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Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Mocha Hits Myanmar, Bangladesh

May 18, 2023 admin Bangladesh, climate change, Extreme weather, Myanmar, Water

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 16:49:36 +0000

Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Mocha made landfall on 14 May in Myanmar, near the border with Bangladesh, accompanied by sustained winds of 180-190 km/h and violent gusts, torrential rainfall, and flooding. The WMO community provided forecasts and meteorological support to humanitarian agencies to help them mobilize against this dangerous threat for hundreds of thousands of […]

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Russia Ready to Bring Nuclear Power to Sri Lanka

March 3, 2023 admin Bangladesh, International, Nuclear, power, rooppur, rosatom, Russia, Sri Lanka, vver-1200

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2023 18:29:10 +0000

Government officials in Sri Lanka said they will work with Russia to bring nuclear power to the country as part of its effort to increase the supply of electricity for the island nation. Professor S.R.D. Rosa, chairman of the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board, told local media the country is looking at offshore and onshore […]

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Nuclear Power on the Upswing, Numerous Projects Take Shape Around the World

June 30, 2022 admin advanced nuclear, Bangladesh, Business, bwrx-300, Canada, China, cnnc, Egypt, full coverage, ge hitachi nuclear energy, International, kazakhstan, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, Plant Design, rosatom, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Sweden

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:42:33 +0000

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) says momentum is building for nuclear power in many countries amid soaring fuel prices and growing energy security concerns. “In today’s context of the global energy crisis, skyrocketing fossil fuel prices, energy security challenges and ambitious climate commitments, I believe nuclear power has a unique opportunity to stage a comeback,” […]

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A message of hope: Rumana Monzur, whose husband tried to kill her, tells victims of abuse they have options

November 20, 2019 admin Bangladesh, local news, UBC

Credit to Author: Gordon McIntyre| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 02:00:18 +0000

Her story, Untying the Knot, will be told by the Documentary Channel on Nov. 24.

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Southern Florida Among Spots At Greater Risk Due To Sea Level Rise, Finds New Machine Learning Study

November 4, 2019 admin Artificial Intelligence, Australia, Bangladesh, China, climate change, Florida, green economy, green jobs, HEALTH, investment, machine learning, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, United States

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 22:25:53 +0000

The new CoastalDEM, machine-learning enabled predictions of extreme coastal water level risk exposures much higher. Legacy models showed 250 million people at risk by 2050. With CoastalDEM, a hundred million more people are at risk

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Facebook Has Become a ‘Megaphone for Hate’ Against Muslims in India

October 29, 2019 admin assam, Bangladesh, Facebook, hindu nationalism, India, Islamophobia, national register of citizens, Rohingya

Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 13:21:41 +0000

As millions of Indians are being stripped of their citizenship, rights groups say Facebook has given free rein to Hindu nationalist hate speech.

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India to fence entire border with Bangladesh

August 11, 2019 admin Asia, Bangladesh, Diplomacy, India, international relations, Latest News Stories, South Asia, World

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 08:59:03 +0000

DHAKA — Bangladesh has no objection to India’s plan to fence the entire border between the two countries if it is done following due procedure, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said. “India has already fenced about 80 percent of the border. They want to complete the rest of the work. I said that if it is […]

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Conjoined Bangladeshi twins stable after separation—doctors

August 10, 2019 admin Bangladesh, conjoined twins, Hungary, Latest News Stories, Surgery, Twins, World

Credit to Author: nguno| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 14:37:54 +0000

Conjoined Bangladeshi twins who were separated last week are in a stable condition, the team of Hungarian and Bangladeshi doctors who carried out the marathon operation said Saturday. Three-year-old Rabeya and Rukaya who were joined at the head suffered from a rare embryological disorder affecting an estimated one in every five to six million births. […]

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Dengue Outbreak in Bangladesh: Faster spread feared during Eid holiday

July 31, 2019 admin Asia, Bangladesh, dengue outbreak, Eid, Latest News Stories, public health, World

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 03:45:38 +0000

After the dengue outbreak spread to almost every district in the country, health experts now fear the viral fever will spread further and faster during Eid vacation, when tens of thousands of people are expected to head home.

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Dengue outbreak in Bangladesh: Hospitals struggling

July 28, 2019 admin Asia, Bangladesh, dengue, Latest News Stories, public health, World

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 08:46:48 +0000

Last Sunday, when Shahjadi Akter’s five-year-old daughter began running a fever, she rushed the child to Dhaka Medical College Hospital from her Hosni Dalan house. Doctors there diagnosed her with dengue, but could not admit her due to a lack of beds.

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