‘They forgot about me’: People with disabilities in Bangladesh face increased risk during natural disasters

[ad_1] Sumi Jaladas crawled out from a doorway on her hands and knees and kneeled in the dirt in front of her corrugated steel home to watch her neighbors in the small village of Jela Para.  It had just stopped raining and many women and children were out playing and dancing along a muddy, brick walkway. Most of the men were away fishing in the nearby Bay of Bengal.   Jaladas, 40, said she’s never been…

"‘They forgot about me’: People with disabilities in Bangladesh face increased risk during natural disasters"

‘GAFAM’ tech giants, ByteDance and Samsung expect to face EU’s rebooted antitrust regime

[ad_1] Seven tech giants have informed the European Union that its rebooted antitrust regime — the Digital Markets Act (DMA) — will apply to them. The initial seven, the majority of whom are US-based giants, are: Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, ByteDance (TikTok), Meta (Facebook), Microsoft and Samsung. The DMA takes an ex ante approach to antitrust enforcement on major platforms that act as intermediaries between other digital businesses and consumers. It does this by laying…

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Jay Leno ‘got a full face of gas’ in fire that burned his face, chest and hands – National

[ad_1] Former Tonight Show host Jay Leno was in good spirits during a new interview about the recent garage fire that burned his face, chest and hands. Leno, 72, sat down with Today host Hoda Kotb to discuss the gasoline fire at his Los Angeles home that left him hospitalized for over a week. The comedian said he and his friend Dave Killackey were working on a 1907 steam car — one of many beloved…

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Britain’s next prime minister: Top 5 contenders in line will face off in TV debate

[ad_1] Five conservative lawmakers hoping to be the next British prime minister will face off in a debate on Friday.  After the debates, a third round of voting will resume on Monday, where another candidate will be eliminated from the race.  Rishi Sunak has won the last two rounds of parliamentary voting, but he faces stiff competition from Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss. The five remaining contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister will go…

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Pakistan: Imran Khan to Face No Confidence Vote, Judges Rule

[ad_1] On the cricket field, Pakistan’s Imran Khan was a galvanizing captain and leader—a talisman who knitted together a gaggle of mercurial talents and journeymen into a cohesive whole, which overcame extraordinary odds to famously beat England to lift the Cricket World Cup in 1992. There were glimpses of these qualities when Khan rose to become Pakistan’s Prime Minister in 2018: Campaigning on an anti-graft ticket, he brought together aspirational workers, Islamic hardliners and the…

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