2021-06-05 10:19:37 Katie Robertson writes: Chua, 60, transitioned genders in 2020, using the time away from the office to, as she describes it, “grow into this skin.” On Dec 18, she wrote to her colleagues at Reuters to inform them of the change. “For some time now I’ve been on […]

Mousumi Nargis Lucky from Dhaka:China’s vaccination is again in limbo. China’s ambassador to Dhaka, Huang Yan, said he was “annoyed” by the price of the synoform vaccine. On Saturday (June 5), Huang Yan, China’s deputy chief of mission in Bangladesh, said in a post on his Facebook account that the […]

Ghulam Ghaus Siddiqi writes: 1 April 2021 Before understanding the Quranic verse 2:191 which reads “Fitna is worse than killing”, we should know the lexical meaning as well as the variations of the usage of ‘Fitna’ in the Quran. Lexical Meanings of Fitna The Arabic word ‘fitna’ (also spelled ‘fitnah’, […]

John Schwartz writes: Last Updated: Jun 05, 2021, 04:10 PM IST Global warming is likely to make India’s monsoon season wetter and more dangerous, new research suggests. Scientists have known for years that climate change is disrupting monsoon season. Past research based on computer models has suggested that the global […]

The social network says the former president will receive a two-year ban following his actions surrounding January 6. Rebecca Heilweil writes on June 4, 2021 6:13 pm Donald Trump’s Facebook ban will last at least two years, the company announced on Friday. Facebook said that the former president’s actions on […]

By Mallory Simon, Sara Sidner, Julia Jones and Jason Kravarik Grand Blanc, Michigan(CNN)A normally orderly school board meeting in this small city began with an unusual warning that there should be no clapping or shouting. But things soon became so contentious that the meeting was brought to a halt for […]

A man said his family’s stay in a quarantine hotel was their “worst-ever experience” after his wife and baby son were left needing hospital treatment. Abby Pansegrauw, 34, and her son, one, fell ill as a result of food they ate while at the hotel, doctors believe. Her husband, Etienne, […]

By Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire Bill Gates’ advanced nuclear reactor company TerraPower LLC and PacifiCorp have selected Wyoming to launch the first Natrium reactor project on the site of a retiring coal plant, the state’s governor said on Wednesday. TerraPower, founded by Gates about 15 years […]

A minister of Bangladesh said his mobile phone was snatched. Mobile phone of the country’s Planning Minister MA Mannan was snatched while he was talking on the phone in his SUV at the capital Dhaka’s Bijoy Sarani area on Sunday, 30 May, evening. Police confirmed the incident to the media. […]

Stanford scholar says major reforms are needed to save our democracy. A Stanford political scientist’s new book makes the case for major governmental reforms to save U.S. democracy. BY SANDRA FEDER The United States is facing a historic crisis that fundamentally threatens our democratic system of government, according to Stanford […]