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Dhaka — The number of arrests in days of violence in Bangladesh passed the 2,500 mark in an AFP tally on Tuesday, after protests over employment quotas sparked widespread unrest. At least 174 people have died, including several police officers, according to a separate AFP count of victims reported by police and hospitals. What began as demonstrations against politicized admission quotas for sought-after government jobs snowballed last week into some of the worst unrest of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's tenure. A curfew was imposed and soldiers deployed across the South Asian country, and a nationwide internet blackout drastically restricted the flow...

More than 170 dead, thousands jailed after week of unrest in Bangladesh

Bangladesh will maintain support both for its immense Rohingya refugee population and its vital garment trade, Nobel laureate and new leader Muhammad Yunus said Sunday in his first major policy address. Bangladesh is home to around one million Rohingya refugees.

Bangladesh's Yunus reassures on Rohingya refugees, garment exports

The Hill

By installing an interim civilian government made up of only “advisers,” the coup leaders have  helped foster a romanticized Western media narrative of a student-led “revolution” in the country.

Opinion: A quiet military coup in Bangladesh

In the wake of Sheikh Hasina's resignation, far-right accounts spread false claims about Muslim attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh.

Far-right spreads false claims about Muslim attacks in Bangladesh

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. On July 28, 2024, a TikTok video posted by Erica W., known as @tasteofmelanin on the platform, garnered significant attention after she exposed disturbing racist decorations in an Airbnb rental. The incident occurred in a rental property that Erica had booked, although the exact location remains unspecified. The video has since gone viral, prompting widespread concern and leading to the removal of the listing from Airbnb's platform.

Airbnb Listing Taken Down After Black Woman Finds Hanging Monkeys and Cotton Used As Decor

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in recent weeks, health authorities said Sunday. The African nation has been roiled by a 16-month conflict and devastating floods.

Cholera outbreak in Sudan kills near two dozen, sickens hundreds

The Guardian

Africa has the youngest population of any continent, and recent protests in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda suggest growing youth disillusionment. Will they be able to turn discontent into action?

‘A revolution is building’: can young people force change across Africa?

Tokyo (AFP) – French movie star Alain Delon, who died Sunday aged 88, said that in Japan he was like a deity. It wasn't an exaggeration, local fans told AFP on Monday. "In Japan I am a kind of a god," Delon told Figaro Magazine in 1986 on one of his many visits to Japan, when women fainted and crowds chased his limousine.

Alain Delon: a 'god' in Japan

Business Times

In a landmark moment for Thailand's political landscape, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of the former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was elected as the country's new prime minister on Friday. At just 37 years old, Paetongtarn becomes not only Thailand's youngest leader but also the second woman to hold the office, following in the footsteps of her aunt, Yingluck Shinawatra.

Who Is Paetongtarn Shinawatra? Daughter of Thailand's Former PM Elected Youngest and Most Controversial Leader

Latin Times

With violence and repression in Venezuela increasing as the fraudulent elections fallout continues, the elephant in the room for many Venezuelans looms large— should we leave the country? Hundreds of thousands of citizens are considering it. A new study by the Venezuelan polling firm Meganalisis surveyed 1,007 people in...

Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans considering leaving the country post-elections, new polls suggests

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In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Three presidential jets are grounded in Paris following a long-running business disagreement.

France seizes three Nigerian jets for Chinese firm

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Denny's was once a staple of the American diner landscape. In recent years, it has had its ups and downs, especially post-pandemic. The dining habits of people also change. Some customers have a more discerning taste.

Denny's: a legacy of serving customers for over 65 years including 27 locations in Missouri

Warning: This article contains details some readers may find distressing. Fayaz and his wife believed they were moments from safety when the bombs began to fall: “We were getting on the boat one after another - that’s when they started bombing us.”. Wails and shouts filled the air...

'My family died in front of my eyes’: Harrowing tales from a Myanmar massacre

PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia -- Indonesia marked 79 years of independence on Saturday with a ceremony in the unfinished future capital of Nusantara, which was planned to relieve pressure on Jakarta but whose construction has lagged behind schedule. Hundreds of officials and invited guests wearing the traditional clothes of Indonesian...

Indonesia's new capital isn't ready yet. The president is celebrating Independence Day there anyway

The Independent

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 37, is the  daughter of former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra

Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s youngest PM after winning parliament vote

Moscow (AFP) – Russia's prosecutor general on Monday said it had banned a foundation started by US film star George Clooney and his human rights lawyer wife Amal. "The activities of The Clooney Foundation for Justice are declared undesirable on the territory of our country," it said in a statement.

Russia bans Clooney Foundation

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Claims U.S. Sought Control Over Bay of Bengal. Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has accused the United States of orchestrating her removal from office and eventual exile, citing her refusal to surrender sovereignty over St. Martin Island as the catalyst for Washington’s actions. The small but strategically significant island, located in the northeastern Bay of Bengal, has become a focal point in Hasina’s allegations, which suggest that the U.S. sought to use the island to gain influence in the region.

Sheikh Hasina alleges U.S. orchestrated her ouster over her refusal to cede St. Martin Island

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Back to class after Bangladesh's student-led revolution

Dhaka (AFP) – After weeks of deadly student-led protests in Bangladesh toppled the autocratic premier, among the first things children at a school in the capital...

Back to class after Bangladesh's student-led revolution

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