২০০১ সাল থেকে আফগানিস্তানে মোতায়েন রয়েছে মার্কিন সেনারা। কিন্তু যুদ্ধে দেশটি কী পরিমাণ খরচ করেছে? সে বিষয়টি খতিয়ে দেখার চেষ্টা করেছে বিবিসি রিয়েলিটি চেক দল।
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Saturday, February 29, 2020
সর্বকালের সর্বশ্রেষ্ঠ বাঙালি: বিবিসি বাংলার জরিপে ১৭ নম্বরে স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ
পনের বছর আগের এই জরিপে বিবিসি বাংলার শ্রোতারা নির্বাচন করেছিলেন সর্বকালের শ্রেষ্ঠ কুড়িজন বাঙালিকে। ১৭তম স্থানে বিজয়ী হিন্দু সন্ন্যাসী স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ তাঁর শ্রেষ্ঠত্ব অর্জন করেছিলেন আধ্যাত্মিক জ্ঞান ও মানব সেবার আদর্শের মধ্যে দিয়ে।
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করোনাভাইরাস: মৃত্যুর আশঙ্কা কতটুকু?
বর্তমানে বলা হচ্ছে যে এই রোগে মৃত্যুর আশঙ্কা এক শতাংশ। তবে সবক্ষেত্রে এটি যথার্থ নয় বলেও বলছেন অনেকে।
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Trump Moves to Calm Fears as First U.S. Death From Coronavirus Is Reported
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FOX BIZ NEWS: Trump: 'I hope the Fed gets involved' as coronavirus crushes stocks
Trump: 'I hope the Fed gets involved' as coronavirus crushes stocks
The Fed took another pounding from Trump after a wild week on Wall Street.
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New top story from Time: Take Two: Trump Re-Nominates Rep. Ratcliffe as Top Intelligence Official
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Friday picked Rep. John Ratcliffe again to be the nation’s top intelligence official, just months after abruptly ending an earlier effort to install him in the post amid bipartisan criticism that the Texas Republican was unqualified for the job.
Trump’s decision meant that once again the GOP-led Senate would have to decide whether to put the three-term lawmaker in charge of overseeing the 17 U.S. spy agencies that Trump has repeatedly scorned.
Trump initially named Ratcliffe last year, but in August withdrew his name before the Senate formally considered him. The president bowed to questions about Ratcliffe’s qualifications and bipartisan concerns that he had little experience in the field of intelligence.
Read more: Top GOP Senator Warned the White House About Trump’s Choice for National Intelligence Director
Since then, Ratcliffe’s visibility has risen as an ardent defender of Trump during the House’s impeachment proceedings against him. “John is an outstanding man of great talent!” Trump said in announcing his choice in a tweet.
If confirmed by the Senate, Ratcliffe would replace Richard Grenell, a Trump loyalist who is currently serving as acting national intelligence director while keeping his title as U.S. ambassador to Germany.
Trump’s choice drew swift criticism from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. “Replacing one highly partisan operative with another does nothing to keep our country safe,” Schumer said in a statement. “At a time when the Russians are interfering in our elections, we need a nonpartisan leader at the helm of the Intelligence Community who sees the world objectively and speaks truth to power.”
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has been in upheaval since Dan Coats, who had a fraught relationship with Trump, announced in July 2019 that he was stepping down. Sue Gordon, the principal deputy national intelligence director under Coats, left with him. Democrats accused Trump of pushing out two senior, dedicated intelligence professionals.
After withdrawing Ratcliffe’s name, Trump in August named Joseph Maguire, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, as acting national intelligence director. But earlier this month, Trump moved Maguire aside — before his tenure as acting director was set to expire on March 11 — and named Grenell as acting director.
Trump’s decision to bring in Grenell came amid controversy over a classified briefing on election security that intelligence officials gave members of the House intelligence committee.
That panel is chaired by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who led the House impeachment inquiry against Trump. There were conflicting accounts about what the U.S. election security officials told committee members during the closed-door briefing about Russian meddling in this year’s presidential election.
