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Photo: Reuters The U.S. ambassador to Iraq and other staff were evacuated from the US embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday before thousand protesters took position breaking the embassy gate and stormed the compound following U.S. airstrikes in Iraq. The protesters chanting “Death to America,” and burning U.S. flags marched through security checkpoints into the highly secured Green Zone. Read more

File Photo Many times, newborn babies are suffering from jaundice just a few days after their birth which makes parents very worried. It is a matter of concern as well. Jaundice is not a good sign for newborn babies. Almost 80 percent of newborns suffer from jaundice. Jaundice of children and jaundice of adults is not the same thing. In many cases, this is because of the lack of enzymes in the liver. However, no need to worry if not more. There are some things to do. They are -  > Breastfeeding more. > Do not keep them into the sun. Sun damage can be reversed. It can also cause eye damage. > If it seems more yellow, consult to the nearest doctor. > In case of emergency, conduct the Bilirubin test. > Sometimes newborns may require phototherapy treatment. Health & Lifestyle

Collected Different countries welcome the New Year in different ways which being remained in the discussion because of welcoming and celebrating in different ways. This year, all preparations have been completed to welcome 2020 at Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) in the United Arab Emirates and by this, the Middle East country is going to register its name in the Guinness Book. It is reported that 4-kilometer wide fireworks will be displayed together by throwing 190 drones through the ultramodern aircraft that will set the world's longest fireworks record. Currently, this record holds in Japan, they displayed about 5 and a half kilometers wide firework. The main center of Al Marjan Island has been set in preparation for the New Year. Fireworks will be accompanied by reflections of international quality music and special installations in the UAE. More news

Collected Police in Turkey have detained at least 124 people suspected of links to the so-called Islamic State in raids across the country on Monday, state news agency Anadolu reported. At least 33 foreign nationals were detained in the capital Ankara in a joint operation by anti-terrorism police and the national intelligence agency, according to the Anadolu Agency.  In Istanbul, police raided 31 houses, detaining 24 suspects, including four foreign nationals. Police conducted simultaneous, pre-dawn raids in the city of Batman, in south-east Turkey, where 22 suspects were detained. Raids were also conducted in the cities of Adana, Kayseri, Samsun and Bursa where 45 people, including six foreign nationals, were detained. Police were searching for some 17 other suspects, the report added. More news

Collected Four people have been confirmed dead and two others are still trapped as of Tuesday morning after a tunnel under construction collapsed in north China’s Shanxi Province, local authorities said Tuesday. The accident occurred at around 4:00 pm on Monday at a tunnel on a highway in the city of Jincheng, trapping six people who were working on the site, according to the city’s publicity authorities. One of them was rescued and sent to a nearby hospital but died later Monday, while rescuers retrieved the bodies of another three victims from the collapsed tunnel as of 7:50 am on Tuesday. An estimated 200 cubic meters of debris was blocking the tunnel. The search and rescue efforts are underway. More news

Wayne Rooney England’s record goalscorer Wayne Rooney will make his debut for second-tier Derby against Barnsley on Thursday, the club’s manager Phillip Cocu confirmed. Rooney, 34, joined Derby as a player-coach from MLS side DC United but has been ineligible to play for his new side until January. “If a player with the qualities, career and the experience of Rooney (is available) you have to be very happy and glad he is here,” said Cocu after Monday’s 2-1 home win over Charlton in the Championship. “He’s fit, he can start but he will need a few games. Expectation will be high when he starts playing but we have to give him a few games to build up his minutes and get in the team. “So maybe not perfect from the start but it’s important he will get in the team as soon as possible so we get a certain shape in our team.” Rooney’s debut can’t come soon enough for Derby. Their win on Monday moved them into 17th place in English football’s second-tier. However, they ...

