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US renews call to release Suu Kyi, others

Shawdesh desk: The US has voiced deep concern over military coup and takeover of power in Myanmar. It also came out with State Department’s Assessment of recent events in Myanmar

Biden raises election meddling with Putin in first phone call

Shawdesh Desk: US President Joe Biden has warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin about election meddling in their first call as counterparts, the White House says. The conversation included a discussion

UK passes 100,000 Covid deaths as European states eye tighter borders

Shawdesh Desk: Britain surged past the grim milestone of 100,000 Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday, as other European nations looked to tighten their borders, hoping to keep out new more transmissible

Biden Administration Removes Trump allies from U.S.-funded news outlets

Shawdesh Desk: The acting chief of the U.S. Agency for Global Media has fired the leaders of multiple federally funded news outlets as part of the Biden administration’s sweeping effort

New global coalition launched to address impacts of climate change

Shawdesh Desk: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce a new international coalition to tackle the impacts of climate change. In a virtual address to the Netherlands-hosted Climate

US says support for Taiwan ‘rock-solid’ as Chinese jets buzz island

Shawdesh Desk: The United States’ commitment to Taiwan is “rock-solid”, the State Department said late Saturday, as it warned that China’s “attempts to intimidate” the island are a threat to

Johnson says evidence UK virus strain more deadly

Shawdesh desk: The coronavirus strain that has swept Britain and beyond in recent months could be more deadly as well as more transmissible, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday.

Passengers coming from London to stay in 7-day quarantine

Shawdesh desk: Passengers coming from London of the United Kingdom (UK) to Bangladesh will have to stay in seven-day quarantine. Md Mokabbir Hossain, Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer