Moscow could cut oil production by up to seven percent in early 2023 following an oil price cap agreed by Western countries, a Russian deputy prime minister said Friday. “At the start of next year, we could make a reduction of 500,000-700,000 barrels per day. For us, that’s around 5-7 percent,” Alexander Novak, who is in charge of Moscow’s energy ...

Thirty-nine more people were hospitalised with dengue in the 24 hours to Friday morning. However, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 274 – the highest on record after the 179 deaths recorded in 2019 – as no fatalities were reported during this period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). A total of ...

Everything from the signboard outside down to the napkins bears the official emblem of the top international coffee chain. But in Baghdad, looks are deceiving: The “Starbucks” in the Iraqi capital is unlicensed. Real Starbucks merchandise is imported from neighboring countries to stock the three cafes in the city, but all are operating illegally. Starbucks filed a lawsuit in an ...

The head of the World Health Organization said the agency is “very concerned” about rising reports of severe coronavirus disease across China after the country largely abandoned its “zero COVID” policy, warning that its lagging vaccination rate could result in large numbers of vulnerable people getting infected. At a press briefing on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the ...

India’s federal government has asked its states to increase genome sequencing of positive samples amid a rise in COVID-19 cases in different countries, officials said Wednesday, reports Xinhua. “It’s essential to gear up whole genome sequencing of positive case samples to track variants through Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) network,” read a letter issued by India’s federal health ministry to ...

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has day lifted the floor price from 169 companies. Downward price change limit (circuit breaker) for the 169 companies/securities will be one percent based on the reference price or previous trading day’s closing price, as per a BSEC circular issued on Wednesday. However, according to the rules, upward price change limit (circuit breaker) will ...

The new look of banknotes featuring the image of King Charles has been unveiled by the Bank of England. The portrait will be the only change to existing designs of £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes and will start to enter circulation from mid-2024. New notes will feature the King’s portrait on the front and in the see-through security window. ...

The Embassy of Bangladesh in Rome, Italy has honoured five expatriate Bangladeshi nationals with ‘Remittance Award’ on the occasion of International Migrants Day-2022. The embassy organized an event on December 19 at the Chancery. Five Bangladeshis received awards as top remittance senders from Italy between the period of July 2021 and June 2022, reports UNB. Md. Shameem Ahsan, Bangladesh Ambassador ...

A special campaign for administering the fourth COVID vaccine dose started on Tuesday across the country. Ahmedul Kabir, director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS, launched the campaign at Kurmitola general Hospital in the capital at 9am. Only Pfizer vaccine will be used in the campaign. People aged above 60, who already received their third dose, will ...

Walton has launched two new CiNEd gaming monitors with IPS panels. These monitors can be used for different purposes, including gaming and graphic designs, reports UNB. Touhidur Rahman Raad, chief business officer of Walton Digi-Tech Industries, said: “Modelled as WD27GI06 and WD27GI07, the new gaming monitors feature 27-inch QHD IPS LED-backlit display with 2560 and 1440 pixel resolution and frameless ...