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Tight security for 21st February

The authorities has planned to ensure tight security measures in and around the Central Shaheed Minar, keeping the recent audiovisual message clip of al-Quaeda in mind, police said. HarunBangladesh-30-ed-farah
"Like previous years, all necessary security arrangements will be ensured in the capital for smooth observance of the Shaheed (martyred) Day and International Mother Language Day on February 21 this year," Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Benazir Ahmed told this at a press briefing at...

We must win World Cup: David Luiz

David Luiz believes Brazil simply must win the World Cup this year. The five-time world champions are yet to claim the title on home soil after falling at the final hurdle to Uruguay in 1950 and the Chelsea defender believes it’s their turn to take the crown. 444 "We need to win the World Cup," he told the Daily Mail. "I’m very excited. I think it will be a great World Cup for everyone, but for Brazilian people even more. "They have been waiting for this for more than 50 years, so I’m very excited for my generation. "There is a lot of pressure on ...

Scientist solves mystery of green lightning

In May 2008, Chile's Chaiten volcano violently erupted, spewing out clouds of dirty ash and illuminating the dark sky with a most unusual kind of lightning. Photographer Carlos Gutierrez captured the dramatic nighttime display—in which green lightning emerged from the ash cloud—in the striking image above. (See also "PHOTOS: Chile Volcano Erupts With Ash and Lightning.") thunder-640 The origin of the bright green lightning bolts remained a mystery until atmospheric scientist Arthur Few, of Rice Univ...

Why cancer risk increases with age

A new study has suggested that the accumulation of age-associated changes in a biochemical process that helps control genes may be responsible for some of the increased risk of cancer seen in older people. Researchers suspect that DNA methylation, or the binding of chemical tags, called methyl groups, onto DNA, may be involved. Methyl groups activate or silence genes, by affecting interactions between DNA and the cell's protein-making machinery. cancer-300 Zongli Xu, Ph.D., and Jack Taylor, M.D., Ph.D., researchers from the National Institute...
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