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Dhaka, Apr 7 (UNI) With the country hit by sluggish economic growth and instability, Bangladesh Chief Advisor Mohammed Yunus has written to US President Donald Trump asking for a three-month reprieve from the massive 37% tariffs slapped on exports to the US. In addition, he offered a 50% cut in Bangladesh import duties on all…

Lisbon/New Delhi, Apr 7 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Lisbon on Sunday night on a two-day state visit, during which she will hold talks with the Portuguese leadership. The presidential visit is taking place after a gap of 27 years, and comes as India and Portugal are celebrating 50 years of re-establishment of diplomatic…

Kinshasa, Apr 7 (UNI) At least 33 people have been confirmed dead following heavy rains that flooded Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), authorities said early Monday. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and Security Jacquemain Shabani said the torrential downpour, which occurred overnight from Friday to Saturday, has…

Seoul, Apr 7 (UNI) South Korea’s snap presidential election was widely expected to be held on June 3 after former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s ouster from office last week, multiple media outlets, including Yonhap news agency, said Monday. An unidentified government official was quoted by Yonhap, local daily Chosun Ilbo and other media as saying that…

Washington, Apr 6 (UNI) The new “reciprocal tariffs” imposed by US President Donald Trump have taken the global market by storm, though the United States is also not immune to their effect. Trump has asked the American public to “hang tough”, and added that the implementation of these tariffs will bring about an “economic revolution”…

Yangon, Apr 6 (UNI) A total of 89 aftershocks have hit Myanmar in the 10 days since a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck the country, the country’s Department of Meteorology and Hydrology said on Sunday. These tremors, ranging in magnitude from 2.8 to 7.5, followed the 7.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar at 12:51 p.m. local time on…

Dar es Salaam, Apr 6 (UNI) The Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project (JNHPP) is fully operational after the activation of all nine turbines, Deputy Prime Minister Doto Biteko said Saturday. “All nine turbines are fully operational, collectively generating 2,115 megawatts,” said Biteko, also minister of energy, during an inspection tour of the mega power project. He…

Sanaa, Apr 6 (UNI) Shia movement Ansar Allah (Houthi), which rules northern Yemen, attacked warships in the northern Red Sea, including a supply vessel for the US aircraft carrier Harry Truman, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said. “Over the last few hours, the missile and UAV forces, with the participation of the naval forces, clashed…

Jerusalem, Apr 6 (UNI) Israeli authorities banned two British parliamentarians from entering the country on the grounds that they were allegedly planning to spread “anti-Israel rhetoric,” the Times of Israel newspaper reported, citing the Israeli Population and Immigration Authority. Labour MPs Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang were banned from entering Israel after questioning revealed that…

New York, Apr 6 (UNI) Protests erupted in dozens of cities across the United States on Saturday over the controversial policies unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration since January. Crowds of protesters took to the streets to oppose Trump over the economy, immigration and human rights. Organised by a coalition of more than 150…