People familiar with the congressional briefing said election security officials indicated that the Kremlin was looking to help Trump win re-election, as it did in 2016. But a senior official with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said lawmakers were not told that Russia was actively aiding Trump’s campaign to boost his chances of a second term. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive information.
When asked if Maguire was moved out as part of an effort to purge administration officials seen as disloyal to Trump, the president said only that Maguire’s tenure as acting director was ending. He called Maguire an “excellent guy” and said he chose Grenell to replace him as acting director until he can announce a new nominee for the job.
Grenell said he would hold the post for just a few months until Trump nominated a replacement for Maguire. If Ratcliffe is not confirmed by the Senate, it’s possible that Grenell could serve in the post for a while.
Ratcliffe, who sits on the House intelligence, judiciary and ethics committees, is a fierce defender of the president. He was a member of Trump’s impeachment advisory team and strenuously questioned witnesses during the House impeachment hearings.
He also forcefully questioned former special counsel Robert Mueller when he testified before the House Judiciary Committee about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
After the Democratic-controlled House voted to impeach Trump, Ratcliffe said: “This is the thinnest, fastest and weakest impeachment our country has ever seen. … When voters go to the polls next November, I hope they’ll hold Democrats accountable for wasting countless hours and taxpayer dollars on this disgraceful impeachment hoax that was designed to control the outcome of the 2020 election.”
Before being elected to Congress in 2014, Ratcliffe was mayor of Health, Texas, and a U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Texas. Ratcliffe is the son of two school teachers and the youngest of six children. He attended the University of Notre Dame and earned a law degree from Southern Methodist University. He and his wife, Michele, have two daughters.
FOX BIZ NEWS: Harley-Davidson CEO to leave struggling motorcycle maker
Harley-Davidson CEO to leave struggling motorcycle maker
Board member Jochen Zeitz will become acting president and CEO while a board search committee is formed.
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FOX BIZ NEWS: Pence: States fighting coronavirus will receive federal cash
Pence: States fighting coronavirus will receive federal cash
“We are going to make sure that states like Florida and your local governments have the resources to prepare for any eventuality."
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FOX BIZ NEWS: Coronavirus and the US retail and travel industry – Here's the big picture
Coronavirus and the US retail and travel industry – Here's the big picture
It’s important to be objective and avoid lapsing into a panic when considering coronavirus.
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FOX BIZ NEWS: Coronavirus causes worldwide event cancellations
Coronavirus causes worldwide event cancellations
The spreading coronavirus has resulted in events around the world being cancelled to contain the infection.
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FOX BIZ NEWS: Terror groups, hacktivists want your money and your life -- Here's how to keep them away from it
Terror groups, hacktivists want your money and your life -- Here's how to keep them away from it
We need to review and improve our ‘cyber hygiene’ as individuals
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FOX BIZ NEWS: Coronavirus has US hospitals gearing up
Coronavirus has US hospitals gearing up
Inova Fairfax Hospital is gearing up for the coronavirus spread by stocking supplies and having a plan.
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FOX BIZ NEWS: Oil's coronavirus plunge pricing in 'significant demand destruction'
Oil's coronavirus plunge pricing in 'significant demand destruction'
Oil has plunged nearly 30 percent this year driving energy stocks into a bear market.
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New top story from Time: Second Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in Northern California
(VACAVILLE, Calif.) — Health officials on Friday confirmed another case of the novel coronavirus in Northern California, raising the tally a day after health officials revealed the first case in the U.S. believed to have been transmitted to a person who didn’t travel internationally or come in close contact with anyone who had it.
Santa Clara County Public Health Department spokesman Maury Kendall said the person is isolated at home and that other details would be provided later Friday.
A day earlier, state health officials had pegged the number of people in California with the virus at 33 after investigators announced that a woman hospitalized in Sacramento contracted it.
Residents of the community where the woman first went to the hospital, in Vacaville, are at the epicenter of what officials are calling a turning point in the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus.
