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Shireen Abu Aqla: Violence at Al Jazeera reporter’s funeral in Jerusalem

Shawdesh desk: Israeli police have hit mourners at the funeral of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Aqla, whose killing in the occupied West Bank has caused a surge of anger.

Sri Lanka protests: Second night of property burnings

Shawdesh Desk: Sri Lanka witnessed a second night of arson attacks on Tuesday, with properties damaged in the town of Negombo, near the capital, Colombo. A mob torched a luxury

Does US really have world’s highest Covid death toll?

Shawdesh Desk: The US is approaching one million Covid deaths – the highest total officially recorded anywhere in the world. But a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO)

Heat wave in India leaves millions struggling to cope

Shawdesh Desk: India’s weather department has issued a severe heatwave warning as temperatures soar, throwing millions of lives and livelihoods out of gear. “Temperatures are rising rapidly in the country,

How a young IT entrepreneur transformed his life in Digital Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: Munshi Sohag Hossen, who once peddled a van and worked in a shop to pay for his studies, has now turned into a young IT entrepreneur in Magura.

Have we reached peak Netflix?

Shawdesh Desk: Trying to watch some of Netflix’s more recent series all the way through, says Paul Weiner, feels a bit like cramming frankfurters down your throat in a hotdog

Prince Harry says he is making sure the Queen is protected

Shawdesh Desk: The Duke Of Sussex has revealed the Queen was “on great form” during their recent meeting – as he describes making sure she is “protected”. Prince Harry dropped

Survey reveals big jump in Rana Plaza survivors in ‘worsening’ health

Shawdesh Desk: Closing in on the 9th anniversary of the Rana Plaza tragedy, over half the victims who survived with injuries report their physical condition as worsening – quadrupling from