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UNHCR SUSPENDS REPATRIATION OF REFUGEES TO SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- UNHCR, the refugee agency of the United Nations, has temporarily suspended the process of facilitating the repatriation of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees apprehending arrest upon thei... Read More


PROTESTING TEACHERS REMAIN AT PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- A group of teachers who spent last night (18) on the pavement near the President's Secretariat are continuing their protest today (19), demanding that their children be admitted ... Read More


Regional taskforce on air quality crucial for future generations: Supradip Chakma

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- Highlighting the importance of clean air and the severe impacts of air pollution, Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Adviser Supradip Chakma on Tuesday said establishing a regional... Read More


Shinobi: Art of Vengeance adds Dr. Eggman in DLC

United Kingdom, Aug. 19 -- SEGA has revealed Sonic the Hedgehog's Dr. Eggman will be coming to Shinobi: Art of Vengeance. The upcoming DLC is due in early 2026 and will be available to players who pr... Read More


Google brings big upgrade to AI filmmaking tool Flow

United Kingdom, Aug. 19 -- Google is offering users more creative freedom with doubled AI credit allocations and enhanced video capabilities in its filmmaking tool Flow. Since its debut at Google I/O... Read More


Dengue: 357 hospitalizations in a 24-hour period

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- Three hundred and fifty-seven more new dengue cases were reported in the 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of confirmed cases to 27,115 this year. The number of deat... Read More


Korea's Avixgen inks agreement worth $360 M with US biotech firm for next-gen drug delivery platform

Singapore, Aug. 19 -- Avixgen, a subsidiary of South Korea-based Dx&Vx, has signed a licensing-out agreement worth approximately $360 million with a US biotechnology company for its next-generation dr... Read More


Nicox and Kowa sign €191.5 M deal for glaucoma treatment

Singapore, Aug. 19 -- Paris-based Nicox SA, an international ophthalmology company, has announced the signing of a major new agreement concerning NCX 470 with Kowa Company, a Japanese company with a g... Read More


Monash University to build Australian-first supercomputer MAVERIC with global technology partners

Singapore, Aug. 19 -- Monash University is developing and deployingMAVERIC, in collaboration with NVIDIA, Dell Technologies and the CDC Data Centres (CDC). The advanced artificial intelligence (AI) su... Read More


Singapore approvesBeyfortus(R) (nirsevimab) to protect all infants against RSV disease

Singapore, Aug. 19 -- The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has approved Sanofi and AstraZeneca's BEYFORTUS (nirsevimab) for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract d... Read More