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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: Army officer hanged for murder of Bangladesh's founding president
Abdul Majed, a former military captain , was arrested on April 7, 45 years after Rahman was assassinated. Majed's wife met him at the prison one last time on Saturday evening when the prison authorities had scheduled his execution. This was overturned after Ms Hasina came to power in 1996. This is denied by his widow Khaleda Zia, prime minister from 1991-1996 and 2001-2006 and Hasina's forme... [Full Article...]
USA reports highest daily virus toll as billions mark Easter in lockdown
Sixteen of the residents at the Bethany Pointe Health Campus in Anderson had tested positive for the disease caused by the pandemic and the other eight had compatible symptoms, Commissioner Dr. Almost 300 inmates at the Cook County Jail have tested positive for the virus, and two have died. Many claim they can't get through to unemployment to even file, and the longer businesses go without revenue... [Full Article...]
Aussies stuck off Uruguay coast home-bound
Workers load the luggage on the plane that will transport the passengers from the Australian cruise ship Greg Mortimer , at the global airport in Montevideo, Uruguay, Saturday, April 11, 2020. Talvi had described the operation as "a complex but necessary humanitarian mission". The Greg Mortimer departed on March 15 on a voyage to Antarctica and South Georgia but has been docked off the coas... [Full Article...]
Local church hosts drive-in service for Easter
In Tampa, the Grace and Faith Church is holding a live-stream and a drive-up Easter service. "We ask people to bring flowers as symbolism of their gift of love and put those flowers on the cross". "Even in the darkness of these times we can still celebrate with joy", Gallagher said. After the story aired, and after feedback from community members online, LifePoint Church now says it will move ... [Full Article...]
Yemen cease-fire backs United Nations envoy's efforts to end conflict: Foreign minister
The conflict, largely seen as a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and regional arch-foe Iran, has unleashed an urgent humanitarian crisis that has pushed millions to the verge of starvation, forced millions more to seek shelter in displacement camps and sparked outbreaks of cholera and diphtheria. [Full Article...]
Queen Elizabeth’s Easter message: ‘Coronavirus will not overcome us’
While celebrations would be different for many this year, she said: "We need Easter as much as ever". But Easter isn't terminated; undoubtedly, we require Easter as long asever The exploration of the climbed Christ on the first Easter Day offered his fans brand-new hope and also fresh function, and also we can all take heart from this. [Full Article...]
Couple arrested on wedding day for breaching coronavirus lockdown
In a statement released on Wednesday night, the minister said the cases had gone up to 1,845. Gauteng is still the epicentre in the country with 782 infections , followed by the Western Cape at 495 and KwaZulu-Natal with 354 cases. A debate is now happening among local journalists: Should South African media identify those who die from Covid-19? South Africa registered 2 more fatalities rel... [Full Article...]
Israel prepared to negotiate prisoner swap with Hamas
However in the Gaza Strip, a densely populated coastal enclave, there have been few restrictions on motion and other people packed into public markets and seashores, with few sporting masks towards the danger of coronavirus contagion. "We will stay home (to avoid coronavirus) when they give us money, food, aid, and diapers, our children want to eat", greengrocer Ahmed Al-Nahal said in the Beac... [Full Article...]