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☆ I moved to a remote island with only 236 inhabitants. I love raising my kids here.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementKelly Green, 34, went to visit her parents in Tristan Da Cunha and fell in love. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kelly Green, the head of tourism at Tristan Da Cunha. But I misunderstood, as Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is a settlement in Tristan Da Cunha, one of the world's most isolated settlements with only around 236 inhabitants. I wanted to live in Tristan Da Cunha. Just because I decided to live on Tristan Da Cunha doesn't mean they have to live here forever.

Persons: Kelly Green, Tristan Da Cunha, Green, Shane, I've, Kelly Green Tristan Da Cunha, There's, they're Organizations: British Overseas, Cape Town, Gatwick Airport, England Locations: British, British Overseas Territory, England, Antigua, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Kenya, easyJet, Edinburgh, Scotland, Cape, South Africa

☆ Miss Universe 2024: See all the best national costumes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

At Miss Universe 2024, it was all those things — and much more — as the annual pageant kicked off with its flamboyant national costume competition Thursday evening. Raquel Cunha/ReutersThe first person of First Nations heritage to represent Canada at Miss Universe, Ashley Callingbull wore a multi-tiered gown equipped with flashing lights. Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesMiss Jamaica, Rachel Silvera, paid homage to the female pioneers of dancehall music. Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesMiss Malta, Beatrice Njoya, became the first ever Miss Universe contestant to reach the finale in their 40s, after the pageant lifted a longstanding age limit of 28. Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesMiss Ukraine, Alina Ponomarenko, came in an armored outfit symbolizing "the courage of Ukrainian defenders," the pageant host said.

Persons: Geyssell García, Irene Mukii’s, Chile, Emilia Dides, Sábado Gigante, ”, Miss Ivory Coast Marie, Emmanuelle Diamala’s, Thet San Andersen, Christina Chalk, Sheynnis Palacios, Faith Landman, Hector Vivas, Miss Argentina, Magalí Benejam, Selvinique Wright, Elena Hidalgo, Ky Duyen Nguyen, Fernando Llano, ” Hector Vivas, Juliana Barrientos, Images Miss Kenya, Irene Mukii, Raquel Cunha, Ashley Callingbull, Miss Italy, Glenany Cavalcante, Jamaica, Rachel Silvera, Davin Prasath, Malta, Beatrice Njoya, Sakhile Dube, Alma Cooper, Sam, Alina Ponomarenko Organizations: CNN, Miss, Miss Bangladesh, Anouk, United, Images Miss, Reuters, Nations, Images, Cambodia, San, Santo Locations: Mexico City, Miss Nicaragua, León Cathedral, Kenyan, Miss Ivory Coast, Miss Myanmar, United Kingdom, Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua, Delft, Miss Bahamas, Costa Rica, Miss Aruba, Miss Vietnam, Miss Great Britain, Chile, Bolivia, Canada, Ecuador, Tema, San Francisco, Santo Domingo, Colombia, Mexico, Miss Zimbabwe, Miss United States, Images Miss Nicaragua, León

☆ Climate Action 15: 2024's Leading Innovators for a Sustainable Future
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

Editor's note: Business Insider's reporters and editors nominated leaders based on insights from past Climate Action honorees, expert sources, and reader submissions. Courtesy of Jayson RicamaraSaudi Arabia, with its hot desert climate and little fresh water, is one of the most difficult farming environments. AdvertisementIyris in October also launched a sustainable-farming pilot in Saudi Arabia with chemical and plastic manufacturers as well as companies including Red Sea Global, a luxury tourism developer. A UN climate panel estimated that harnessing wave energy could supply 20% more electricity than the world produced in 2022. The US is trying to shore up its own mining and manufacturing base to curb China's power, including in battery recycling.

