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Europe: the gloves are off as Tory rift widens
24Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

Europe: the gloves are off as Tory rift widens

    The Tory truce over Europe began to crumble on Saturday as David Cameron faced an angry backlash from MPs over his attitude to his party in the referendum campaign. The Tory truce over Europe began to crumble on Saturday as David Cameron faced an angry backlash from MPs over his attitude to his party in the referendum campaign. An alliance of 40 Conservatives wrote to the Prime Minister requesting a meeting to discuss concerns that he will fail to restore Britain's "sovereignty" over setting tax rates and laws. They fear he is not asking for sufficiently radical changes to EU membership and want him to be more ambitious in his negotiations to wrest back powers. Mr Cameron rejected the request to meet his MPs, who were said to be backed by 10 Government ministers and aides,...
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18 reported dead as huge snowstorm buries much of East Coast
24Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

18 reported dead as huge snowstorm buries much of East Coast

    The powerful blizzard that slammed the East Coast on Saturday quickly surpassed forecasters dire predictions, claiming at least 18 lives, flooding coasts, unleashing hurricane-force winds and paralyzing life for residents of at least 20 states from Georgia to Massachusetts. The storm was well on its way to smashing snowfall records. Mayors and governors said they did not expect their cities to be back in business until next week. We are going into uncharted territory here New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned as the heart of the storm hit his state. Visibility was so low that those walking across the Brooklyn Bridge couldn't see the East River beneath it or the Manhattan skyline soaring above. Cuomo took the rare step of banning all travel in the nation's largest city Saturday...
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PM showcases foreigners to business opportunities in Bangladesh
24Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Bangladesh, ENGLISH

PM showcases foreigners to business opportunities in Bangladesh

    Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reassured all the local and foreign investors of her government's highest level of commitment to quickly facilitate their pragmatic proposals and simplification of investment procedure so that they can make the best use of their money. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged foreign investors to invest in Bangladesh and to become a part of the country's development. She said that any kind of investment is safe in Bangladesh. After inaugurating the two-day Bangladesh Investment and Policy Summit 2016 at a city hotel, she also said the government is going to establish 'Bangladesh Development Authority' to facilitate their business. Mentioning that security and profitability of investment are guaranteed in Bangladesh, Hasina repeated the poets' ver...
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Jihadi Jack is reportedly the first white British boy to join ISIS
24Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, ENGLISH

Jihadi Jack is reportedly the first white British boy to join ISIS

    UK jihadi jack sunday times jack letts The first white British man has been publicly identified as joining ISIS in Syria, according to The Sunday Times. The paper reports that Jack Letts, a 20-year-old man originally from Oxford, joined the radical Islamist group and secretly traveled to Syria two years ago. Letts apparently converted to Islam while living in Oxford, and attended the Madina Masjid mosque in the city. He comes from a non-Islamic background: His family is reportedly secular, his father working as an organic farmer and archaeobotanist, and his mother as a books editor. He studied at Cherwell school, supported Liverpool football club, and allegedly drank alcohol and smoked cannabis before his conversion. Letts was reportedly nicknamed "Jihadi Jack" by his peer...
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Winter Storm Jonas: At least eight killed in historic blizzard conditions in the US
23Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Winter Storm Jonas: At least eight killed in historic blizzard conditions in the US

    A potentially record-setting blizzard has killed at least eight people in the US as it continues to surge across the East Coast, threatening to leave some areas under more than 100cm of snow. More than 85 million people in at least 20 states are in the path of the worsening storm, which is set to “supercharge” as it travels on towards the Atlantic. “The fuse was just lit,” said CNN Meteorologist Chad Myers, adding once the storm reaches the Atlantic jet stream, “that’s when the fire cracker will go off.” Six people have been killed in traffic accidents on icy roads in North Carolina, CNN reports. Pedestrians walk along the National Mall as snow begins to fall in Washington, DC Treacherous driving conditions have also lead to the death of a man in Virginia; another death ha...
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Isis threatens attacks on Spain in latest propaganda video
23Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, ENGLISH

Isis threatens attacks on Spain in latest propaganda video

This map, showing the areas Isis plans to have under its control by 2020, was widely shared in 2014 (Picture: [copyright]) Isis have threatened attacks on Spain in their latest propaganda video, declaring: "We will recover our land from the invaders." A map was previously shared showing the areas Isis plans to have under control by 2020, including Spain and large parts of Asia and Africa. The video shows an ancient map of the Iberian Peninsula turning red, the Daily Express reports, as part of the militant group's goal to expand its boundaries into Europe. Spain was ruled by Muslims after it was invaded in 711 by largely Moorish armies from North Africa, later becoming part of the Umayyad caliphate. Muslim rule declined after the 10th century and ended in 1492. Three Moroccan-born men wer...
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Merkels Open Door Refugee Policy Leaves Her Isolated
23Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

Merkels Open Door Refugee Policy Leaves Her Isolated

    Angela Merkel has survived several crises in the past. But her open-door policy toward the refugees fleeing the wars in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan has proved to be the biggest challenge to her leadership since she became German chancellor in 2005. The challenge is so big that Merkel is losing support from her Christian Democratic Union (CDU), while its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), has repeatedly asked Merkel to impose a cap on the number of refugees entering Germany. Some 40 conservative parliamentarians recently wrote to Merkel demanding a change of policy. And during an acrimonious meeting of the CDUs parliamentary group, a senior party figure told Merkels critics to shut up. Rarely has Merkel had to face such internal opposition, having been...
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Teenage school girl forced to get on knees because her skirt was too short
23Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Teenage school girl forced to get on knees because her skirt was too short

    Miss Durbin’s dress was measured to be five inches after kneeling on the floor which is withing the school code. A 17-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly forced her to kneel down by her headmaster so he could measure her dress. Amanda Durbin, a student at Edmonson County High School in Kentucky, chose to wear a red and black jumper dress, measuring five inches above the knee, with leggings to classes last week, WBKO reports. She was called to the headmaster’s office after the dress was thought to be too revealing where, Miss Durbin claims, she was told to kneel on the ground so her headmaster could measure how far her dress fell from the floor. The student admitted she was uncomfortable kneeling in front of Principal Tommy Hodges and requested her parents to be present. Ms D...
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EU referendum: Four out of five people say leaving Europe would be a risk to UK, poll shows
23Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

EU referendum: Four out of five people say leaving Europe would be a risk to UK, poll shows

    Four out of five people believe that it would be a risk for Britain to leave the EU, according to a poll for The Independent. ORB found that 82 per cent of the public think that “Brexit would pose a risk to the UK including 58 per cent who see “some risk” and 23 per cent who see a great deal of risk. Only 18 per cent believe there would be no risk at all. The findings suggest that the campaign to keep Britain in the EU could profit by highlighting the dangers of a vote to leave in the referendum David Cameron plans to hold this summer. He intends to spell out the possible threat to Britain’s economic and national security if it left the EU, including its ability to fight terrorism and crime. Supporters of “Brexit” have already dubbed the In campaign “Project Fear” –the lab...
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More Than 20 Dead As Migrant Boats Capsize
22Jan By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

More Than 20 Dead As Migrant Boats Capsize

    Turkish coast guard officers The Greek coast guard says at least 21 people have died after boats smuggling migrants capsized in two separate incidents. A search and rescue operation is under way after two wooden boats sank. The first, carrying 48 people, sank in the early hours of Friday off the island of Farmakonissi. 40 made it to shore, one girl was rescued, and seven bodies were recovered from the sea. In a separate incident a boat carrying an unknown number of people sank off the island of Kalolimnos. Some 26 people were rescued, and 14 bodies were recovered.
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