India restricts Bangladeshi RMG, fruit, other imports through its ports India on Saturday imposed port restrictions on the import of certain goods, including readymade garments (RMG) and processed food items from Bangladesh. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has issued a notification in this regard. These restrictions came after […]
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Trump says will speak to Putin to end Ukraine ‘bloodbath’ US President Donald Trump said Saturday he would speak by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the “bloodbath” in Ukraine, a day after the first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in more than three years. Trump, who has been pressing Russia to […]
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Dior shows fall fashion collection in gardens of ancient Kyoto temple Its creative director Maria shows her fall fashion collection of loose, minimalist styles in the garden of the Toji Temple Models present creations by designer Maria Grazia Chiuri as part of her Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Women’s Wear collection show for fashion house Dior during Paris […]
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Australian researchers use a quantum computer to simulate how real molecules behave When a molecule absorbs light, it undergoes a whirlwind of quantum-mechanical transformations. Electrons jump between energy levels, atoms vibrate, and chemical bonds shift—all within millionths of a billionth of a second. These processes underpin everything from photosynthesis in plants and DNA damage from […]
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Announce election date without ‘muddling’ the situation, Tarique tells government He says the lack of clarity from the interim government is likely “contributing “to political unrest BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has urged the interim government to announce a specific date for the general election without “unnecessarily muddling” the situation. Speaking virtually from London at […]
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Value investing is poised to rise from the dead In a world in which the US stock market index has delivered consistently outsized returns, low-cost funds that passively track an index seem a no-brainer People watch as Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett is seen on a screen speaking at the Berkshire Hathaway Inc annual shareholders’ […]
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Too many tourists? Crowds offer an opportunity for Italy’s south Some city residents are starting to complain that local authorities are failing to regulate the tourist boom Reuters In a rundown neighbourhood of Sicily’s capital Palermo, a whitewashed old farmhouse that accommodates pilgrims now offers two rooms to tourists for bed and breakfast after a […]
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Trump tells Walmart to ‘eat the tariffs’ instead of raising prices “Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain,” Trump said in a social media post Jasper Ward, Reuters US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Walmart should “eat the tariffs” instead of blaming duties […]
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Parvez’s record ton seals Bangladesh’s opening T20I win over UAE Parvez ends a long century drought for Bangladesh in T20Is with a fluent knock Parvez Hossain Emon has struck a blistering century to power Bangladesh to a 27-run win over the United Arab Emirates in the opening match of their two-game T20 series in Sharjah, […]
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Christians among Rohingya refugees cast into sea An estimated 15 Christians were among at least 40 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar (Burma) detained in New Delhi that the Indian navy on May 8 threw into the sea, the AP reported. The Indian authorities provided the refugees, which included the elderly, children and women, with life jackets […]
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