Persons: Derya Baran, Iyris Derya Baran, Jayson Ricamara, Baran, SecondSky, who's, Inna Braverman, Braverman, David Leb, Charles Callaway, Environmental Justice Charles Callaway ., Callaway, Clara, Gretchen Cara Daily, Stanford University Gretchen Cara Daily, Daily, NatCap, Juan Carlos Navarro, Panama Juan Carlos Navarro, Panama Navarro, José Raúl, Haiti —, Navarro, del, Reinhold Gallmetzer, Reinhold, Gallmetzer, Brazil's JBS, packer, Diane Gilpin, Smart Green Shipping Diane Gilpin, Gilpin, Drax, Roberta Tuurraq Glenn, Borade, Savok Glenn, Glenn, Cynthia Houniuhi, Houniuhi, it's, Arvind Kumar, Prasad, Rice, Kumar, Ari Matusiak, Gazur, Matusiak, —, Duncan McIntyre, McIntyre, Altenex, Ozane, Biden, It's, Delta, Liz Ricketts, Charlie Engman Ricketts, Ricketts, Ricketts didn't, Chao Yan, Princeton NuEnergy Chao Yan, Yan Organizations: Iyris, United Arab, King Abdullah University of Science, Technology, Red, Eco, UN, Eco Wave Power, Shell, Environmental Justice, Proctor Academy For Callaway, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Green Institute, Callaway, Natural, Stanford University, Stanford, Facility, Ministry, Environment, Panama's, UNESCO, US State Department, National Association for, Nature, Center, for, Carrefour, Nestlé, Smart Green Shipping, Scottish Enterprise, International Windship Association, Maritime Organization, Union, Alaska Arctic Observatory, National Weather Service, AAOKH, University of Alaska, Pacific Islands, University of, International Court of Justice, United Nations, Prasad Seeds, Labor, Prasad, International Rice Research Institute, Rewiring, Reduction, Communities, Highland Electric, Schools, Highland, Beverly Public Schools, Fortune, Edison International, Louisiana, US Department of Energy, Ozane, White, LNG, Vessel Project, Biden, Department of Energy, Kantamanto, London . Brands, McKinsey, Princeton, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Princeton NuEnergy, Energy, Laboratory, EV Locations: Jayson Ricamara Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Spain, Ukraine, Cherkassy, Israel, Gibraltar, Port of Los Angeles, Porto, Portugal, West Harlem, New York City, Clara Hale, Costa Rica, Belize, China, NatCap, Stanford, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Haiti, Panama City, Brazil, Peru, Brazilian, , Norway's, Barrow, Furness, Alaska, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Utqiaġvik, Fanalei, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Asia, Saharan Africa, India, Philippines, Nepal, Bangladesh, Africa, Hyderabad, South, Southeastern Asia, Subhanpur, Rewiring America, Massachusetts —, Sulphur , Louisiana, Calcasieu, Vessel Project Louisiana, Accra, Ghana, New York, London, Kantamanto, Taiyuan, China's Shanxi, Argonne, South Carolina

“The fact that there could have been a South Asian woman in the White House … we’re not there yet, but it would have been very nice. “There’s a great deal of disappointment in that sense,” said Shakeel Syed, executive director of the nonprofit South Asian Network. She steeped her daughters in all things South Asian, said Harris, who grew up eating South Indian food, like potato curry and masala dosa, and hearing Gopalan speak Tamil. Like many young and progressive Asian Americans, she said Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip has been an important issue for her. In the meantime, South Asian voters say they have no choice but to keep pushing.

Persons: they’re, Kamala Harris ’, Harris, Donald Trump, ”, Anjali Bhatt, we’re, ” Bhatt, Trump, she’s, Sumati Thomas, Harris ’, I’ve, Kamala Harris, ” Harris, Joe Biden, Biden, There’s, Shakeel Syed, Gopalan, “, P.V, Thomas, Bhatt, they’d, Harris didn’t, Syed, ” Syed, Harris wanes, Usha Vance, Vivek Ramaswamy, “ It’s, ” Thomas Organizations: South, D.C, Republican, Harris ’ Democratic, South Asian, Democratic, South Asian Network, Democratic National Convention, University of California, Civil Rights Movement, DNC, ”, American, Trump, White, Indian American Locations: South Asian, Washington, America, In Mississippi, South, India, California, Chennai, Indian, Berkeley, U.S, Gaza, Southeast Michigan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, American

☆ How Is Climate Change Affecting Teenagers?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Charley Locke | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

Currie is still grappling with what she lost, including her ability to turn away from climate change. Ajayi believes that once people connect the dots on the effects of climate change, they’ll start to take action. Photographs by Tatsiana Chypsanava When Sara Saumanaia thinks about climate change, she thinks about both of her homes. The area is especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change; after a heavy rain, the streets around Saumanaia’s home regularly flood. Once, during a lesson on climate change, Saumanaia’s science teacher asked if anyone in the class was from Tuvalu.

