1 Country 2 Strategies.

One country, two strategies Dubai is open and Abu Dhabi is closed July 18, 2020, 12:00 AM | Print version Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The two main states and cities in the UAE. But even though they are one country, these two regions have taken completely different strategies to deal with the coronavirus. Last week, shops, shoppinghotels, amusement parks and everything else were completely opened by the Dubai authorities. Tourists have started returning. However, the guidelines for wearing ocial distance rules remain in force. But the gates of Abu Dhabi are not yet open to visitors. No one is allowed to enter, whether domestic or foreign, without a Corona certificate. News New York Times. The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven independent states or emirates in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula. The emirates are Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Al Fujairah, Raas Al Khaimah, Ash Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. Abu Dhabi is the capital of the federation and Dubai is the largest city in the country. Although one state, each state is a rival to each other in terms of development. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the most competitive. The Corona epidemic has intensified it. Abu Dhabi's economy is in a relatively advantageous position among other states due to its huge oil reserves and hydrocarbon industry. On the other hand, Dubai, which relies on aviation, international tourism, trade and real estate business, is on the brink of collapse. The situation in the two cities has also come under the scrutiny of analysts. Jim Crane, a Middle East specialist at Rice University's Baker Institute, says Corona is on the brink of collapse due to lockdowns and social distances. Abu Dhabi, on the other hand, did almost nothing. According to the Washington Post, Dubai has had to return to work quickly to repair the collapsed economy. Necessity in this case has forced him to take a different strategy to deal with Corona. Authorities shut down the first two densely populated cities in March in response to Corona. A 24-hour lockdown was imposed on the entire city from next month. Neighboring states then took such steps. But since the end of May, the Dubai authorities have begun to lift the lockdown and other restrictions much earlier than the neighbors. This is basically a clear message, the virus is now under control and the city is ready for the return of tourists. Apart from bars and nightclubs, hotels, restaurants, shopping malls and entertainment centers are all open. However, masks and social distance rules have been made mandatory. Meanwhile, despite the fall in oil prices in the world market, Abu Dhabi did not suffer much. In addition, 1 trillion has been released from the Sovereign Wealth Fund to cover financial losses. The capital city is in no hurry to lift the lockdown as the financial sector is strong. Still isolated themselves from other states in the country. Corona negative certificate has been made compulsory for everyone to enter the country or foreign cities. In this case, corona test should be done at least 48 hours before admission.

Relief: Ladakh

Eventually relief returned to Ladakh Indo-China talks very fruitful: Beijing * China returns to economic progress after coronary shock Jugantar Desk July 18, 2020, 12:00 AM | Print version Photo: Collected Photo: Collected Border tensions between India and China in Ladakh have finally eased. A Chinese spokesman said talks between the two sides on the area, which turned into a battlefield last month, had been very fruitful. The country said the success came at a meeting at the corps commander level on Tuesday. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has said that the withdrawal of troops from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the near future will be based on the talks. News from Al Jazeera. The meeting between the corps commanders of the two countries lasted for about 15 hours. Experts say the talks have led to a return to stability in the region. This time the two countries must work together to maintain this peace situation. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said, "The July 14 meeting was the fourth round. Loyalty has grown between us. This time we will work on easing the tension and withdrawing the army. Lieutenant General Harinder Singh, commander of the 14th Corps, based in Leh, the capital of Ladakh, led India in the talks. The commander of the South Myanmar Military Region, Major General Leu Lin, was led by China. There was no immediate comment from India's defense ministry on the meeting. Last week, Indian Foreign Minister Subramaniam Jayashankar said Indian and Chinese troops were withdrawing from the disputed border area. He called it a huge breakthrough. Jayashankar said the two countries had agreed not to get involved in the conflict as the armies of the two countries were very close. Meanwhile, China has returned to economic progress after coronavirus. On December 31, Corona's presence was detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. From then on, a terrible catastrophe started in the country. The economy collapsed. But in the last few months, China has been able to cope with the Corona's push. The economy also began to recover. According to the BBC, China has achieved 3.2 percent growth in recent times. The country's second-largest economy was down in the first three months of this year. The long-running lockdown due to Corona had an impact on the country's economy. However, GDP growth has been observed from April to June. China's economic situation is starting to get better than experts thought. China was forced to tighten its grip on the Corona outbreak. As a result, various factories and businesses in the country were shut down for several months. However, as the incidence of corona began to decline, the country's economy was gradually relaxed. The government has even stopped taking taxes from various organizations. At the end of the lockdown, China's economy is becoming stronger than previously thought. However, the country's retail market has made relatively little progress. So far, 83,612 people have been infected with corona in China. Of these, 4,843 people died. Most of the victims in the country have recovered. 6,619 people have already recovered.

Buddha to Christian.

