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New Zealand to allow 16, 17-year-olds to vote

Shawdesh Desk: New Zealand lawmakers will take a vote on whether to lower the national voting age from 18 to 16, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday. Her announcement

Meghan, Harry are being awarded

Shawdesh Desk: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to accept an award for standing up to “structural racism” in the royal family. The couple has won the prestigious Robert

Warehouse fire near Moscow train stations leaves five dead

Shawdesh Desk: At least five people were killed in a fire at a warehouse in central Moscow near three railway stations linking the Russian capital to major cities, Russian emergency

Xi Jinping confronts Justin Trudeau over ‘leaked’ talks

Shawdesh Desk: Nov 16, 2022: It’s the first time in 3 years that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau met in person at the G20. But reporters

Turkey becomes new route for Russian oil to EU

Shawdesh desk: Moscow’s revenues from fossil fuel exports fell in October to their lowest levels since the Ukraine invasion, but Turkey has become a new route for Russian oil supplies

China urges calm after Poland missile strike

Shawdesh Desk: China on Wednesday called for calm following a deadly missile strike on a Polish village near the border with war-ravaged Ukraine. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a

Number of Bangladeshi students in USA reaches all-time high 

Shawdesh Desk: More than 10,500 Bangladeshi students attended higher education institutions in the United States during the 2021-2022 academic year, moving Bangladesh up to 13th from 14th place during the

Humanity hits the eight billion mark

Shawdesh desk: A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world’s eight billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations. “The milestone is an occasion to celebrate