Persons: Hurricane Milton, Michael Miranda’s, Meridith Kohut, Lucy Currie, Grant Harder, Currie, ” Currie, ’, “, doesn’t, ”, “ I’ve, Obama Mchembe, Tanzania Obama Mchembe, Anna Boyiazis Obama Mchembe, ‘, ’ Mchembe, ” Mchembe, Ayesha Ali, Bangladesh Ayesha Ali, Fabeha Monir, Ali, it’s, ” Ali, — Ali, Daniela Bazán, Peru Daniela Bazán, Florence Goupil Daniela Bazán, ’ ’, ’ Bazán, Ireoluwa Ajayi, Yagazie Emezi, Ireoluwa, Ajayi, Athanasios Kosteas, Enri Canaj, Kosteas, Thanasis, Sara Saumanaia, Tuvalu Sara Saumanaia, Tatsiana Chypsanava, ” Saumanaia, there’s, They’re Organizations: dala dala, Unicef, Pacific, oohed Locations: Hurricane, Fla, Jasper, Alberta, Jasper , Alberta, Canada, Toangoma, Tanzania, cassia, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Huaraz, Peru, Peruvian, Ota, Nigeria, Yagazie Emezi Ota, Lagos, Lagos State, Kalamata, Greece, Christchurch , New Zealand, Tuvalu, Christchurch’s, New Zealand, Christchurch, Maori, Saumanaia, Funafuti

☆ Bangladesh tribunal issues arrest warrant for former leader Sheikh Hasina
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently in India, citing her alleged involvement in mass killings during violent protests that erupted earlier this year. The violence ultimately forced Hasina to flee to India on Aug. 5, and an interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge. The tribunal’s proceedings, presided over by Justice Golam Mortuza Majumdar, saw prosecutors request arrest warrants for 50 individuals, including Hasina. “In the interest of a thorough investigation, we applied for an arrest warrant. The court granted our petition and ordered the arrest of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Persons: Sheikh Hasina, Hasina, Muhammad Yunus, Justice Golam Mortuza Majumdar, “, Mohammad Tajul Islam, ”, Hasina’s, Sajeeb Wazed, Mohammad Touhid Hossain Organizations: Bangladesh’s, Peace, Awami League, Reuters Locations: DHAKA, Bangladesh, India

☆ Sheikh Hasina: Bangladesh crimes tribunal issues arrest warrant for exiled former prime minister
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Dhaka, Bangladesh Reuters —Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently in India, citing her alleged involvement in mass killings during violent protests that erupted earlier this year. The violence ultimately forced Hasina to flee to India on August 5 and an interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus took charge. The tribunal’s proceedings, presided over by Justice Golam Mortuza Majumdar, saw prosecutors request arrest warrants for 50 individuals, including Hasina. “In the interest of a thorough investigation, we applied for an arrest warrant. The court granted our petition and ordered the arrest of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Persons: Sheikh Hasina, Hasina, Muhammad Yunus, Justice Golam Mortuza Majumdar, “, Mohammad Tajul Islam, ”, Hasina’s, Sajeeb Wazed, Bangladesh’s, Mohammad Touhid Hossain Organizations: Bangladesh Reuters —, Peace, Awami League, Reuters Locations: Dhaka, Bangladesh, India

☆ Italy ships migrants to Albania for first time under controversial plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Egypt and Bangladesh are among 22 countries deemed “safe” by Italy, a designation that prevents their nationals from qualifying for political asylum, with few exceptions. Under the protocol signed between Italy and Albania last year, those sent to Albania must not show signs of torture, illness or vulnerability or be part of nuclear families traveling together. Those brought directly to Italy instead would fall under EU regulations, which involve a lengthy asylum process. If they are denied asylum in Italy, they will then be deported back to their countries of origin at Italy’s expense. More than 1 million migrants have made it to Italy by sea from North African ports since 2014, according to Italian government statistics and UNHCR.

