Search for Tibet avalanche survivors ends, death toll 28
Shawdesh desk: Search and rescue operations after a devastating avalanche that engulfed travellers on a Tibetan highway have ended, Chinese state media reported, with the death toll now at 28. ReadMore
Chris Hipkins chosen as next New Zealand PM
Shawdesh desk: New Zealand’s former Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins will replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after receiving the only nomination from fellow MPs, the ruling Labour Party said ReadMore
Winter Pitha: Heartwarming roadside delicacies
There is hardly any person who has come to mega city Dhaka from a rural area but does not have a sweet memory of eating pitha, steamed or fried cake, ReadMore
Older people with asthma at higher risk for depression during Covid: Study
Shawdesh desk: A recent prospective study of about 2,000 Canadian older individuals published online in the journal Respiratory Medicine discovered that older adults with asthma were at higher risk for ReadMore
British PM fined for not wearing seatbelt in car video
Shawdesh desk: British police on Friday fined Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for failing to wear a seatbelt in a moving car while filming a social media video. Lancashire Police said ReadMore
Peru protests rage on despite president’s plea for calm
Shawdesh desk: Stone-throwing protesters fought pitched battles with police at fresh demonstrations demanding the resignation of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday, while several hundred tourists were left stranded near ReadMore
Freedom fighter murdered in Lalmonirhat
Shawdesh Desk: Former principal of Patgram Women’s Degree College was murdered at Shahebdanga in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as M Wajed Ali, ReadMore
Google cuts 12,000 jobs as tech woes bite again
Shawdesh desk: Google’s parent company Alphabet announced Friday it will cut about 12,000 jobs globally, citing a changing economic reality as it became the latest US tech giant to enact ReadMore
