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Dhaka: Exposure to high level of air pollution significantly raises the risks of breathing difficulties, cough, lower respiratory tract infections, as well as depression and other health conditions. Children under five years, elderly, and people with comorbidities such as...

Perth: After receiving hospital treatment on day three Test match between Australia and the West Indies, former cricketer Ricky Ponting has detailed his heart scare on his return to the commentary box on Saturday.Feeling "unwell" with sharp pains and...

Jakarta: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's western province of West Java on Saturday, but did not trigger a tsunami, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.The quake rocked the province, which has been in an emergency relief effort after...

California:Twitter CEO Elon Musk planted a popcorn emoji next to his promise of “awesome” revelations about how the microblogging site had opted to censor the “Hunter Biden story.” And the billionaire Tesla CEO followed through on his promise.The first...

Nanjing: A fire at a construction site in Xuzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, has killed five people and injured two others, local authorities said Saturday.The fire broke out at about 4:50 p.m. Friday and was put out about...

Jakarta: Sexual relations outside of marriage may become illegal in Indonesia after lawmakers pass a new criminal code later this month.The legislation is expected to introduce a penalty of one year in jail for having sex outside of marriage,...

Doha: The knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup gets underway on Saturday with two ties in the last 16 as the Netherlands face the USA, while Argentina take on Australia.The tournament moves to a moment where any error...

Moscow: The European Union has reached an agreement on a $60 a barrel price cap for Russian oil after Poland dropped its objections.Poland previously did not agree with the proposed level of oil prices, demanding its reduction.The EU may...

Al Rayyan: It was yet another memorable day for Asian football as South Korea roared from behind to beat European giant Portugal 2-1 in the final match day in group stage of FIFA World Cup at the Education City...

Dhaka: A three-day tourism expo kicked off here on Thursday with a view to boosting the country's travel industry business.The Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB) organized the event titled "Bangladesh International Travel and Tourism Expo" at the...