Monsoon may bring a flood of troubles for the Rohingyas in Bangladesh’s refugee camps

Thousands of refugees living on the hill slopes in Cox’s Bazaar are especially vulnerable.

Tarek Mahmud

· 27 minutes ago

Watch: A time-lapse video by a mother of three shows the sleepless nights of motherhood

‘Parenting doesn’t end when the sun goes down.’

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· 2 hours ago

Are humans still evolving? What the case of free-diving Bajau Laut people tells us

New research shows the Bajau Laut people of Southeast Asia may have evolved bigger spleens to store more oxygen-rich blood.

Jan Hoole, The Conversation

· 2 hours ago

The big news: Modi says child rape ordinance shows Centre ‘listens to you’, and 9 other top stories

Other headlines: Mamata Banerjee said she advised Congress against impeachment motion, and security was increased in 3 states ahead of Asaram rape case verdict.

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· 2 hours ago

Five years after Rana Plaza tragedy, are things better for Bangladesh’s textile industry workers?

The story of the textile industry in the second-largest clothing manufacturer in the world is one of the continued repression of workers.

Ikhtisad Ahmed

· 3 hours ago

Watch: Chinese couples are going underwater in search of unique locations for wedding photographs

No wonder the industry is worth $11 billion.

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· 3 hours ago

United Nations Security Council unable to respond to new challenges, says Sushma Swaraj

While addressing a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, she said it would be futile to bring in reforms in the UN without changes in the council.

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· 4 hours ago

Watch the spectacular performance that won this 10-year-old prodigy the ‘violin olympics’

Christian Li is the youngest person ever to win the Yehudi Menuhin International Competition in the junior category.

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· 6 hours ago

The big news: Salman Khurshid says Congress has ‘blood on its hands’, and nine other top stories

Other headlines: Venkaiah Naidu defended rejecting impeachment motion, and Sushma Swaraj called for action against nations that 'sponsor terror'.

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· 10 hours ago

China: Sushma Swaraj calls for decisive action against nations that sponsor terrorism

She also raised concerns about China’s Belt and Road Initiative during a meeting of the foreign ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s member nations.

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· 10 hours ago

China: 18 killed in fire at karaoke lounge, man arrested for suspected arson

Five people are being treated for injuries sustained in the fire at a local hospital.

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· 10 hours ago

Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan in race for Bank of England top job: Report

United Kingdom Chancellor Phillip Hammond will select the British bank’s next chief.

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· 13 hours ago