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FE Report A fire broke out at an electric connection box in front of the residence of Dhaka University vice chancellor on the campus Friday morning. An electrical short-circuit sparked off the fire around 9:00am. On receiving information, firefighters from the Plassey fire service station rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control within half an hour, Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) official Nazma Akter told the FE. The firefighters also recovered equipment worth Tk 0.2 million while the loss was estimated at around Tk 5,000, she added. Witnesses said power supply and internet connections were disrupted on the campus immediately after the fire.     saif.febd@gmail.com....

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Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal urged the developed countries to come forward and support the vulnerable countries to combat the perils of climate change, said a UN release received on Friday, reports BSS. "The developed countries have to come forward and support the climate vulnerable countries particularly in forms of financing, innovative solutions and technology transfer to combat the danger of climate change," the minister made the appeal while addressing the 3rd UN special thematic session on water and disasters entitled "Adoption to Climate Change, Financing Infrastructure and Advancing Science and Technology," at UN head quarters in New York on Thursday. Explaining the magnitude of the climate risks of Bangladesh, particularly in the front of water related disasters, he said: "We will also require investments from global community in our adoption and mitigation efforts through all available windows including Official Development Assistance (ODA), Green Climate Fund, bilateral engagements and funding by Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs)." The planning minister called upon the science related community across the globe to break national barriers and create networks of ideas and knowledge and do best practices for the benefit of the whole mankind. Mentioning that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is an ardent advocate for sustainable water management, he said the government is committed to uphold the 'call to action on water' of the high level panel on water. Describing the recent natural calamities in Bangladesh including cyclone 'Mora' and the flash flood, Kamal drew the attention of all about an inter-linkage between climate change and food security. The minister also informed of the various steps taken by the government to make the people resilient against climate change related impacts and distress. The session was chaired by Dr Han Seung-soo, special envoy of the Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Water while President of Hungary Janos Ader, President of Mauritious Ameenah Gurib-Fakim and President of 71st UNGA Peter Thomson also made statements at the function.....

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Sean Spicer has reportedly resigned as Donald Trump's Press Secretary after the appointment of New York financier Anthony Scaramucci as director of communications. The President had asked Spicer to stay on, according to The New York Times, but he told the President that the appointment of Scaramucci was a major mistake.  Spicer's resignation comes after the US president also reshuffled his personal legal team, which is building the President's defence against allegations of collusion with the Russian government around the 2016 election, reports The Independent UK. Jonathan Karl, the chief White House correspondent for ABC News, tweeted that when he went to ask Spicer a question about Scaramucci, the Press Secretary "slammed the door" in his face. Minutes later, it was reported that Spicer had resigned. Scaramucci, a Wall Street financier and longtime supporter of Trump, will replace Mike Dubke, who resigned from the job in May.  Dubke was the first prominent member of the President's communications staff to resign amid fallout from Russia-related scandals, including investigations into whether Trump campaign officials conspired with the Russian government.    ....

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Reports in Spain are claiming that Neymar will not return to Barcelona and will head straight to Paris after the Catalans’ pre-season tour of the USA. The La Liga giants have been adamant that their superstar will not be leaving this summer. However, Spanish publication Sport claim that he will not join his teammates in heading back to Barcelona and will instead go to the French capital to finalise his £195 million move to Paris Saint-Germain once they have finished their trip Stateside. The shock news of Neymar’s unhappiness at the Nou Camp emerged last week after reports he had grew tired of living in the shadow of Lionel Messi. It is claimed he dreams of being recognised as the planet’s best footballer and believes he will not be able to achieve that while playing second fiddle to the Argentine icon. However, Sport have reported today that his desire to leave also stems from the fact he no longer has many of his fellow countrymen at the club. Both his close friends Dani Alves and Adriano have both departed Barcelona in recent years, with Brazilian Rafinha the only Samba boy left in the side. Despite these latest reports, Barca remain adamant that they will not sell Neymar this summer. Upon their arrival in America two days ago for the International Champions Cup, president Josep Bartomeu attempted to put a stop to the speculation. He also reminded PSG that they would be in breach of Uefa’s Financial Fair Play regulations should they force through the move by matching his huge £195 million release clause. Bartomeu said: “He has a contract for the coming four years and, of course, we count on him. “He’s part of our team. He’s part of this [attacking] trident [with Messi and Luis Suarez]. “These clauses are impossible to activate if you want to comply with Financial Fair Play. “If someone doesn’t want to comply, then of course it can be activated.” Neymar, 25, joined Barcelona for the 2013-14 season and last October agreed announced a three-year contract extension through 2020-21. His buyout clause began with a figure of £180 million in year one which has risen to it's current value of £195 million in year two. Next year suitors will have to stump up £223 million. -The Sun  ....

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Three Palestinians have been killed during clashes with Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say. At least 200 were hurt in the violence, after days of friction over a Jerusalem holy site boiled over, reports BBC. Palestinian factions had called for a "day of rage" in protest at new Israeli security measures at the compound. Tensions have soared since two Israeli policemen were killed last Friday. Three Israeli Arab gunmen shot the officers near the holy site known to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as the Temple Mount. The gunmen were shot dead after being pursued on to the site. Thousands of police were deployed around the compound on Friday morning, and Palestinian men under the age of 50 were barred from entering the Old City - a measure which is sometimes taken to try to prevent violent protests at the holy site. Police said they fired tear gas to disperse Palestinians who threw stones and tried to break through a police barricade in the street outside. The Palestinian health ministry said a 17-year-old Palestinian man had been shot dead in a neighbourhood nearby. It did not specify who was behind the shooting in the Ras al-Amud area. A second man died after being seriously wounded in Friday's clashes in A-Tur in East Jerusalem. The Palestinian health ministry later said a third man had been killed after being shot in the chest in Abu Dis in the West Bank. Clashes also erupted in other parts of East Jerusalem, at the Qalandia checkpoint between Ramallah and Jerusalem, and at the northern entrance of Bethlehem. The Palestinian health ministry said more than 200 Palestinians had been hurt. An Israeli police spokesman said four officers had been injured. In the wake of the killing of the police last Friday, Israel installed metal detectors at entrances to the holy site. The move however drew an angry reaction from Palestinian and Islamic leaders who say it is a violation of the status quo. Israel says it is a necessary for security after the weapons used to kill the policemen were smuggled into the hilltop compound. The area, in East Jerusalem, has been under Israeli occupation since the 1967 Middle East war. Israel has repeatedly pledged to maintain the status quo - a delicate set of arrangements in place at the site for the past 50 years. Any changes there are often regarded by Palestinians, who claim East Jerusalem as the capital of a sought-after state, as a violation of these arrangements. Palestinians had refused to enter the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount - home to the al-Aqsa mosque and Dome of the Rock - unless the metal detectors were removed, holding prayers outside instead. On Friday though, a number of worshippers went into the site to pray.  ....

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