Guantánamo’s forever elusive endgame
Karen J Greenberg: IT’S now more than 20 years later and that American offshore symbol of mistreatment and injustice, the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, is still open. In fact, ReadMore
Omicron can survive up to 8 days on plastic surfaces, new study finds
Shawdesh desk: The Omicron COVID-19 variant can survive longer than earlier strains of the virus on plastic surfaces and human skin, new research by Japanese scientists has found. The study ReadMore
Millions are dying from drug-resistant infections, global report says
Shawdesh Desk: More than 1.2 million people died worldwide in 2019 from infections caused by bacteria resistant to antibiotics, according to the largest study of the issue to date. This ReadMore
Pope gives football giant Lionel Messi signed shirt
Sports desk: Football superstar Lionel Messi has bagged himself a shirt signed by fellow Argentine soccer fanatic Pope Francis, the Vatican’s sports association said Monday. Paris Saint-Germain forward Messi, who ReadMore
Bob Dylan sold entire recording catalog to Sony
Binodon desk: Bob Dylan sold his entire back catalog of recorded music along with “the rights to multiple future new releases” to Sony Music Entertainment, the company announced Monday, the ReadMore
BNP to hold nationwide discusssions marking ‘Killing Day of Democracy’
Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will hold discussions in districts and metropolitan cities across the country, including the capital, on Thursday (January 27) marking what it calls the ‘Killing ReadMore
At least 18 dead after clash, fire at club in Indonesia’s West Papua: police
Shawdesh Desk: At least 18 people were killed during clashes between two groups at a club in the town of Sorong in Indonesia’s West Papua province, police said Tuesday, with ReadMore
India’s daily Covid cases down by over 50,000, positivity rate dips to 15.52%
Shawdesh Desk: India’s daily tally of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continued to see a downward trend on Tuesday after 255,874 infections were reported in the last 24 hours, according to ReadMore