How the Buddha became a Christian saint July 12, 2020 3.58pm EDT Philip C. Almond, The University of Queensland From the 11th century onwards, the Legend of Barlaam and Josaphat enjoyed a popularity in the medieval West attained perhaps by no other legend. It was available in over 60 versions in the main languages of Europe, the Christian East and Africa. It was most familiar to English leaders from its inclusion in William Caxton’s 1483 translation of the Golden Legend. Little did European readers know that the story they loved of the life of Saint Josaphat was in fact that of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. The ascetic life According to the legend, there reigned in India a king called Abenner, immersed in the pleasures of the world. When the king had a son, Josaphat, an astrologer predicted he would forsake the world. To forestall this outcome, the king ordered a city to be built for his son from which were excluded poverty, disease, old age and death. But Josaphat made journeys outside of the city where he encountered, on one occasion, a blind man and a horribly deformed one and, on another occasion, an old man weighed down by illness. He realised the impermanence of all things: No longer is there any sweetness in this transitory life now that I have seen these things […] Gradual and sudden death are in league together. While experiencing this spiritual crisis, the sage Barlaam from Sri Lanka reached Josaphat and told him of the rejection of worldly pursuits and the acceptance of the Christian ideal of the ascetic life. Prince Josaphat was converted to Christianity and began to practise the ideal of the spiritual life of poverty, simplicity and devotion to God. Scenes from the Story of Jehosophat from the Bible. Augsburg, G. Zainer, c.1475. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Paul J. Sachs To forestall his quest, his father surrounded him with seductive maidens who “tantalised him with every kind of temptation with which they sought to arouse his appetites”. Josaphat resisted them all. After the death of his father, Josaphat remained determined to continue his ascetic life and abdicated the throne. He journeyed to Sri Lanka in search of Barlaam. After a quest lasting two years, Josaphat found Barlaam living in the mountains and joined him there in a life of asceticism until his death. A great saint Barlaam and Josaphat were included in the calendars of saints in both the Western and Eastern churches. By the 10th century, they were included in the calendars of the Eastern churches, and by the end of the 13th century in those of the Catholic church. Saints Barlaam and Josaphat, Jacques Callot’s Calendar of Saints, c.17th century. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray, by exchange In the book we know as The Travels of Marco Polo, published around the year 1300, Marco gave the West its first account of the life of the Buddha. He declared that — were the Buddha a Christian — “he would have been a great saint […] for the good life and pure which he led”. Read more: Netflix ‘Chinese Game of Thrones’ charts the life of Marco Polo – so who was he? In 1446, an astute editor of the Travels noticed the similarity. “This is like the life of Saint Iosaphat”, he declared. It was, however, only in the 19th century the West became aware of Buddhism as a religion in its own right. As a result of editing and translating of the Buddhist scriptures (dating from the first century BCE) from the 1830s onwards, reliable information about the life of the founder of Buddhism began to grow in the West. The Sacred Bodhi Tree. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers Then the West came to know the story of the young Indian prince, Gautama, whose father – fearful his son would forsake the world – kept him secluded in his palace. Like Josaphat, Gautama eventually encountered old age, disease and death. And, like Josaphat, he left the palace to live an ascetic life in quest of the meaning of suffering. After many trials, Gautama sat beneath the Bodhi tree and finally attained enlightenment, thereby becoming a Buddha. Only in 1869 did this new-found knowledge in the West about the life of the Buddha lead inescapably to the realisation that, in his guise as Saint Josaphat, the Buddha had been a saint in Christendom for some 900 years. Intimate connections How did the story of the Buddha become that of Josaphat? The process was long and complicated. Essentially, the story of the Buddha that began in India in the Sanskrit language travelled east to China, then west along the Silk Road where it was influenced by the asceticism of the religion of the Manichees. It was then transposed into Arabic, Greek and Latin. From these Latin versions it would be translated into various European languages. Years before the West knew anything about the Buddha, his life and the ascetic ideal which it symbolised were a positive force in the spiritual life of Christians. Gautama Buddha seated on a lotus throne, c.1573-1612. © The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-NC-SA The Legend of Barlaam and Josaphat demonstrates powerfully the intimate connections between Buddhism and Christianity in their commitment to the ascetic, meditative and mystical religious life. Few Christian saints have a better claim to that title than the Buddha.

Flood VS Relief.

