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Alaska’s northern fur seals find refuge on tip of volcano
Anchorage, Oct 3 (AP/UNB) — Alaska’s northern fur seal population for three decades has been classified as depleted, but the marine mammals are showing up in growing numbers at an unlikely location _ a tiny island that forms the tip of an active undersea volcano.
How risky is eating red meat? New papers provoke controversy
New York, Oct 1 (AP/UNB) — Eating red meat is linked to cancer and heart disease, but are the risks big enough to give up burgers and steak?
Woman quits job to look after husband because 'men should be spoilt by their wives'
Dhaka, Sept 30 (UNB)- Katrina Holte, 30, quit her job to start a whole new life in September, and now spends her days cooking, cleaning, dusting and making her own clothes.
Meet and Greet Youtube star Nabela Noor on Saturday
Dhaka, Sept 12 (UNB) – The long-awaited Meet and Greet event with Nabela Noor is just around the corner! The popular social media personality and beauty activist will be making an appearance in the city on Saturday, 14 September at the Lakeshore Hotel.
Five-week long Jamdani festival begins Friday
Dhaka, Sept 3 ( UNB) – A five- week long Jamdani festival will begin at Bengal Shilpalay in the city’s Dhanmondi on Friday.
New genetic links to same-sex sexuality found in huge study
Chicago, Aug 30 (UNB/AP) — The largest study of its kind found new evidence that genes contribute to same-sex sexual behavior, but it echoes research that says there are no specific genes that make people gay.
Creative spaces are often works in progress
Dhaka, Aug 20 (AP/UNB) - How do you create a space conducive to creative thinking?
From tusks to tails, nations eye trade in endangered species
Geneva, Aug 17 (AP/UNB) — From guitars to traditional medicines and from tusk to tail, mankind's exploitation of the planet's fauna and flora is putting some of them at risk of extinction. Representatives of some 180 nations are meeting in Geneva to agree on protections for vulnerable species, taking up issues including the trade in ivory and the demand for shark fin soup.
Man dies after competing in California taco-eating contest
Fresno, Aug 15 (AP/UNB) — A man died shortly after competing in a taco-eating contest at a minor league baseball game in California, authorities said Wednesday.
Interactive border wall mural tells stories of deported
Tijuana, Aug 10 (AP/UNB) — Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana returned Friday to the Mexican beach where her father entered the U.S. illegally before she was born, this time to put final touches on a mural of adults who came to the U.S. illegally as young children and were deported. Visitors who hold up their phones to the painted faces are taken to a website that voices first-person narratives.