Probashbangla24 online Desk : Rédoine Faïd, a French gangster who broke out of jail using a hijacked helicopter in July, has been recaptured, police sources say. The country’s most wanted fugitive, he was detained north of Paris, reportedly with his brother and two men. Faïd, 46, has said he is a fan of gangster films, which…
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Trio win Nobel Chemistry Prize for evolution research
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Scientists Frances Arnold, George Smith and Gregory Winter won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for research using directed evolution to produce enzymes for new chemicals and pharmaceuticals, the award-giving body said on Wednesday. “This year’s Nobel Laureates in Chemistry have been inspired by the power of evolution and used the same…
Catalan protests: Separatists clash with police in Barcelona
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Protesters have clashed with police in Barcelona as thousands took to the streets there and in cities across Catalonia to mark the first anniversary of the contested referendum on independence from Spain. More than 180,000 demonstrators marched in Barcelona. Police wielding batons broke up a demonstration in front of the Catalan regional…
Putin visit to India Oct 4-5
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has confirmed that the theme of military-technical cooperation is on the agenda of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India, “Putin is going to India on an official visit. A package of agreements is to be signed. It is true that the theme of military-technical cooperation will be…
American, Canadian, French scientists win Nobel Prize for work in laser physics
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Three scientists from the United States, France and Canada have been awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for advances in laser physics. The Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences on Tuesday awarded half the 9-million-kronor ($1.01 million) prize to Arthur Ashkin of the United States and the other half will be shared…
Pro-independence protesters in Catalonia block roads, railway line: TV
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Pro-independence protesters obstructed major roads and a high-speed railway line in Spain’s Catalonia region on Monday, one year after a banned referendum on secession that was marred by police violence. Hundreds of activists occupied the high-speed railway tracks in Girona, north of Barcelona, while the central streets in Barcelona and Lleida were…
Ford to refund ‘engine fail’ EcoBoost customers
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Ford has offered to refund thousands of pounds to customers whose engines have failed, following a BBC investigation. Hundreds of customers have said their cars with Ford EcoBoost engines have overheated, causing engine failure. Others have reported their cars with 1.6-litre EcoBoost engines have burst into flames while they were driving. Many…
Jean-Claude Arnault, photographer in Nobel prize scandal, jailed
Probashbangla24 online Desk : A French photographer at the heart of a rape scandal that saw this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature postponed has been handed a two-year prison sentence. On Monday a Swedish court found Jean-Claude Arnault, 72, guilty of raping a woman in an apartment in Stockholm in 2011. Arnault, who is well known…
Russian spy poisoning: Woman ‘identifies’ suspect as Anatoliy Chepiga
Probashbangla24 online Desk :A woman in the far east of Russia has told the BBC she recognises one of the key suspects in the Salisbury attack as a military intelligence officer. The woman identified him immediately from photographs as Anatoliy Chepiga, a decorated “Hero of Russia”. Her assertion supports research by the Bellingcat online investigations…