Collected At least 23 civilians have been killed in an attack by the rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. “There was an incursion in Apetina-Sana by the ADF last night,” Beni administrator Donat Kibwana told AFP, referring to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia.  “The ADF hacked civilians to death in the settlement. The rebels also set fire to the victims' homes,” he said.  Police and local officials said on Monday that the overnight raid on Apetina-Sana in the restive eastern region of Beni was carried out by ADF rebels, who operate in both DRC and neighboring Uganda. Al Jazeera’s report said the death toll was expected to rise as the attack had lasted hours and many people were yet to be accounted for. “They (locals) say when the rebels entered the village, they went from house to house burning everything in their path. Anyone they came across, including women and children, they killed,” Al ...

Representational Photo Four medium intensity tremors with magnitudes ranging between 4.7 and 5.5 hit Jammu and Kashmir in a span of less than two hours on Monday night, the National Centre for Seismology said. The first quake with a magnitude of 4.7 hits at 10:42 pm, followed by one measuring 5.5 six minutes later. The two occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers. The third quake measuring 4.6 hits at 10:58 pm, followed by the fourth one at 11:20 pm with 5.4-magnitude. The third and fourth quakes occurred at the depth of 36 kilometers and 63 kilometers respectively. There were no immediate reports of casualty and damage to properties. Separately, a quake with a magnitude of 5 hit the Andaman and Nicobar islands at 10:29 pm on Monday. Jammu and Kashmir and Andaman and Nicobar islands witness high seismological activities. More news

File Photo A recent survey of the UK Health Association has given a statement that women are more likely to believe in obese men. So girls want to be in love with them.  However, this time a group of scientists from the University of Copenhagen has reported bad news for obese men. The researchers say from their research that obese is a barrier to being a father. According to them, obese is also responsible for the infertility of men. After testing with a total of 15 obese men, they found that the sperm gene in such type of men was very weak in controlling appetite.  At the same time, another experiment was conducted by researchers at the same university. They find that the gene of the obese father also enters the body of the child. As a result, the children of such fathers are mostly obese and overweight. More news

Photo: Collected At least five people were killed and many others injured as a missile fired by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group struck a military parade in Yemen’s southern separatist-held town of al-Dhalea, Yemen’s Security Belt forces said on Sunday. No claim of responsibility was made and Houthi media did not immediately comment on the blast or accusation. - Report Reuters.  The Security Belt forces are part of a southern separatist front in south Yemen. At the same time, they are backed by the United Arab Emirates in a fight against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group. Witnesses told Reuters that a blast occurred near a guest platform during the parade and that many were injured or killed. They reported seeing bodies at the scene. At least five people died and eight were injured, according to local health authority figures quoted by the Security Belt group and in a statement from the local media office of the forces which control al-Dhalea. Read more

Photo: Collected The oldest rhino in the world has died in Tanzania aged 57.  Fausta, an eastern female black rhino, died of suspected natural death on Friday, said Dr Freddy Manongi, the Conservation Commissioner for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA), in a statement.  Fausta was first sighted in the Ngorongoro crater in 1965 by a scientist from the University of Dar es Salaam, at the age between three and four years. She roamed the crater freely for more than 54 years, but health issues in her old age required her to spend her final few years receiving specialist care in a sanctuary. Fausta never had calves - something conservationists in Ngorongoro suggest may have contributed to her long life. By 2016, Fausta's eyesight was deteriorating and she was suffering from the lingering effects of hyena attacks. "Vicious animals, especially hyenas, started attacking her and she received very serious sores," said Manongi. "By 2016, we ...

Photo: Collected Manchester United climbed to the fifth position in the Premier League after a 2-0 win at Burnley secured by goals from Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford on Saturday. United profited from a defensive error by Burnley left-back Charlie Taylor to take the lead, as Andreas Pereira played in Martial to score in the 44th minute. The French forward, who netted twice in the win over Newcastle on Thursday, now has 10 goals in all competitions this season. Rashford added the second goal on the counterattack deep into stoppage time as Burnley piled forward in search of an equalizer. Chelsea, occupying the fourth place and the final Champions League qualification spot, is a point clear of United going into its match at Arsenal on Sunday. United has won six of its last eight games in a strong run that came when questions were being asked about the future of manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. More news

