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Bahrain’s long-serving PM Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa dies

Shawdesh Desk: Bahrain’s long-serving Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has died, the state media reported. He was 84. “The Royal Court mourns His Royal Highness… who passed away

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Myanmar’s BGP picks up 9 Bangladeshi fishermen from Naf River

Shawdesh DEsk: Members of the Border Guard Police (BGP) of Myanmar have allegedly picked up nine Bangladeshi fishermen from the Naf River in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar. The identities

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India sees 45,903 Covid-I9 cases in 24 hrs, 490 deaths

Shawdesh Desk: India has registered 45,903 new cases in the past 24 hours on Monday, bringing the total tally to 8,553,657, said the latest data released by the federal health

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Suu Kyi’s party says it won landslide victory in Myanmar polls

Shawdesh DEsk: Aung San Suu Kyi’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) said Monday it was confident of winning a landslide victory in Myanmar as official results trickled in following the weekend’s

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Biden begins transition as Trump refuses to concede

Shawdesh Desk: US President-elect Joe Biden took the first steps Sunday towards moving into the White House in 73 days, as Donald Trump again refused to admit defeat and tried

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Hasina felicitates Joe Biden, Kamala Harris

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated US president-elect Joe Biden and vice-president-elect Kamala Harris. Biden, 77, beat Donald Trump in a heated election held last week to become

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US election: Joe Biden vows to ‘unify’ country in victory speech

Shawdesh Desk: Joe Biden has said he wants to restore the soul of the United States, vowing “not to divide but unify” the country, in his first speech as president-elect.

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US Election 2020: Joe Biden wins the presidency

Shawdesh Desk: Joe Biden has won the race to become the next US president, defeating Donald Trump following a cliff-hanger vote count after Tuesday’s election. He has become the 46th

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