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April 17, 2024 11:22 AM

Polling underway in Solomon Islands

Polling is underway across the Solomon Islands today in the South Pacific nation’s first general election. As many as 420,000 registered voters will have their say across 50 national seats. More than 1,000 polling stations are scattered across villages and town centers across the Solomons archipe...

April 17, 2024 10:38 AM

UK lawmakers back landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking for good

British government’s plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament despite vocal opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party. The bill would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone bor...

April 17, 2024 9:03 AM

Denmark: Fire destroys Copenhagen’s old stock exchange building

In Denmark, a fire raged through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings destroying about half of the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange and collapsing its iconic dragon-tail spire. The blaze broke out on the building’s roof during renovations, but police said it was too early to pinpoint the cause. ...

April 16, 2024 9:30 PM

UAE and Oman Weather Crisis: Heavy Rains Cause Flooding and Travel Disruptions

The United Arab Emirates is in the grip of a severe weather crisis as heavy rains batter the region, resulting in widespread flooding and travel chaos. Meanwhile, neighboring Oman mourns the loss of several lives following devastating flash floods.   In the early hours today, torrential rain ...

April 16, 2024 12:35 PM

Bangladesh GDP growth in second quarter shrinks to 3.78%: BBS

Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the second quarter of the current fiscal year, 2023-24 slowed to 3.78 percent. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Monday revealed that Bangladesh's GDP growth nearly halved in the second quarter compared to the previous quarter of this fi...

April 16, 2024 12:06 PM

13 people killed & others injured in accident on Dhaka-Khulna highway

In Bangladesh, at least 13 people were killed and several others were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a pick-up van on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Faridpur district this morning. All the deceased were the passengers of the pickup van. Confirming the incident, superintendent of police i...

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