Global Covid death toll nears 3 million
Shawdesh desk: With the Covid-19 situation worsening around the world by the day, the global death toll from the virus topped 2.99 million on Saturday. According to Johns Hopkins University ReadMore
Cruise ships head back to Venice despite ban
Shawdesh desk: It’s set to be one of the first cruises to take to the waters after things start back up this summer. Departing June 5, the sumptuous MSC Orchestra ReadMore
Smaller and better smartphone cameras are on the way
Shawdesh Desk: “Today’s smartphone cameras can make a better image than cameras I paid NZ$10,000 ($7,110; £5,165) for only 20 years ago,” says Tom Ang, an Auckland-based professional photographer and ReadMore
Nasa chooses SpaceX to build Moon lander
Shawdesh Desk: Nasa has chosen Elon Musk’s company SpaceX to build a lander that will return humans to the Moon this decade. This vehicle will carry the next man and ReadMore
Maradona’s debut World Cup jersey for sale
Shawdesh Desk: A “once-in-a-lifetime” signed jersey worn by late soccer great Diego Maradona in his first-ever World Cup match has hit the auction block, with the potential to fetch a ReadMore
Sony World Photography Award unveils the year’s best photographers
Shawdesh dEsk: The annual Sony World Photography Awards has announced the winners of its 2021 competition, with two of the top prizes going to photographers who reexamined biases in how ReadMore
Be tough on Hefazat, other radical outfits
Peer Habibur Rahman: It is high time that all radical outfits including Hefazat-e Islam are dealt with an iron fist. Backed by Jamaat, both financially and organisationally, all radical organisations ReadMore
British actress Helen McCrory dies aged 52
Shawdesh Desk: British film, television and stage actress Helen McCrory has died aged 52 from cancer, her husband and fellow actor Damian Lewis said on Thursday. McCrory “died peacefully at ReadMore