Persons: Italy CNN —, Giorgia Meloni, Meloni, Guglielmo Mangiapane, Filippo Ungaro, ”, “, Marta Welander, Welander Organizations: Italy CNN, Italy’s Coast Guard, EU, Italian Coast Guard, Italian Navy, Italian, Albanian, UN, UNHCR, UNHCR’s, CNN, “ UNHCR, ”, Rescue, UN’s, Organization for Migration Locations: Rome, Italy, Shengjin, Italian, Libya, Egypt, Bangladesh, Albania, Europe, UNHCR’s Italy, EU, Spain, North

☆ Italy’s hard-right government set to send sea migrants to Albania in bid to curb arrivals
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

However, the court’s decision is non-binding and Italy and Albania are not prohibited by the ruling from going forward with the plans. That’s all, very normal variations during construction.”A general view of the reception center for migrants in Shengjin, Albania, on June 4, 2024. If they do not qualify for asylum, they will be deported to “safe” countries, according to the agreement between Italy and Albania. The cost comes to around 7.5% of what Italy currently spends on its migrant reception centers, Meloni said in June, speaking alongside Rama. Other listed “safe countries” include Egypt, Tunisia and the Ivory Coast, citizens of which make up a large portion of arrivals.

Persons: Rome, It’s, Gjader –, Matteo Piantedosi, There’s, Florion Goga, Piantedosi, Giorgia, Keir Starmer, “, ” Meloni, Meloni, Starmer, Rama, ” Rama, Giorgia Meloni, Adnan Beci, ’ ”, Alketa Misja, ”, ” Gianfranco Schiavone, Schiavone Organizations: Rome CNN, European Union, Court, Justice, Reuters, CNN, United Nations, Refugees, UNHCR, Interior Ministry, Meloni, Amnesty, Italy's, Albania's, Edi, Getty, AP, Migration, United Nations ’ International Organization for Migration, Union Locations: Albania, Italy, European, Albanian, Shengjin, Gjader, Agrigento, Sicily, Catania, Malta, Greece, Spain, Libya, Tunisia, Meloni’s, Rome, Europe, AFP, Italian, Bangladesh, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Afghanistan, Syria, Lezhe, Refoulement, North, Denmark

☆ In razor-thin Georgia, Harris campaign eyeing Asian American voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

A poll released last week from AAPI Data, a data analytics firm that focuses on Asian Americans, found that 66% of Asian American voters plan to support Harris and 28% intend to back Trump. The same survey found that 62% of Asian American voters say they have a favorable opinion of Harris, compared with 35% who hold an unfavorable view. Republican officials declined to elaborate on efforts to win over Asian American voters. The Harris campaign has three full-time staffers at the national headquarters dedicated to engaging Asian American voters, a spokeswoman said, with additional staff being deployed to Georgia and other battleground states. As she presided over a virtual phone bank from her kitchen one night last week, she said she believed Asian American voters could make the difference in her Southern battleground state.

Persons: Cumming, Kannan Udayarajan, Republican Sen, David Perdue, Donald Trump, mispronounced Kamala Harris ’, “, Kamala, ”, Udayarajan, Harris, Joe Biden, Forsyth, ” Udayarajan, James Woo, Georgia – Biden, Woo, ” Woo, “ It’s, Trump, Trump’s, ” Steven Cheung, Georgia’s, Ashwin Ramaswami, Sen, Shawn Still, Ramaswami, Sonjui Kumar, ” Kumar Organizations: Georgia CNN, Republican, Forsyth County Democratic Party, Trump, “, Georgia, Democratic, CNN, American, Advancing Justice, South, ”, Asian, AAPI, Pew Research Center, Pacific Islander, Republicans, Democratic Party, Forsyth County Democratic Locations: Georgia, Forsyth County, India, Atlanta, Georgia , North Carolina, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Asian America, American, Norcross, Gwinnett County, Georgia’s Forsyth, “, “ Forsyth

☆ Podcast: How pro video gaming, or esports, is taking off with big dollars behind it
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +25 min

Finally, and most importantly, for the subject for this week's podcast, he's the Esports World Cup CEO. So if I would have any idea, any understanding on video games, right, I would watch that too. There's always a clear qualifying way to go to the Esports World Cup, right? I mean, in stadiums, security is being paid by the state for big competition, like a World Cup, right? Arjun KharpalAnd Ralf are you likely to keep the Esports World Cup in Saudi if you renew this next year?

