even more special is the fact that, while Nick, 22, hopes to be picking up his first London medal, Chris, 57, is aiming to collect his 36th, making him a member of an increasingly elite club who have participated in every single London marat...
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Obama to use Germany visit to push trans Atlantic trade deal
24Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

Obama to use Germany visit to push trans Atlantic trade deal

    President Barack Obama hopes to build momentum during a two-day visit to Germany to help push a trans-Atlantic trade deal between the U.S. and Europe over the finish line. He knows a tough sell awaits him, particularly in Germany where the opposition is fierce. Other issues will be on the table when Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel meet Sunday for talks, chiefly efforts to counter the Islamic State group, improve cooperation on counterterrorism measures, and encourage countries to share law enforcement information. IS says it was responsible for attacks that killed 30 people in Brussels last month. Obama also wants to give Merkel a public pat on the back for her "courageous" handling of the migrant issue. Her decision to allow the resettlement in her country of hu...
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How your diet affects your risk of colon cancer
24Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Life Style

How your diet affects your risk of colon cancer

    A new study finds that eating foods known to promote inflammation may increase the chances of colon cancer, reports Livescience. Those food develop polyps in the large intestine, or colon which are a common precursor to colon cancer, the report says. Compared with people whose diets contained the lowest amounts of pro-inflammatory foods, people whose diets contained the highest amounts of pro-inflammatory foods — such as processed meats and red meat — were 56 percent more likely to have one of these polyps, also called an "adenoma," according to the new study. "Inflammation is very consistently associated with [a person's] risk of colon cancer," said Dr Roberd Bostick, a professor of epidemiology at Emory University in Georgia and the senior author on the study that was pr...
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Third of curry houses could close as tough immigration rules block chefs coming to UK
24Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Third of curry houses could close as tough immigration rules block chefs coming to UK

    Around 600 curry houses across the country have shut in the past 18 months and there are fears that a further 4,000 restaurants - around a third of the industry - could follow. Curry house owners say the increasingly tough immigration rules mean they are struggling to bring highly-skilled chefs over from Asia and it is making it difficult for these businesses to grow. As a result, restaurants are increasingly unable to provide adequate customer service or fulfil orders. British Curry Awards founder, Enam Ali, and his supporters are campaigning for the Government to ease immigration restrictions. He has sent a 75-page document to the Prime Minister, the Home Secretary, the Business Secretary and employment minister Priti Patel, to urge them to introduce one-year visas for c...
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Mum forced to dump four gallons of BREAST MILK by Heathrow Airport security staff
24Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Mum forced to dump four gallons of BREAST MILK by Heathrow Airport security staff

    A mum has penned a heartfelt open letter to Heathrow Airport security staff after she claims they forced her to dump four gallons of frozen breast milk. Jessica Coakley Martinez frequently travels for work but pumps and freezes her breast milk for her son as she jets off around the world. The mother-of-two from California claims she has been able to haul the frozen milk through airports around the world - but the only time it has been an issue was at London's Heathrow. In her open letter, posted on Facebook, she wrote: "You humiliated me and made me feel completely defeated as a professional and a mother." She describes the embarrassment and inconvenience of storing the milk for the sake of her son as she flies across the globe. She continued: "It meant lugging this giant ...
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Extremists free to travel to UK because EU states cannot agree on the definition of a foreign fighter
23Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Extremists free to travel to UK because EU states cannot agree on the definition of a foreign fighter

    Police officers take part in a security exercise at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Villeneuve d'Ascq, northern France Jihadi terrorists are not being blacklisted on a European Union terrorist database and could be left free to travel to Britain because members states cannot agree on the definition of a foreign fighter, an internal EU report has revealed. A document written by the Dutch government, the current President of the EU Council, said an “absence of common standards” between EU countries which “diminishes the impact of information sharing” on a pan-EU terror watch list. The loophole will add further pressure on the Government to review border security. This week The Telegraph launched a campaign to highlight weaknesses in border security. In the restricted 10-page docu...
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Breast cancer survivor will run London Marathon on her 82nd birthday
23Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Breast cancer survivor will run London Marathon on her 82nd birthday

    Go Fund Me More than 35,000 runners are expected to take part in the London Marathon on Sunday, including our new fitness hero, Diana Green. Diana will be running the 26.2 miles for the charity Breast Cancer Now after she survived the disease thanks to successful treatment. Sunday also happens to be her 82nd birthday. Diana was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002 at the age of 68. She was adamant she was going to fight the disease, and with no history of running at all, she declared she was going to run the London Marathon the following year. When my husband and I told my daughter I’d been diagnosed with breast cancer back in 2002 she just burst into tears," Diana told The Huffington Post UK. I told her not to worry, I was going to run the London marathon the following ye...
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Sundarbans fire: Forest dept suspends 3 employees
23Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Bangladesh, ENGLISH

Sundarbans fire: Forest dept suspends 3 employees

    The Forest Department suspended its three employees for their negligence of duties in connection with the recent fire incidents in the Sundarbans in Sharankhola upazila. The suspended employees are M Nasir Uddin, in charge of Nangli forest camp of Dhansagar Station under the Chandpai range of the Sundarbans East Zone, and two boatmen of the same camp -- Polash Majumder and Mobarak Hossain. The action was taken against them on April 19 after the allegation of their negligence during the Sundarbans fires was primarily proved against them, said divisional forest officer of Sundarbans East Zone M Sahidul Islam today. Meanwhile, a team of Sharankhola Police Station arrested a man, Saiful Hawlader, 22, son of Dulal Hawlader of Rajeshwar village, from east Rajapur of the upazila ...
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