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Photo exhibition ‘Paharer Bornil Sangskriti’ begins at BSA
Dhaka, Aug 5 (UNB) – A three-day photo exhibition titled ‘Paharer Bornil Sangskriti’ began at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on Monday.
'Lost You' is psychological thriller
Surrogacy — in which a woman agrees to carry a baby for another person or couple — is a legal swamp in America, and in this, veteran crime novelist Stuart Neville, writing under the pen name Haylen Beck, has found the makings of an emotionally wrenching psychological thriller.
Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges
Portland, Aug 5 (AP/UNB) — One of the most beloved birds in Maine is having one of its most productive seasons for mating pairs in years on remote islands off the state's coast.
No perfume, please: Viennese against scented subway air
Berlin, Aug 5 (AP/UNB) — Vienna subway travelers have decided that they don't want their train rides to be scented.
Flyboarding Frenchman crosses English Channel
Dhaka, Aug 4 (UNB) -French inventor Franky Zapata has made the first-ever successful Channel crossing on a jet-powered flyboard, reports the BBC.
Uganda begins largest trial of experimental Ebola vaccine
Kampala, Aug 3 (AP/UNB) — Researchers in Uganda have launched the largest-ever trial of the experimental Ebola vaccine that is expected to be deployed in neighboring Congo, where a deadly outbreak has killed over 1,800 people.
Plastic bottles sales banned at San Francisco airport
San Francisco, Aug 3 (AP/UNB) — San Francisco International Airport is banning the sale of single-use plastic water bottles.
Organizers finally cancel troubled Woodstock 50 festival
New York, Aug 1(AP/UNB) — Woodstock 50 is officially canceled.
Australian farmer says human orthopedic plate found in croc
Canberra, Aug 1(AP/UNB) — An Australian crocodile farmer who found an orthopedic plate inside a croc's stomach said on Thursday he had been told the surgical device was from a person's body and had been contacted by relatives of missing people anxious for clues.
US to set up plan allowing prescription meds from Canada
Washington, Aug 1 (AP/UNB) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it will create a way for Americans to legally and safely import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada for the first time, reversing years of refusals by health authorities amid a public outcry over high prices for life-sustaining medications.