Man arrested for buying Lamborghini with PPP loan

bdmetronews Desk ॥ One of the first things David T. Hines bought when he got $4 million in COVID-19 relief loans for his supposedly ailing moving business was a $318,000… Read more

Pandemic prompts surge in violence towards girls in Asia

bdmetronews Desk ॥ The Covid-19 pandemic threatens to spark a dramatic surge in violence against young girls in the Asia-Pacific region and could lead to an additional 13 million child… Read more

U.S. gives China 72 hours to close Houston consulate

bdmetronews Desk ॥ The U.S. State Department said in a statement that the closure was to protect American intellectual property and private information. China vowed to retaliate Wednesday after the… Read more

‘Photo is fake’: Former Miss Universe

bdmetronews Desk ॥ Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray shut down talk that an alleged topless photo of herself which started circulating online over the weekend was real, firmly stressing that… Read more

Why coins are suddenly in short supply

bdmetronews Desk ॥  A shortage of circulating coins born out of the coronavirus pandemic has spurred the creation of a U.S. coin task force to help solve the problem. At… Read more

22 day old baby recovers from Covid-19

bdmetronews Desk ॥  The baby was infected when he was eight days old. A 22-day-old baby recovered from Covid-19 after 14 days of treatment on July 5, Times of Oman has reported.… Read more

It’s not a snake

bdmetronews Desk ॥ The caecilian, which is actually neither worm nor snake but a soil-dwelling amphibian, may have been among the first vertebrates on land to lace their bites with… Read more

More than half of new U.S. virus cases from 4 states

bdmetronews Desk ॥  The record follows a warning by the government’s top expert that the number could soon double to 100,000 coronavirus cases a day. New U.S. COVID-19 cases rose… Read more

New flu with pandemic potential identified

bdmetronews Desk ॥ Researchers in China have discovered a new type of swine flu that is capable of triggering a pandemic, according to a new study. Researchers in China have… Read more

Why it might be time to replace the national anthem

bdmetronews Desk ॥ In an increasingly antiracist era when problematic iconography — ranging from Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben to even the Dukes of Hazzard General Lee car and country… Read more