Turkey-Syria death toll passes 41,000 as UN appeals for quake aid
The death toll from the earthquake that has devastated parts of Turkey and Syria exceeded 41,000 on Friday as the United Nations appealed for $1 billion to address a growing humanitarian crisis.
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Havva Kamcı cries as a search and rescue worker tells her they have not found their 11-year-old granddaughter from the rubble of their home following the deadly earthquake, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, February 16, 2023 ReutersStudy: Covid infection gives similar immunity to vaccination
The protection against Covid from being previously infected lasts at least as long as that offered by vaccination, one of the largest studies conducted on the subject said on Friday.
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File photo of a person receiving the Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Dhaka Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka tribuneYouTube CEO Wojcicki, one of the first Google employees, steps down
YouTube Chief Executive and one of the first Google employees Susan Wojcicki is stepping down from her role at the tech giant that started in her garage nearly 25 years ago, she said in a personal update on the video-sharing platform on Thursday.
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YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki attends a conference at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, in Cannes, France, June 19, 2018 ReutersUN experts for immediate funding to avert food ration cuts for Rohingyas
UN experts on Thursday warned about catastrophic consequences for Myanmar Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh if life-saving food aid is slashed and issued an urgent plea for donations to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) Rohingya Refugee Response.
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File Photo: People walk through a marketplace at a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 Allison Joyce/Dhaka TribuneMinistry asks for list of institutions with 0% pass rate in HSC
The Ministry of Education has asked the education boards to send a list of educational institutions that had zero pass rates in the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent exams in 2022.
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File Photo Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneRampal power plant: Production resumes with 6 days of coal reserves
With only six days of coal reserves, production resumed at Rampal coal-fired power plant at 11:03pm on Wednesday.
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Rampal Power Plant Dhaka TribuneGraft case proceedings against Mirza Abbas to continue
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition of BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas, pleading to review the apex court's refusal to quash his graft case proceedings.
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File Photo: BNP Senior Leader Mirza Abbas speaks at the rally in front of the Jatiya Press Club on Thursday, May 12, 2022 UNB