Sunday, May 20, 2012

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's new 'married' status





The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has updated his Facebook status to announce he has married his long-time girlfriend Priscilla Chan.
The wedding came a day after the multi-billion dollar floatation of his company.
The BBC's Humphrey Hawksley reports.

Friday, May 18, 2012

Justin Bieber Baby ft. Ludacris


Justin Bieber : Hit song

Justin Bieber writes mom a song for Mother's Day


Source by:(CNN)Justin Bieber's latest single has one special lady in mind: His mom.
Biebs' new song, called "Turn to You," released at midnight on Friday, just in time for Mother's Day:




You worked two jobs to keep a roof up over our heads/You chose a life for  me, no you never gave up/I admire you for the strength you've instilled in me," Bieber sings to his mom, Pattie Mallette.

Bieber recently told MTV that "Turn to You" highlights the difficulties his mom faced raising the 18-year-old pop star "at, like, the age I am now," he said. "[It's about] just the struggles she went through and how brave she was, and I think the world needed to know that."
Proceeds from the song are going to benefit the Salvation Army's Bethesda Centre, which provides support to young single mothers. MTV notes Bieber's mom Pattie once turned to the organization when she learned she was pregnant with him.
His mother tweeted Thursday, "[Justin] wrote me a song for Mother's day! So excited 4 #TurnToYou out 2morrow, it made me cry.. Proceeds going 2 help single moms!"
But that’s not all the 18-year-old has done to honor the woman who raised him this year - he also made sure to graduate from high school.
"That was something my mom really wanted me to do, so I had to do it for her," Bieber told People magazine. "I mean, this kind of lifestyle has given me a different perspective on life."
Bieber's new album, "Believe," is due out June 19.

European shares fall on worries over Spanish banks



SKYNEWS:(Source by BBC)Spain's main share index fell more than 2% before recovering, while shares in London fell by as much as 1%.
Confidence in European banks was undermined by ratings agency Moody's, which cut the credit ratings of 16 Spanish banks late on Thursday.
It also cut the debt rating on Santander UK, a subsidiary of the Spanish banking giant.
However, shares in Santander reversed early losses to trade 3% higher, and Bankia shares jumped 9% following Thursday's 14% slump.
Moody's said there were several reasons behind the downgrade, including Spain's slide back into recession, the financial challenges facing the Spanish government and bad loans in the property industry.
But Moody's also recognised that banks had made progress in improving their financial situation, and noted the European Central Bank was providing support.
In response to worries over Spain some investors moved money into German bonds, which are seen as low-risk investments. That drove the yield on 10-year German bonds down to 1.399% on Friday, a record low.
Negative messages In Asia stock markets registered heavy losses. Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 3%, the biggest one day fall since last August.
Asian markets were also hit by losses in New York, where the Dow Jones closed more than 1% lower.
Investors were discouraged by two weak reports on the US economy.
"There is no resolution to the [European] problem yet, and we also we had very disappointing US data, so overall, it's negative and further denting market sentiment," said Frances Cheung, a senior strategist, at Credit Agricole CIB in Hong Kong.
In Asia, banking shares were hurt after the chief executive of ANZ said volatile market conditions meant that Australian banks were not lending to each other.
The wholesale lending markets are an important source of funds for banks.
"Right now, markets are closed again, and this is what happens in this sort of situation," said ANZ chief executive Mike Smith.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Bangladesh May Day observed


Image source:salon


news source:the daily


The historic May Day observed on Tuesday across the country as elsewhere in the world with a renewed pledge to protect the rights of workers.
The day is observed every year since 1886 commemorating the launch of a massive movement of workers at the Haymarket in Chicago of the United States to establish the rights of eight-hour working day.
Today was a public holiday.
Apart from the government, different trade and labour unions, human rights organisations, professional bodies, socio-cultural bodies and political parties observed the day in a befitting manner by holding rallies, seminars, discussions and cultural programmes in the capital and elsewhere in the country.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the May Day programme at Osmani Memorial auditorium in the morning. The programme also includes a two-day fair where 42 organisations will participate.
City streets have been decorated with banners and festoons with slogans of the May Day.
President Zillur Rahman and the prime minister in separate messages greeted the working class people of the country and wished their overall welfare.
Zillur Rahman said protecting workers' interest, creating good working environment for them and improving workers-owners relations are necessary for industrialisation and socio-economic development of the country.
Hasina in her message paid rich tribute to those workers who sacrificed their lives to uphold the rights of the workers. She also underlined that good relation between owners and workers must be maintained.
Leader of the Opposition and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia also congratulated the working class people on this day.
The state-run Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar and private television channels are airing special programmes while the national dailies brought out special supplements on the occasion.