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Dhaka Fire

At least 43 killed in a fire in Dhaka

DHAKA: At least 43 people were killed and several injured when a fire engulfed a seven-storey building in an upmarket district of Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital, on Thursday. The fire started in the popular restaurant before quickly spreading to the…

US data flows

Biden to crack down on US data flows to China, Russia

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s administration unveiled an executive order on Wednesday aimed at protecting American personal data by limiting its transfer to China, Russia and other countries, senior US officials said, citing national security concerns. The order, first reported by…

Protesting farmers

Protesting farmers demand India’s exit from WTO

NEW DELHI: Indian farmers on Monday (Feb 26) demanded that India leave the World Trade Organization (WTO), saying its policies were discriminatory against growers. Demonstrators burned effigies of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the WTO to protest against capitalist…