Photo: Collected Veteran pace bowler Peter Siddle is retiring from international after being left out of Australia’s squad for the third cricket test against New Zealand. The 35-year-old Siddle, who played the last of his 67 tests during the 2019 tour to England when Australia retained the Ashes, was called into the squad for the ongoing second Test in Melbourne as injury cover but was not selected in the starting XI. He announced his international retirement on Sunday, with Australia in a comfortable position on day four of the Boxing Day Test. A consistent and reliable seamer who took 221 test wickets at an average of 30.66, Siddle will continue to play domestic cricket with Victoria in Australia and Essex in England. “It’s always hard to know when the right time is,” Siddle told Fox Cricket. “The Ashes was the main goal, to try and be a part of that series.” Siddle said once he had ticked that off, he spoke to Australia captain Tim Paine and Coach Justin Langer ...

Photo: Collected The Organization of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) convened an urgent meeting on India’s Jammu-Kashmir and NRC issues. The meeting will be held in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, in April next year, the country's media reported. According to sources, media reported that on December 26, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made his decision to the Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, through Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. Leaders of world Muslim countries including Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Indonesia, and Qatar are expected to present in the upcoming meeting. More

Photo: Collected Two men were killed and seven others were wounded by gunfire when a group filming a rap music video was "ambushed" near Houston, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. The Harris County sheriff's office said Saturday morning that 20-year-old Gonzalo Gonzalez and 22-year-old Jonathan Jimenez died at the scene Friday night. The sheriff's office said the seven injured were taken to hospitals and ranged in age from 17 to 23. The sheriff's office said Saturday that they did not know a motive or have any suspects. "We don't know if there was a beef going on or what exactly happened," Gonzalez said at a news conference just after the shooting. "We know it was a rap video that was being filmed out here but beyond that we don't know who the performers or who was involved in it, just that there was a large group out there," he said. The sheriff said authorities received a call about a drive-by shooting aro...

File Photo The US suffered more mass killings in 2019 than any year on record, according to researchers.  A database compiled by the Associated Press (AP), USA Today and Northeastern University recorded 41 incidents and a total of 211 deaths. Mass killings are defined as four or more people being killed in the same incident, excluding the perpetrator. - Reports BBC. Among the deadliest in 2019 were the killings of 12 people in Virginia Beach in May and 22 in El Paso in August. Of the 41 cases in 2019, 33 involved firearms, researchers said. California had the highest number of mass killings per state, with eight. The database has been tracking mass killings in the US since 2006, but research going back to the 1970s did not reveal a year with more mass killings, AP reported. The year with the second-highest number of mass killings was 2006, with 38.  Though 2019 had the highest number of incidents, the death toll of 211 was eclipsed by the 224 people who di...

Screenshot taken from Google`s homepage Google has created a new Doodle, alteration of the Google logo, celebrating the 105th birthday of renowned Bangladeshi painter, educator and activist Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin.  The search engine giant posted the doodle, alteration of the Google logo on its Bangladeshi homepage early Sunday, paying tribute to his memory. The doodle shows a picture of the great artist painting Google sitting under a tree with his brush while another man passing by carrying two pots.  Zainul Abedin is widely considered a founding father of Bangladeshi modern art. Throughout his colourful life, he strived to preserve and honour Bangladeshi heritage. More

Photo: Collected At least five people were killed and the other four were injured severely in a plane crashed just a short distance from the Walmart supermarket at the Lafayette town in Louisiana in the United States on Saturday. Lafayette Fire Department spokesman Alton Trahan said the plane was heading to Atlanta from Louisiana on Sunday. Shortly after the flight, it hit a car. The car was burned to ashes. Five of the six passengers aboard the plane were killed, they said. But fortunately one survived. Two other people were also critically injured in the incident. Walmart was evacuated shortly after the accident. The plane crashed around 9 pm on Saturday night after flying from the airport. A post office nearby was also damaged in the crash. Louisiana Governor John Edwards expressed condolences to the family and friends of the victim in a tweet. More news

