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Rana stars as Bangladesh down Pakistan in 1st Test thriller

NewsMay 12, 2026

Pace bowler Nahid Rana claimed five wickets as Bangladesh trumped Pakistan by 104 runs in a rain-hit first Test on Tuesday after a thrilling fifth day of batting collapses. Chasing 268 for victory in ...

'Children paying intolerable price': UN condemns child death toll from Israel's West Bank operations

HealthMay 12, 2026

The United Nations condemned on Tuesday the toll from “escalating” Israeli military operations and settler attacks in the occupied West Bank on children, with 70 Palestinian children killed since ...

WHO chief says 'work not over' after hantavirus evacuation

HealthMay 12, 2026

World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday “our work is not over” to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the i...

Why are some people mosquito magnets?

HealthMay 12, 2026

Ever felt like mosquitoes bite you while ignoring everyone else? Scientists are now making progress in deciphering the complex chemical cocktail that makes particular people more enticing to these dis...

India's Modi to launch multi-nation tour amid global unrest

BusinessMay 11, 2026

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark this week on a multi-nation tour to the United Arab Emirates and four European countries, officials said on Monday. Modi will start his whirlwind tour f...

Trump rejects Iran's counteroffer to end war, insists on 'complete victory'

NewsMay 11, 2026

President Donald Trump on Monday said the ceasefire in the Middle East war was on “life support,” rejecting Iran’s latest counteroffer, which it said had included demands for the release of froz...

Skipper Shanto extends Bangladesh lead by 179 runs in first Test against Pakistan

NewsMay 11, 2026

Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto hit an unbeaten half-century as Bangladesh extended their lead by 179 runs on the rainy fourth day of the first Test against Pakistan on Monday. The hosts were 152-3 in t...

US, French nationals from hantavirus ship test positive

HealthMay 11, 2026

An American national and a French woman evacuated from the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have tested positive, officials said on Monday, as the complex operation to repatriate those ...

‘Blindsided’: US farmers strained as fertiliser costs surge on Iran war

BusinessApril 14, 2026

On Andy Corriher’s farm in North Carolina, planting and preparations are underway for his corn and soybean crops — but fertiliser costs have surged on war in the Middle East, and orders he placed ...

Around 250 people feared missing after boat capsizes in Andaman Sea: UN

NewsApril 14, 2026

Around 250 people, including children, were feared missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, the United Nations said on Tuesday. “The tra...

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