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The final began with a rendition of the patriotic song "Maa eto keno asru du'chokhey" by the Close Up 1 2008 finalists. The song was written and composed by Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul. A performance by Close Up 1 2005 finalists—Nolok, Beauty, Mizan Mahmud Razib, Sonia and others—followed.
Pre-election polls showed people around the world preferred candidate Obama to his opponent, John McCain, because they expected relations between the U.S. and the rest of the world to improve if Senator Obama won. [4] Obama had become well-known abroad before the election.
China's Liu Zige wins the 2008 Beijing Olympics' women's 200-meters-butterfly gold setting a world record of two minutes and 04.18 seconds. (China Daily) The Australian team of Stephanie Rice, Bronte Barratt, Kylie Palmer and Linda Mackenzie wins the 800 metre freestyle relay breaking the existing world record by six seconds.
World News Connection was a compilation of current international news translated into the English language. The United States Department of Commerce National Technical Information Service compiled and distributed it from non-U.S. media sources, [ 1 ] usually within 24–72 hours from the time of the original publication or broadcast.
Why aren't you in The Hague," independent journalist Sam Husseini shouted as Blinken delivered opening remarks at his final news conference. The Hague is where the International Criminal Court is ...
Chaos erupted at Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s final press conference Thursday after an announced Israel-Hamas cease-fire and hostage deal, with State Department employees forcibly ...
New Zealand's national rugby league team defeats Australia's team 34 to 20 in the final of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Studies reveal children in the Northern Hemisphere born in the autumn months have the highest rates of asthma, probably caused by winter viruses like RSV. (U.S. News & World Report) (AJRCCM study)
Last nomination of 2008: World's largest site of dinosaur fossils is found near Zhucheng city of China. Feel free to alter the blurb, but mention that this is a huge discovery. Expanded the article multiple times Very much encyclopedic news. Happy new year 2009!!! --GP Pande 22:31, 31 December 2008 (UTC) Going to post.