Flood-Hit People: Relief hard to come by amid pandemic People standing in floodwaters, some loading boats on which they live now with necessities they have salvaged from their inundated homes. The water of the Jamuna in Bogura’s Sariakandi upazila has been flowing 121cm above the danger level. In this second round of flash floods, around 80,000 people of the district are left stranded. PHOTO: MOSTAFA SHABUJ Star Report The volume of relief and food aid distributed by individuals and private organisations among the flood victims has significantly reduced this year. The poor response from individuals and private organisations might have caused for coronavirus, said locals in the flood-hit areas. Many individuals and business institutions have been making less profit and incurring losses due to the pandemic. Thus, they were less interested in distributing relief, they added. Also, a large number of affluent people do not want to go out of their houses to minimise the risk of being infected with Covid-19, they further added. Meanwhile, at least 11 rivers across the country were flowing above the danger level yesterday. At this time when thousands of people remained marooned in northern and northeastern regions, fresh areas in districts adjacent to the capital were feared to be inundated. In Lalmonirhat and Kurigram, no Non-Government Organisation (NGO) and individual was seen in the flood affected areas. Sadek Ali, 66, a flood victim at Sardob village in Kurigram Sadar upazila, said individuals and NGOs previously offered them help with dry food, candle, fire box, soap, saline, lamp, and kerosene oil. "None of them came forward to help us this year," he said. Echoing Sadek's statement, Sekendar Ali, 50, of Lalmonirhat town's Thanapara, said he used to distribute relief among the victims in the previous years but he did not go out this year considering the Covid-19 situation. In Pabna, Baser Pramanik, of Betil Char in Sirajganj's Chowhali upazila, has been marooned for over a month now but nobody reached him with relief. Mentioning his expectations of relief from NGOs, he said none came forward this year to help them. In Sunamganj, the situation was quite similar. Mohammad Ful Miah, chairman of Gourarang union, said he saw no private initiative to help the victims this year. "The help that is coming from the administration is not sufficient. Private initiatives could help the victims," he said. In Nilphamari, Dimla and Jaldhaka upazilas were the worst affected. People there were suffering immensely as a second spell of flood hit them. Moynul Islam, chairman of worst flood hit Tepakharibari union in Dimla

Malala:Abused Women

Malala has written a book about abused women 13 July 2020, 12:00 AM | Print version Photo: Collected Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakistani woman working for women's rights, is writing a book on women. He is working day and night to bring women to higher seats. He is writing another book about the best 25 brave women in the world. The announcement came on Malala Day on April 12. The book will be published next year. However, the name of the book was not disclosed. News of Hindustan Times. The United Nations has declared July 12 as Malala Day to commemorate Malala's birthday. On October 9, 2012, Malala was shot dead by the Taliban in Pakistan. But after treatment in London he recovered. Started working for women in new ventures. So far, Malala has been involved with numerous foundations. She herself is a unique example of female courage. This young woman has set out to write another book for women around the world to find the motivation to be brave. In this book, he will cite himself as an example of how people can rise without fear. How much of a role he can play for people. HarperCollins Publications has announced the publication of this book about the 25 bravest women in the world. It will be funded by the Malala Fund. The book will be released next year. The publishing house hopes the book will help fulfill Malala's dream of women. In early 2019, a book called 'We Are Displaced' was published. In the book, she talks about herself and young female refugees of her age who have been forced to leave their homes. "We listen to refugees and immigrants," she said. But do not hear from them. Especially young women refugees. Her book 'I Am Malala' published in 2013 is still on the list of best sellers.

Israel Plan VS EU

EU opposes Israeli plan to occupy Palestinian land Online desk 15 July 2020, 01:35 p.m. Online version The European Union, Israel's biggest trading ally, has also said it will not accept the forcible occupation of Palestinian land in the Zionist state. European foreign ministers have called on the European Union (EU) to respond to a possible Israeli plan to seize the West Bank and Jordan Valley. The foreign ministers of several European countries have called for a timely response to Israel's plan. News from the Israeli daily Haaretz. In a letter to EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borel, the foreign ministers of 11 EU member states demanded that the 28-nation body "prepare a possible response to the Israeli plan as soon as possible." They say the time to prepare a response to Israel's integration plan is running out very quickly. The letter to Joseph Borel includes France, Italy, Holland, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Portugal and Malta. In the letter, the ministers added that Israel's plan to occupy Palestinian territory was a matter of deep concern to the European Union and its member states. EU foreign ministers met with Borrell on May 15 and called for a possible Israeli response. Responding to the ministers' call, Borrell asked his office colleagues to make a list of possible answers.

Golden Royal Bengol

There is only one golden tiger in the world! Online desk 13 July 2020, 01:34 p.m. Online version Royal Bengal Tiger means yellow-black stripe, sometimes also white-black Royal Bengal. But the golden royal! Yes, I have heard of such tigers in some zoos. But in the 21st century, a golden Royal Bengal has been seen only in the forest of Kaziranga in India. Khabar Anandabazar newspaper. India has seen an increase of about 650 tigers in the last four years. During the camera trapping that took place in India from 2016 to 2019, cameras were placed in 26,636 places in 141 areas covering a total area of ​​1 lakh 21 thousand 338 square kilometers. A total of 3 crore 46 lakh 57 thousand 623 animals have been photographed. Among them, there were 6,651 pictures of Royal Bengal and 51,006 pictures of leopards. In 2014, the number of tigers was 2,228. In 2008, there were 1,411 tigers in India. In a huge country like India, the Guinness Book of World Records has been given a place in the Guinness Book of World Records, calling it a rare achievement to conduct a survey of tigers through camera trapping. Kaziranga field director P Shivakumar said Sonali Baghini 108F is now seven years old. According to the last census, there were 190 tigers in Assam. There are 121 tigers in Kaziranga. The golden tigress also injured her left leg and nose in a fight with another tiger. Now it is healthy. He added that the work of camera trapping has been completed in Kaziranga. Data collection and verification work is in progress. It is hoped that this time the tiger will grow more.