Photo: Collected Bollywood actor Kushal Punjabi died. Police recovered his hanging body from his flat in Mumbai early Friday. Police believe the actor, a popular Hindi teleserial, committed suicide. However, the police could not say why Kushal did so. Meanwhile, the sudden death of Kushal has brought a shadow of grief to Bollywood. Details

Photo: Collected Cyber Security Company ‘Splash Data’ cited 50 passwords as the most shared passwords by hackers in 2019. Experts have analyzed the 5 millions of trapped passwords and identified them. ‘Splash Data’ suggests not using these dangerous passwords. List of 50 dangerous passwords: 123456789 123456 qwerty password 1234567 12345678 12345 iloveyou 111111 123123 abc 123 qwerty 123 1 q2 w3 e4 r admin qwertyuiop 654321 555555 lovely 7777777 welcome 888888 princess dragon password1 123 qwe 666666 1 qaz2 wsx 333333 michael sunshine liverpool 777777 1 q2 w3 e4 r5 t donald freedom        More...

Photo: Daily Bangladesh The Russian Aerospace Forces on Friday successfully launched a Rokot carrier rocket with a retroreflector BLITS-M satellite and a group of Gonets-M communications satellites, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. The launch was carried out at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia's northwestern Arkhangelsk region, it added. The Gonets satellite system, the operator of Russian satellite communication and relaying systems made by order of the state space corporation Roscosmos, said in a separate statement that three Gonets-M satellites were launched. Since its first launch in May 2000, Russian Aerospace Forces have conducted 31 launches of the Rokot rocket, putting into orbit some 70 spacecraft, the ministry said. BLITS-M (Ball Lens in the Space) is a series of small satellites used for laser ranging experiments.   Source: UNB More news

File Photo Veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has returned to European football at the age of 38, after agreeing to rejoin Italian club AC Milan. He is returning to help his struggling former club, which is reeling from a humiliating defeat and languishing way behind city rival Inter Milan. Ibrahimovic’s arrival resembles something of a rescue mission for a seven-time European champion fallen on tough times. That’s because Milan is mired in 11th place in Serie A, a distant 21 points behind league leader Inter, and none of its players has more than four league goals this season. Matters reached a crushing low last Sunday, when Italy’s most successful club in the European Cup endured its heaviest league defeat in 21 years, a 5-0 defeat at Atalanta on Sunday. The club desperately needs Ibrahimovic at his best to stem the rot and have a chance at qualifying for a European place next season. “I’ll fight together with my teammates to change the course of this season....

File Photo Salman Khan has finally got the best gift on his birthday. Everything is exactly what he wanted. He becomes uncle once again. His sister Arpita Khan and actor Aayush Sharma was blessed with a baby girl. After sharing the good news from his Instagram account on Friday afternoon, Aayush wrote, ‘Our little princess has arrived’. Thank you for all your love & blessing. Earlier, it was reported that Arpita and Aayush are going to pick Salman’s birthday as the second child’s birthday. Regular planning was underway with the doctor for that. According to the report, Arpita was admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai on Thursday night. She finally became a mother on Friday afternoon. Bollywood’s Bhaijaan Salman Khan has turned 54 on Friday. He also canceled his Birthday Special Farm House Party Planning for spending time with Sister on this special day. He had cut a birthday cake with Ahil, Arpita and Aayush’s first child.  More news

Photo: Collected A group affiliated with ISIS, also known as ISIL, has released a video claiming to show the execution of 11 Christians in northeast Nigeria, one day after Christmas. The footage posted in an online Telegram news channel late on Thursday by ISIS-linked propaganda arm Amaq showed 11 blindfolded men being lined up at an unidentified outdoor location.  One man is shot before the other 10 are beheaded. A masked man in the almost one-minute video claimed the killings were in response to the death of ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his spokesman.   Al-Baghdadi committed suicide in October to avoid capture during a raid by United States special forces on his hideout in the province of Idlib, northwestern Syria. In recent months, Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has intensified its attacks on Christians, security personnel and aid workers, setting up roadblocks on main roads and conducting searches.   A previo...

