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The Scot died on Sunday, his family said. The statement, posted on his Facebook page, said: “With completely shattered hearts and without knowing how we can possibly move through life without him, we are devastated to share that Jock passed away yesterday. “So many words can describe him, so many stories can be told, but ... Read more

World Desk : dhakamirror.com A young man from Queensland is fighting for his life after accidentally ingesting rat poison in Taiwan. A sick Australian student will be flown home from Taiwan for specialist medical care after apparently ingesting what is believed to be rat poison. Alex Shorey, 24, was on university exchange in the island’s ... Read more

World Desk : dhakamirror.com A Dutch judge has ordered a “mass sperm donor” who’s already fathered at least 550 children to stop donating. The man donated sperm in the Netherlands and abroad, including to Danish sperm bank Cryos, but also offered his sperm up via online platforms. The man identified as Jonathan (41) could be ... Read more

World Desk : dhakamirror.com Thai police say they have arrested a woman suspected of killing 12 of her friends and acquaintances by poisoning them with cyanide. According to Thai media, Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 35, was charged with first-degree murder on Tuesday after her friend, 32-year-old Siriporn Khanwong, collapsed during a trip with Sararat to the weste ... Read more

World Desk : dhakamirror.com India will be the world’s most populous country by the end of this month, eclipsing an aging China, the United Nations said Monday. By the end of April, India’s population is expected to reach 1.425 billion, which means it will match and then surpass mainland China’s population, the U.N.’s Department of ... Read more

World Desk : dhakamirror.com Netizens shocked with a weirdest news from Japan. A waitress at the “Mondaiji Con Cafe Daku” in Japan, has been fired after it was discovered that she mixed her own blood into cocktails that were unknowingly served to customers. The cafe, which translates to “Problem Child Concept Cafe,” apologized for the ... Read more

World Desk : dhakamirror.com The winner of a major photography award has turned down his award after revealing his work was created with AI. Boris Eldagsen, a German artist, entered his work entitled Pseudomnesia: The Electrician for consideration at the Sony World Photography Award. The artist won the creative open category last week but he ... Read more

The skyscraper is expected to cost 25 billion Kuwaiti Dinars (Rs 66,96,10,09,87,500) and will stand 1001 meters high (3,284 feet). World Desk : dhakamirror.com Kuwait will build a skyscraper that will surpass Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, currently the world’s tallest building, by more than 150 meters, local media reported. The 234-floor Burj Mubarak Al-Kabir will soar ... Read more

World Desk : dhakamirror.com Antiques Roadshow expert Judith Miller has died aged 71, her publisher Mitchell Beazley, an imprint of Octopus has confirmed. According to sources, the broadcaster and author died over the Easter weekend after a short illness. She has been described by presenter Fiona Bruce as the “doyenne of the antiques world and ... Read more

World Desk : dhakamirror.com Mary Quant, the fashion queen of Britain’s Swinging Sixties who popularised the miniskirt, died on Thursday at the age of 93, her family said. Quant “died peacefully at home in Surrey, UK, this morning”, they said in a statement, calling her “one of the most internationally recognised fashion designers of the ... Read more

World Desk : dhakamirror.com Prince Harry will attend the Coronation service of his father, King Charles III, at Westminster Abbey on May 6, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday, setting aside months of speculation about his presence. The Duchess of Sussex will stay behind in California with the couple’s two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, the ... Read more

World Desk : dhakamirror.com US President Joe Biden has signed legislation to end the country’s Covid-19 state of emergency weeks before it was due to expire. The White House confirmed the move would not affect the end of the separate public health emergency, which is scheduled for May 11. It issued a statement saying that ... Read more

World Desk : dhakamirror.com Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ plea to remain free on bail has been rejected by a California judge, dashing the former medical technology startup leader’s hopes to dodge over a decade-long jail time, according to court documents. Elizabeth Holmes, who is making last-ditch efforts to challenge her conviction for wire fraud, was ... Read more

She took to Instagram earlier to confirm her union with another royal, Sheikh Mana World Desk : dhakamirror.com Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, daughter of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, recently confirmed her marriage with Sheikh Mana bin Mohammed ... Read more

World Desk : dhakamirror.com Italians who use English and other foreign words in official communications could face fines of up to €100,000 (US$108,705) under new legislation introduced by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party. Fabio Rampelli, a member of the lower chamber of deputies, recently introduced a legislation that bars the use of ... Read more

World Desk : dhakamirror.com A Dutch sperm donor is facing legal action to stop him from fathering more children. The 41-year-old from The Hague has allegedly fathered at least 550 kids around the world. A woman who conceived a child in 2018 using his donated sperm is behind the lawsuit along with the Donorkind Foundation, ... Read more

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Silicon Valley pioneer and philanthropist Gordon Moore has died aged 94 in Hawaii. Mr Moore started working on semiconductors in the 1950s and co-founded the Intel Corporation. He famously predicted that the computing power of computers would double every year – later revised to every two – a finding known as ... Read more