Persons: Ralf Reichert, CNBC's, Tom Chitty, Reichert, Paris, Ralf Reichart, you've, it's, Arjun Kharpal Ralf, I've, I'd, There's, Arjun Kharpal, we're, haven't, Ralf Reichart It's, what's, Tom Chitty Ralf, What's, I'm, esports, we've, We've, Ralf, Ralf Reichart I'd, that's, Arjun, Tom, we'll Organizations: Sports League Gaming, MLS, Premier League, esports, Saudi Locations: esports, Riyadh, Saudi, German, Gothenburg, Sweden, Bangladesh, China, East, Africa, Saudi Arabia

☆ I was rejected by Meta 4 times before I landed a job there. Here's how I did it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I first tried to get into Meta in 2021 and every year after that until I finally landed the job at the beginning of this year. AdvertisementBy the fourth time I applied, I passed the coding interview, but I failed the stage where there was an interview with a group of engineers. Having previous experience interviewing at Meta helped me land the job. Brushing up on my technical skills also helped me to land a job at Meta. AdvertisementWhen I found out I had been accepted into Meta, it felt great; it was such a proud moment.

Persons: —, Shad Hossain, there's Organizations: Service, Meta, Business, HBO, CBS, Apple, Nike, National Basketball Association, LinkedIn Locations: New York, Hulu, Bangladesh

☆ Doomsday Glacier: Scientists looked deep beneath Antarctic ice. What they found could spell disaster
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The scientists project Thwaites and the Antarctic Ice Sheet could collapse within 200 years, which would have devastating consequences. Photograph of the high cliffs of Thwaites Glacier taken from the British Antarctic Survey Twin Otter aircraft. There is a concern that if Thwaites’ ice shelves collapse, it will leave towering cliffs of ice exposed to the ocean. The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica NASA/ReutersThat’s not to say Thwaites is safe. The scientists predict the whole of Thwaites and the Antarctic Ice Sheet behind it could be gone in the 23rd Century.

Persons: Thwaites —, Thwaites ’, Rob Larter, Thwaites, ”, Kiya Riverman, Rob Robbins, Julia Wellner, ” Wellner, Reuters That’s, Eric Rignot, “ Organizations: CNN, British Antarctic Survey, University of Portland, University of Houston, El, Antarctica NASA, Reuters, University of California Locations: Antarctica, Miami, London, Bangladesh, Florida, Icefin, Thwaites, Irvine, ITGC

☆ CNBC's Inside India newsletter: Will India's lofty manufacturing ambitions bear fruit?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

This report is from this week's CNBC's "Inside India" newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. Its intent was clear: to develop India's manufacturing capabilities in sectors like automotives, electronics, pharmaceuticals and aerospace while creating opportunities for locals. India's manufacturing sector has seen "remarkable" growth says, Samir Kapadia, founder and CEO of B2B marketplace India Index. "These infrastructural shifts in India have improved connectivity within and outside the country putting India at a very different playing field than it was 10 years ago when 'Make in India' started," Kapadia told CNBC's Inside India. India vs. other emerging marketsWhile India looks to poach China's manufacturing share, other countries like Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Mexico are also stiff competitors.

Persons: Wistron, Narendra Modi, Foxconn, Samir Kapadia, Kapadia, CNBC's, U.S . Franklin Templeton's Yi Ping Liao, Liao, Deveshwar Organizations: Tata Group, Indian, Apple, Dixon Technologies, Kia, Divi's, Novartis, GSK, Merck, China, U.S ., TS Lombard, Inside, Mutual Fund Locations: India, China, Silicon Valley, Bengaluru, Kolar, Doddaballapura, Foxconn, Kia India, Anantapur —, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Mexico, Asia, Inside India, Brazil

☆ Same-sex marriage was on a roll in Asia. Not anymore
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The winning formulaMore than 30 jurisdictions worldwide now recognize same-sex marriage, according to the Pew Research Center. Since the first same-sex marriage law was passed in the Netherlands in 2001, progress has been made mostly in Europe, the Americas and Australasia. Gay couples cut a wedding cake in Amsterdam on April 1, 2001 after the first same-sex marriage law was passed in the Netherlands. But on the national level, Japan does not recognize same-sex marriage and local courts have returned conflicting verdicts on the issue. Up to 68% of Japan’s adults support same-sex marriage, the highest share in Asia, according to the Pew Research Center.

