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India records 235,532 new COVID-19 cases

Shawdesh dEsk: India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 40,858,241 on Saturday as 235,532 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the health ministry’s latest data.

US Senator Mitt Romney tests positive for COVID-19

Shawdesh dEsk: US Senator Mitt Romney tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, his office said in a statement, Xinhua reported. Romney, 74, “is currently asymptomatic and will be isolating and

Ukraine: How big is Russia’s military build-up?

Shawdesh dEsk: Troops on the move About 35,000 Russian personnel are permanently stationed near Ukrainian territory. And on Wednesday, the Russian defence ministry released pictures of military units on their

Erdogan sacks controversial state statistics chief

Shawdesh dEsk: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sacked the head of the state statistics agency, according to a decree published Saturday, after annual inflation figures angered both the pro-government and opposition

Canada has five Covid cases in Winter Olympics team

Spors desk: Canada said five members of its Winter Olympics delegation in Beijing have tested positive for Covid-19. The winter sports powerhouse has not said whether those concerned are athletes,

Nearly 40 percent of Tigrayans face ‘extreme lack of food’: UN

Shawdesh DEsk: Nearly 40 percent of people in Ethiopia’s Tigray are suffering “an extreme lack of food” in the face of an extended de-facto blockade of the war-hit region, a

US stocks jump as tech rallies

Shawdesh DEsk: US stocks rose on Friday, bolstered by a marked rebound in tech shares, Xinhua reported. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 564.69 points, or 1.65 percent, to 34,725.47.

‘The Dream of a Ridiculous Man’ at Shilpakala Academy Saturday

Binodon dEsk: A theatrical solo performance by Jean-Paul Sermadiras ‘The Dream of a Ridiculous Man’ will be held at the Experimental Theatre Hall in Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Saturday. Organised