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Nokia has joined forces with Microsoft in an attempt to regain ground lost to the iPhone and Android-based devices. The deal will see Nokia use the Windows phone operating system for its smartphones, the company said. It means that Nokia's existing operating systems will be sidelined. Speaking at the launch of the partnership, Nokia's chief executive Stephen Elop revealed that there would be "substantial" job losses as a result of the tie-up. Nokia will remain "first and foremost...a Finnish company. Finland is our home and will remain our home," he said. But job losses around the world, including in Finland, will be inevitable, he added. Speaking about the new partnership with Microsoft, Mr Elop said that "the game has changed from a battle of devices to a war of ecosystems". "An ecosystem with Microsoft and Nokia has unrivalled scale around the globe," he said. Microsoft's chief executive Steve Ballmer was also present at t

Peoples celebrating after Mubarak resigned on 11th February 2011, the 18th day of protest by the millions of people in the country.  Peoples are celebrating in the Tahrir Square (Independence Ground) at the heart of Capital city Cairo in Egypt today after stepping down of President Hosni Mubarak. The 18 days bloody and sacrificial fight was against autocracy on behalf of democracy. How precious democracy is! The celebration marking the fact at the highest level.

President Hosni Mubarak has step down at this evening today on 18th day of non-stop protests against him. Protesters from all walk of life in the country headed to the street in the capital city and other cities of the country to press home their one point demand of removing the 30 years power holding President Mr. Mubarak. Meanwhile, Mr. Hosni Mubarak declared yesterday that he will cling to the power till September this year and will not compete in the next general election. This declaration from Mubarak led to the more protests in the country today. Finally, Vice President Mr. Omar Suleiman announced today in this evening that Mr. Mohammad Hosni Mubarak has decided to leave power and handed over the State Affairs Administration to the Supreme Armed Forces of the country.    

Fight for Democracy in Egypt has been advancing ahead! Will Egyptians will get their long awaited democracy or another general is going to capture power here? The answer is very easy as the power is already handed over to Military Forces of the country. The outrage came out when the declaration in a televised statement by President Hosni Mubarak told that he would not step down before September this year.

In an announcement on state TV, Vice-President Omar Suleiman said Mr Hosi Mubarak had handed power to the military. It came as thousands massed in Cairo and other Egyptian cities for an 18th day of protest to demand Mr Mubarak's resignation. Protesters responded by cheering, waving flags, embracing and sounding car horns. "The people have brought down the regime," they chanted. Mr Suleiman said Mr Mubarak had handed power to the high command of the armed forces. "In the name of God the merciful, the compassionate, citizens, during these very difficult circumstances Egypt is going through, President Hosni Mubarak has decided to step down from the office of president of the republic and has charged the high council of the armed forces to administer the affairs of the country," he said. "May God help everybody." Mr Mubarak has already left Cairo and is in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh where he has a residence, officials say. In Cairo, thou

Local administration has declared all the 117 schools of Hatibandha upazila under Lalmonirhat District of Bangladesh closed for six days from Saturday to control the spread of unknown disease, sources said. Meanwhile 24 people died where most of them are children beginning from 31st January 2011 in the two districts of the country-Lalmonirhat and Rangpur.   Locals said the sign of the disease is very high fever which is going out of control and the patients embrace death. 

Is it Nipah encephalitis? It is not sure till now as the death toll is out of control from the disease which has been continuing for the last six days beginning on 31 January 2011 in Bangladesh, local sources said. The first case of death was happened at Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat district on Monday last (31st  January 2011 ). The deceased were identified as Sabina, 3, daughter of Mokbul Hossain of Saniazan Char village, Sajjad Hossain, 3, son of Belal Hossain of Tongvanga village, Rajjak Miah, 32, son of Abbas Ali of Genduguri village under Hatibandha upazila, and Aronno Ghos, 8, son of Ashok Ghos of 'bus stand' area of Hatibandha town. As the symbol of the disease locals said, with high fever, they were taken to Hatibandha upazila health complex where Sabina died on Monday night. The patient gets high fever ranging from 103 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit and it has no treatment except symptom management, IEDCR sources said. More eight people died on 2nd February 2011. O