World’s 10 richest men doubled wealth during Covid, says report
Shawdesh desk: The world’s 10 wealthiest men doubled their fortunes during the first two years of the Covid pandemic as poverty and inequality soared across the globe, a report said ReadMore
US tightens noose around China
Michael Klare: THE word ‘encirclement’ does not appear in the 2022 National Defence Authorisation Act, signed into law by US president Joe Biden on December 27, or in other recent ReadMore
Bangladesh reports 10 more Covid deaths, 6,676 cases
Shawdesh desk: Covid-19 claimed the lives of 10 more patients and infected 6,676 others across Bangladesh in 24 hours ending Monday morning. With the latest statistics, the total death toll ReadMore
Researchers in Sweden identify gene variant that protects against Covid
Shawdesh desk: Researchers have identified a specific gene variant that protects against severe COVID-19 infection. An international team led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden pinpointed the variant by ReadMore
Why thieves are snatching French bulldogs across the US
Shawdesh desk: The two thieves who brutally robbed 27-year-old Marieke Bayens at gunpoint on a California street were not after her purse — or her. They wanted the little dog ReadMore
World’s 10 richest men doubled wealth during Covid: report
Shawdesh desk: The world’s 10 wealthiest men doubled their fortunes during the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic as poverty and inequality soared, a report said on Monday. Oxfam ReadMore
Ukraine says has ‘evidence’ Russia behind cyberattack
Shawdesh desk: Ukraine said Sunday it had evidence that Russia was behind a massive cyberattack that knocked out key government websites this past week, as Microsoft warned the hack could ReadMore
China’s GDP expands 8.1 pct in 2021
Shawdesh desk: BEIJING, Jan 17: China’s economy posted stable growth in 2021 despite challenges including sporadic epidemic resurgences and a complicated external environment, official data showed Monday. The country’s gross ReadMore
