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Dhaka, Aug 27 (IANS) A man and his daughter were killed in a devastating landslide triggered by heavy rains in Bangladesh’s seaport city Chattogram on Sunday morning. “Md Sohel, 35, and his seven-month-old daughter, Bibi Jannat, died in the landslide triggered by heavy rains in Chattogram city,”Abdullah Harun Pasha, a senior official of the Chattogram Divisional Fire Service said.Rescue efforts were ended, with scores of workers and volunteers deployed to the site to search for the missing individuals who live in houses with thatched roofs at the foot of the hill, Xinhua news agency reported quoting the official.Bangladesh’s seaport city…

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) A Pakistani doctor, living in the US on a work visa, was sentenced to 18 years in jail for attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organisation, Daesh, media reports said.The Pakistani doctor identifed as Muhammad Masood was formerly employed as a research coordinator at a medical clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, under an H-1B visa, Geo News reported.”A Rochester man was sentenced today to 216 months in prison, equivalent to 18 years, followed by five years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organisation,” a press release issued…

New York, Aug 27 (IANS) For women, the most prominent symptom of an impending sudden cardiac arrest is shortness of breath, whereas men may experience chest pain, scientists led by an eminent Indian-origin health expert have revealed.The study from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, led by sudden cardiac arrest expert Sumeet Chugh, found that 50 per cent of individuals experienced warning signs prior to their cardiac arrest.The Chugh-led team learned that this warning symptom was different for women than it was for men, according to the study published in the peer-reviewed journal Lancet Digital…

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a new conflict of interest row before the G20 summit in New Delhi next month over claims that his family could stand to benefit financially from a post-Brexit trade deal that he is negotiating with India, the media reported.MPs and trade experts say there are concerns at the highest levels of government over potential “transparency” issues relating to his wife Akshata Murty’s shareholding – worth almost 500 m pounds – in the massive Bengaluru-based international IT services and consultancy company Infosys, The Guardian reported.Labour, and the chair of the…

Harare, Aug 27 (IANS) Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been re-elected after securing 2.6 per cent of the total votes cast in the August 23-24 elections, country’s poll body announced.As per Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) chairperson Priscilla Chigumba, Mnangagwa beat 10 other presidential contestants after polling 2,350,711 votes, Xinhua news agency reported.Mnangagwa’s main challenger and opposition Citizens for Coalition Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, secured 1,967,343 votes or 44 per cent of the valid votes cast, Chigumba said.”Mnangagwa Emmerson Dambudzo of ZANU-PF party is declared duly elected president of the Republic of Zimbabwe with effect from August 26, 2023,” Chigumba…

Seoul, Aug 27 (IANS) Reopening its border following more than three years of its stringent virus restrictions, North Korea has lifted an entry ban imposed on its citizens staying abroad over Covid-19 concerns, state media reported Sunday. According to the Korean Central News Agency, North Korean “citizens abroad have been allowed to return home,” as it has decided to “adjust the anti-epidemic degree in reference to the eased worldwide pandemic situation.””It added that those who return home will be put under “proper medical observation at quarantine wards for a week,” Yonhap news agency reoprted quoting KCNA.The move came after North…

London, Aug 27 (IANS) Arion Kurtaj, an 18-year-old member of infamous hacking group Lapsus$, used just an Amazon Fire TV stick, smartphone, keyboard and mouse to hack into the Rockstar Games which created the Grand Theft Auto VI game.A court found that Kurtej from Oxford leaked clips of the unreleased Grand Theft Auto 6 game while on bail in a Travelodge hotel in the UK, reports the BBC.Kurtaj was moved to the hotel after hackers “doxxed” him, releasing detailed information about him and his family online.While he was allowed no internet access at the budget hotel while on bail, he…

Tehran, Aug 27 (IANS) Iranian photojournalist Mohammad-Hossein Velayati, who was detained last week in Afghanistan, has been released, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency, which Velayati works for, reported. The journalist was handed over to the Iranian embassy in Kabul on Friday night, the report said on Saturday, adding that the release was confirmed by Bilal Karimi, a spokesman of the Taliban administration, but the reporter has yet to be transferred to Iran.Tasnim on Tuesday reported that “Taliban forces” arrested Velayati at the end of his 10-day personal trip to Afghanistan on August 19 without any explanation, as he was returning…

Cape Town, Aug 27 (IANS) The South African Parliament issued a statement on the success of the 15th BRICS Summit held in Johannesburg, hailing the outcomes of this “historic” summit as a “testament” to the visionary leadership and unwavering commitment of the BRICS nations. “The 15th BRICS Summit outcomes encapsulate a robust spirit of international collaboration, underscoring multilateralism, peaceful conflict resolution, and the pursuit of sustainable development,” said the statement on Saturday.It added that the summit’s commitment to addressing economic inequality, fostering growth and exploring innovative financial solutions promises to bolster not only the BRICS nations but also resonate as…

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Researchers have urged governments to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes to 22 years or higher as a new study has found it becomes less addictive and easier to quit as people get older.The legal age to purchase tobacco is 18 years old in many countries but in some nations, there are no age restrictions.It is estimated that nearly 9 out of 10 adults who smoke cigarettes daily first try smoking by age 18, and 99 per cent first try smoking by age 26.Results showed that starting smoking early is linked with higher nicotine…