Persons: Pokpong Jitjaiyai, ”, Pokpong, Watit Benjamonkolchai, Suen, Nadia Rahman, Marcel Antonisse, Kangwan Fongkaew, ” Kangwan, Jennifer Lu, ” Lu, Taiwan’s, Tsai Ing, Sanjit, Chanakarn Laosarakham, Carl Court, Asia’s, Anish Gawande, Narendra Modi, Gawande, Kazuhiro Nogi, –, Hiroshima’s, Scuffles, Andrew Kim, Roslan Rahman, Shawna Tang, Hong Kong’s, Peter Newman, ” Suen, CNN’s Samra, Yoonjung Seo, Aishwarya Iyer Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Thailand’s Senate, CNN, Chinese University of Hong, Pew Research, Amnesty, Racial Justice, Refugees, Migrants, Getty, Burapha University, Presidential, List, Court, Japan, Seoul Queer Culture, Christian, Korea University’s College of International Studies, University of Sydney, Appeal, University of Toronto’s, Inwentash, Social Locations: Hong Kong, Bangkok’s, Siam, Thailand’s, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Nepal, Asia, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Netherlands, Europe, Americas, Australasia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Brunei, Bangladesh, Indonesia’s ultraconservative, Aceh, United Kingdom, Amsterdam, China, Kathmandu, AFP, Taiwan's, Taipei, India, List India, India’s, Delhi, Tokyo, Japan, South Korea, Daegu, Seoul, Korea, Singapore, aren’t, –, Beijing, Indonesia

☆ Pope Francis, in Singapore, urges fair wages for migrant workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

SINGAPORE — Pope Francis on Thursday urged political leaders in Singapore, a leading global financial hub, to seek fair wages for the country’s million-plus lower-paid foreign workers. “These workers contribute a great deal to society and should be guaranteed a fair wage,” he said. Many of the migrant workers come from nearby countries such as Malaysia, China, Bangladesh and India. A Singapore NGO that provides services for migrant workers, Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics, welcomed the pope’s remarks, saying they were in “full agreement” with his call for fair wages. The Vatican said Francis’ Mass drew some 50,000 people to Singapore’s national sports stadium.

Persons: Pope Francis, ”, Francis, Francis ’, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Lawrence Wong, Tiziana Fabi, Getty Images Francis, Singapore’s, John Paul II, Singapore, ” Francis, Taylor Swift, Connie Rodriguez, “, Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau Organizations: Singapore NGO, Organisation, Migration Economics, Tiziana, Getty Images, Getty, Catholic Locations: SINGAPORE, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Oceania, Malaysia, China, Bangladesh, India, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, AFP, Hong Kong, Indonesia, East Timor, Rome

☆ Bangladeshis Have a Chance to Write a New Story - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Tahmima Anam | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ever since our young nation was born 53 years ago in a traumatic war of liberation from Pakistan, historical amnesia and censorship have afflicted Bangladeshis like a chronic illness. When a regime is toppled, its successor moves quickly to erase the symbols and legacy of the previous one as if it had never existed. There has never been a healthy relationship between the people in power and those who oppose them. The unexpected revolution that toppled the increasingly autocratic and corrupt rule of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this month offers Bangladesh a chance to break free of this cycle. What makes this revolution unprecedented and so meaningful is that it was a grass-roots movement led by idealistic university students, not one of the warring main political parties.

