Police install light machine gun posts in Dhaka

13 Apr, 2021

Dhaka, April 13 (IANS) Additional police have been deployed, while light machine gun posts were also installed following an order by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) following a militant attack threat, a top official said on Tuesday.

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German CDU leaders back Laschet as Chancellor pick (13 Apr, 2021)

Berlin, April 13 (IANS) The Presidium or executive body of Germany's governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has decided to back party leader Armin Laschet's bid to succeed Angela Merkel as Chancellor, Volker Bouffier, Minister President of Hesse state, said.

Blinken embarks on Brussels visit (13 Apr, 2021)

Washington, April 13 (IANS) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday embarked on a visit to Brussels, Belgium, to consult with NATO allies on a range of shared priorities.

Murder probe launched following Paris hospital shooting (13 Apr, 2021)

Paris, April 13 (IANS) The Paris prosecutor's office has launched a murder investigation over a shooting incident outside a hospital hospital, which is also a Covid vaccination centre, in the French capital, suggesting the case did not appear to be terror-related.

Pak remittances remain over $2bn for 10th month (13 Apr, 2021)

Islamabad, April 13 (IANS) Pakistan's remittances remained over $2 billion in March for the 10th month in a row, the country's central bank said.

Cyclone-related deaths in Indonesia reach 179 (13 Apr, 2021)

Jakarta, April 13 (IANS) The death toll from the floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province has increased to 179 with 45 still missing, the National Disaster Management Agency said.

1 killed in massive St. Petersburg factory fire (13 Apr, 2021)

Moscow, April 13 (IANS) A massive blaze at a historic factory in the Russian city of St. Petersburg has killed one firefighter and injured two others, authorities have confirmed.

Biden picks new chief for border agency (13 Apr, 2021)

Washington, April 13 (IANS) US President Joe Biden will nominate Chris Magnus, the chief of police in the city of Tucson, Arizona, to lead the Customs and Border Protection, the country's border enforcement agency that is currently dealing with a migrant influx.

Twitter to set up its 1st African presence in Ghana (13 Apr, 2021)

San Francisco, April 13 (IANS) Twitter will set up its presence in Africa, with building a team in Ghana, its CEO jack Dorsey has announced.

Japan to dump Fukushima contaminated water into sea (13 Apr, 2021)

Tokyo, April 13 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday that his government has decided to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power into the Pacific Ocean amid domestic and international opposition.

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 136.4mn (13 Apr, 2021)

Washington, April 13 (IANS) The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 136.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.94 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.