Read more: The Trump Administration’s Many Vacancies Could Complicate its Coronavirus Response
As infectious disease experts fanned out in Vacaville, some residents in the city of 100,000 stocked up on supplies amid fears things could get worse despite official reassurances, while others took the news in stride.
Vacaville lies between San Francisco and Sacramento in Solano County, in the agricultural central valley and near California’s famous wine region.
It is about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Travis Air Force Base, which has been used as a virus quarantine location. Public health officials said they can find no connection between the infected woman and passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship who were evacuated to the base when the ship was docked in Japan.
The case of the infected woman marks an escalation of the worldwide outbreak in the U.S. because it means the virus could spread beyond the reach of preventative measures like quarantines, though state health officials said that was inevitable and that the risk of widespread transmission remains low.
Solano County Public Health Officer Dr. Bela Matyas said public health officials have identified dozens of people — but less than 100 — who had close contact with the woman. They are quarantined in their homes and a few who have shown symptoms are in isolation, Matyas said.
Officials are not too worried, for now, about casual contact, because federal officials think the coronavirus is spread only through “close contact, being within six feet of somebody for what they’re calling a prolonged period of time,” said Dr. James Watt, interim state epidemiologist at the California Department of Public Health.
The virus can cause fever, coughing, wheezing and pneumonia. Health officials think it spreads mainly from droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes, similar to how the flu spreads.
Read more: Will Warmer Weather Stop the Spread of the Coronavirus? Don’t Count on It, Say Experts
Several Vacaville residents said they will try to avoid crowded places for now, while taking other routine and recommended precautions like frequent and thorough hand-washing. But others plan to do more.
“I’m definitely going to wear my mask and gloves at work, because I’m a server,” said bowling alley worker Denise Arriaga, who said she doesn’t care if she’s criticized for the extra precautions. “At the end of the day, it’s my life,” she said.
The case raised questions about how quickly public health officials are moving to diagnose and treat new cases. State and federal health officials disagreed about when doctors first requested the woman be tested.
Doctors at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento said they asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to test the woman for the virus on Feb. 19. But they said the CDC did not approve the testing until Sunday “since the patient did not fit the existing CDC criteria” for the virus, according to a memo posted to the hospital’s website.
The woman first sought treatment at NorthBay VacaValley Hospital in Vacaville, before her condition worsened and she was transferred to the medical center.
CDC spokesman Richard Quartarone said a preliminary review of agency records indicates the agency did not know about the woman until Sunday, the same day she was first tested.
That’s the kind of confusion that concerns McKinsey Paz, who works at a private security firm in Vacaville. The company has already stockpiled 450 face masks and is scrambling for more “since they’re hard to come by.” The company’s owner bought enough cleaning and disinfectant supplies to both scrub down the office and send home with employees.
But they appeared to be at the extreme for preparations.
Eugenia Kendall was wearing a face mask, but in fear of anything including the common cold. Her immune system is impaired because she is undergoing chemotherapy, and she has long been taking such precautions.
“We’re not paranoid. We’re just trying to be practical,” said her husband of 31 years, Ivan Kendall. “We wipe the shopping carts if they have them, and when I get back in the car I wipe my hands — and just hope for the best.”
Read more: How to Manage Your Anxiety About Coronavirus
In their investigation of the movements of the hospitalized woman, officials were trying to figure out how she got it and who else she may have unwittingly infected.
They are interviewing immediate family members and expanding their net to include more distant family members who may have been in contact, social gatherings like church that the patient may have attended and any possible time spent at work or events like a concert.
Besides the woman, all the 59 other cases in the U.S. have been for people who traveled abroad or had close contact with others who traveled.
Earlier U.S. cases included 14 in people who returned from outbreak areas in China, or their spouses; three people who were evacuated from the central China city of Wuhan; and 42 American passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
The global count of those sickened by the virus hovered Friday around 83,000 and caused more than 2,800 deaths, most of them in China.
Thursday, February 27, 2020
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