Persons: Bangladesh Nationalist Party —, Sheikh Hasina Organizations: Bangladesh —, Awami League, Bangladesh Nationalist Party Locations: Bangladesh, Pakistan

☆ Video: See Bangladesh flooding from the ground
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Ontaria Woods | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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“They are using food as a weapon,” a senior aid official told CNN. “No official travel authorization has been granted to humanitarian partners to implement activities outside of Sittwe township since November 2023,” a senior aid official told CNN. The UN aid officials made clear in their meetings, which have not been previously reported, that the status quo is unacceptable, the sources said. A World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in Maungdaw was looted and burned in June, depriving that community of urgently needed food aid. A senior UN aid official in Myanmar blamed the funding shortfall in part on international apathy.

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☆ Former Bangladesh leader calls for inquiry into killings during unrest that led to her ouster
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Some of the violence pitted student activists against pro-government student and youth groups and police, and many of those who died were among the student activists. However, Hasina’s statement underlined that police officers, members of her Awami League political party, bystanders and others also were victims of what she described as “terrorist aggression.” She previously has blamed opposition parties for stoking the unrest. Hasina’s statement came as the country’s interim government on Tuesday canceled a public holiday that she had declared for Thursday to mark the death of her father, Bangladesh’s independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The cancellation came at the request of at least seven political parties, including the main previous opposition group, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. An interim government is now running the country, with Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel peace laureate, sworn in as interim leader.

Persons: Bangladesh —, Sheikh Hasina, Hasina, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Hasina’s, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, S.M, Amir Hamza, Abu Sayeed, Rajesh Chowdhury, Hamza, Sayeed, Asaduzzaman Khan, Obaidul Quader, Rajib, Anisul Huq, Salman F, Rahman, Mainul Hasan, Muhammad Yunus Organizations: Awami League, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Home, Awami League party’s, Mohammadpur, Police Locations: DHAKA, Bangladesh, India, Dhaka, Rajib Dhar, U.S

☆ How state violence transformed peaceful protests in Bangladesh
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Max Burnell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

Mujib Mashal is the South Asia bureau chief for The Times, helping to lead coverage of India and the diverse region around it, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan.

Persons: Mujib Mashal Organizations: The Times Locations: South Asia, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan

☆ Bangladesh court orders murder probe into ousted former leader Sheikh Hasina
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Lex Harvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The murder complaint, filed Tuesday in the Dhaka Metropolitan Court, is the first legal case to be filed against Hasina following her deadly crackdown on huge protests against government employment quotas, that erupted across Bangladesh last month. The murder case also names Hasina’s former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, the general secretary of her party, and four former top police officers. In her first public remarks since leaving Bangladesh, Hasina on Tuesday called for an investigation into the “heinous killings and acts of sabotage” during the protests. Anti-government protestors storm ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace in Dhaka, Bangladesh on August 5, 2024. When the protests escalated, Hasina blamed the opposition for the violence and imposed internet blocks and an indefinite curfew across the country.

Persons: CNN —, Sheikh Hasina’s, Hasina, Asaduzzaman Khan, ”, ” Hasina, Sheikh Hasina's, Parvez Ahmad Rony, jubilation, Muhammad Yunus Organizations: CNN, Bangladesh Sangbad, Dhaka Metropolitan Court, United Nations ’, Getty Locations: Bangladesh, Dhaka, AFP, India

vehicles, their hoods adorned with Bangladesh’s national flag according to state protocol, idled late one recent evening in a ground-floor parking lot at the University of Dhaka. Just a week before, they were hounded leaders of a youth-driven popular uprising against the country’s seemingly unbreakable prime minister. Now, after her astonishing ouster, the two are cabinet ministers in the country’s interim government. Inside the parking lot, young women and men milled around these unlikeliest of government officials, asking questions and posing for selfies. On a pillar at the entrance, spray-painted graffiti declared the moment: “Revolution is not a dinner party.”Outside, the streets of this country of 170 million people are run by students.

Persons: autocrat, Sheikh Hasina Organizations: University of Dhaka, selfies

☆ Upheaval in Bangladesh is 'a hugely positive occasion,' says professor
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailUpheaval in Bangladesh is 'a hugely positive occasion,' says professorAfter "economic mismanagement" by Bangladesh's previous leadership, the country's new leader could be a catalyst for structural reforms and improved economic conditions, says Lutfey Siddiqi, an adjunct professor at the National University of Singapore.

Persons: Lutfey Siddiqi Organizations: National University of Singapore Locations: Bangladesh

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