The killing of history teacher Samuel Paty has set off a national reckoning in France and aggravated tensions with Turkey. ( read original story ...)
France recalls ambassador from Turkey as Gulf boycotts products
Calls for Muslims to stop buying French produce have been escalating across social media, prompting supermarket chains in the two conservative Gulf states to pull items from their shelves. Earlier ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Erdogan says Macron has ‘lost his way’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivered his second sharp criticism of Emmanuel Macron in as many days on Sunday, saying the French president had "lost his way". ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Erdogan says French leader has ‘lost his way’ in second broadside
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday Emmanuel Macron had "lost his way", in his second sharp criticism of the French leader in two days over the treatment of Muslims. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam enters 53rd consecutive day without community infections
Vietnam had no new cases of COVID-19 to report as of 6 a.m on October 25, entering the 53rd consecutive day without any new infections in the community, according to the National Steering Committee ... ( read original story ...)
The Philippines Has A Policy Against Home Births. It’s Not Playing Well In A Pandemic
The "No Home Birth" policy was created to reduce maternal and newborn mortality rates. But critics say it makes giving birth expensive and complicated — especially during the coronavirus crisis. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh far away from eliminating rabies with no initiative to control dogs
The government had set out to eliminate rabies by 2020 nearly a decade ago, but there has been no visible effort to control dog population, seen as a basic task to prevent the disease. ( read original story ...)
Secy: Govt to free Bangladesh from child labour to achieve SDGs
Labour and Environment Secretary KM Abdus Salam has said Keraniganj would be a child labour- free area by 2022 as the government is determined to eliminate it from the country to achieve SDGs. "A ... ( read original story ...)
The zip is back for Taskin Ahmed and Rubel Hossain as cricket returns to Bangladesh
Here are the five major takeaways from Bangladesh's practice matches, including the BCB President's Cup that marked the resumption of cricket in the country after the hiatus because of the Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan PM Accuses Macron of Attacking Islam by ‘Encouraging’ Blasphemous Cartoons
Khan's comments come days after Macron paid tribute to a French history teacher beheaded by an Islamist radical who wanted to avenge the use of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a class on ... ( read original story ...)