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September 9, 2021 7:45 PM

Bangladesh to have fully digitised land management system: PM Sheikh Hasina

The Bangladesh government aims to make the land management system of the country fully digitised and bring land services to the doorstep of people. Inaugurating l schemes relating to the land services digitisation through video conferencing in Dhaka on Wednesday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said th...

September 9, 2021 7:41 PM

Former Mauritius PM Navin Ramgoolam moves to India for COVID treatment

Former Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam has been moved to India for treatment after he tested positive for COVID-19.<br />''<br />''The opposition Labour Party leader was brought to India today aboard an air ambulance. He was transferred from a...

September 9, 2021 7:19 PM

14 dead in fire at makeshift COVID hospital in North Macedonia

In North Macedonia, 14 people lost their lives yesterday in a fire at a makeshift hospital treating COVID-19 patients. Footage shared on social media showed a building in flames and a thick cloud of black smoke billowing into the air near a main road in the city of Tetovo. Firefighters put out the b...

September 9, 2021 11:03 AM

Media liable for comments on Facebook pages, says Australia's top court

Australia's highest court has made a landmark ruling that media outlets are "publishers" of allegedly defamatory comments posted by third parties on their official Facebook pages. The High Court dismissed an argument by some of Australia's largest media organizations ' Fairf...

September 9, 2021 9:43 AM

COVID19: WHO Chief urges halt to booster shots until year-end

World Health Organization chief has called on countries with large supplies of Coronavirus vaccines to avoid giving out booster shots until year-end. Speaking from WHO's headquarters in Geneva, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged wealthy countries and vaccine makers to prioritise ...

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