Photo: Collected Matt Doherty scored in the 90th minute to complete Wolverhampton’s comeback from two goals down to beat 10-man Manchester City 3-2 on Friday, dealing a further blow to the champions faint hopes of a third consecutive Premier League title. City is third in the standings halfway through the season, 14 points behind leader Liverpool. Juergen Klopp’s side is 13 points ahead of Leicester with a game in hand, putting the 18-time champions in a strong position to end three-decade title drought. Wolves, which fought back from Raheem Sterling scoring twice for City, rose to fifth in the standings, two points from Chelsea in the final Champions League qualification place. City has now lost five of its opening 19 games of the season but had coped initially after goalkeeper Ederson was sent off in the 12th minute for rushing out of the penalty area and bringing down Diogo Jota. Read more

Photo: Collected A photo that portrayed that a Royal Bengal Tiger is standing with a plastic water bottle in its mouth in the Sundarbans has recently gone viral on social media. The photo was released on Facebook on Friday. Harsh Soni has taken the picture from India part of Sundarbans. However, no details were available regarding the photo.   Meanwhile, since the photo released, there has been a stir among conscious people. Many people shared it. Photo captions have also called for immediate action to stop plastic use.

Photo: Collected The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has approved a resolution condemning human rights abuses against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims and other minorities.  It also calls on Myanmar's government to stop the incitement of hatred against the Rohingya and other minorities in Rakhine, Kachin and Shan states.  The resolution was passed by a total of 134 countries in the 193-member world body, with nine votes against and 28 abstaining on Friday. General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding but they do reflect world opinion.  Thousands of Rohingya were killed and more than 700,000 fled to neighbouring Bangladesh during an army crackdown in the Buddhist-majority country in 2017. Myanmar (formerly Burma) insists it was tackling an extremist threat.  Earlier this month, the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi rejected allegations of genocide at the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ). The UN resolution expressed alarm at the con...

Photo: Collected Broccoli is very popular among winter vegetables. It contains various types of nutrients, fiber, vitamin C, vitamin K, iron and potassium. The protein is higher in broccoli than any other vegetables. Broccoli is a medicine of many diseases like gastric, ulcer. Raw broccoli contains 90 percent water. It also has a carbohydrate of 7 percent, protein 3 percent and no fat at all. 91 gram of broccoli contains 31 calories. Broccoli also helps in controlling weight as the number of calories is low. Let’s know the health benefits of broccoli- > Broccoli’s beta-carotene and selenium joint and vitamin C help to fight prostate, colon, lung, liver, breast and pancreatic cancer. > Broccoli has a lot of vitamin A. Preventing bacterial infections of the skin. Broccoli is also effective in preventing colds and coughs. > Broccoli is low in fat and calories but high in fiber. Excessive iron removes the relaxing feeling of the body. > Broccoli contains ...

Photo: Collected The minimum temperature was recorded at minus 31.5 degrees Celsius in Ladakh, India. This is the lowest temperature of the season in that region. Besides, Delhi’s temperature also broke the record. Delhi’s temperature was the lowest in 118 years on Friday, reports ABP Ananda. The Indian Meteorological Office says the minus temperature in Kargil and Ladakh has surpassed Antarctica, the coldest continent in the world. Whereas Antarctica has a minimum temperature of minus 25 degrees Celsius, Ladakh’s temperature is minus 31.5 degrees Celsius. The temperature in Kargil was recorded at minus 27 degrees Celsius. More news

Photo: Collected Smartphone hacking via the vulnerability of third-party apps increases. UK-based phone case company Case24.com has discovered that iPhone owners are a whopping 167 times more at risk of being hacked than other mobile brands. They gathered the data by analyzing monthly Google search volumes to see how many British people are looking to find information on how to hack different apps or smartphone brands. Case24.com claims that a total of 10,040 searches for iPhones in Britain are notably higher than Samsung that came in second place with 700 searches. LG, Nokia, and Sony are at the top of the list of lowest interest. Apps that posed a lower risk of being hacked were Facebook, Amazon, and Netflix. More news