Jennifer Yang
@jenniferyang17.bsky.social
London - Paris - New York - Guelph
Interested in this and that (arts, current events, history, sports).
Interested in this and that (arts, current events, history, sports).
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I'm not saying I don't have much face-to-face contact with my neighbours much but when I send them Christmas cards I sign it with my Wi-Fi network name.
December 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I'm not saying I don't have much face-to-face contact with my neighbours much but when I send them Christmas cards I sign it with my Wi-Fi network name.
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31 Christmas tweets to get you into the spirit of the season – or send your Bah! Humbug! levels through the roof www.thepoke.com/2025/12/18/3...
December 18, 2025 at 6:59 AM
31 Christmas tweets to get you into the spirit of the season – or send your Bah! Humbug! levels through the roof www.thepoke.com/2025/12/18/3...
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, ON, PEI, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 161 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, ON, PEI, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 161 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, ON, PEI, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 161 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, ON, PEI, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 161 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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Fall and winter will clash over southern Ontario during the next few days, bringing folks a few stormy days of weather whiplash. Be prepared for rain, thunder and snow, depending on where you are. #ONstorm #ONwx
https://ow.ly/6aok50Xs4AX
https://ow.ly/6aok50Xs4AX
Ontario faces multi-hazards with rain, thunder and snow squalls - The Weather Network
Fall and winter will clash over southern Ontario during the next few days, bringing folks a few stormy days of weather whiplash. Be prepared for rain, thunder and snow, depending on where you are
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November 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Fall and winter will clash over southern Ontario during the next few days, bringing folks a few stormy days of weather whiplash. Be prepared for rain, thunder and snow, depending on where you are. #ONstorm #ONwx
https://ow.ly/6aok50Xs4AX
https://ow.ly/6aok50Xs4AX
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Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
November 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
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Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is VERY HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 10.1
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 583,200-806,200
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 7.6X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 6.0X higher
Hospitalizations: VERY HIGH; 10.4X higher
Deaths: VERY HIGH; 12.2X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
AVOID indoor social gatherings
AVOID crowded non-essential places
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreigcayvfpw3riiwc5ff4taetmai2egkpb4dyvp7ghhtvqirbpzm2vu@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 118 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.0 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.4 x higher
-Deaths: 12.2 x higher
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Oct 25 - Nov 7, 2025
SEVERE: NB, NS, SK
VERY HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NL, North, ON, PEI
HIGH: QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 126 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: NB, NS, SK
VERY HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NL, North, ON, PEI
HIGH: QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 126 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
October 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Oct 25 - Nov 7, 2025
SEVERE: NB, NS, SK
VERY HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NL, North, ON, PEI
HIGH: QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 126 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: NB, NS, SK
VERY HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NL, North, ON, PEI
HIGH: QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 126 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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Canadian COVID Forecast Oct 25 - Nov 7, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH [decreasing]
About 1 of every 126 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.3 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 13.3 x higher
-Deaths: 10.5 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [decreasing]
About 1 of every 126 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.3 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 13.3 x higher
-Deaths: 10.5 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Oct 25 - Nov 7, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is VERY HIGH [decreasing] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 10.5
About 1 of every 126 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 488,600-614,500
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 7.6X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 6.3X higher
Hospitalizations: VERY HIGH; 13.3X higher
Deaths: VERY HIGH; 10.5X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
AVOID indoor social gatherings
AVOID crowded non-essential places
Who is HIGH RISK
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreigpeacmqptud5mnrujlgjyoctxg3fsgkav53qkhotpgzuczwiq2yu@jpeg)
October 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast Oct 25 - Nov 7, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH [decreasing]
About 1 of every 126 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.3 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 13.3 x higher
-Deaths: 10.5 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [decreasing]
About 1 of every 126 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.3 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 13.3 x higher
-Deaths: 10.5 x higher
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Independence Hall Philadelphia
October 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Independence Hall Philadelphia
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: MB, NL, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, NB, North, ON, PEI, QC,
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 60 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: MB, NL, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, NB, North, ON, PEI, QC,
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 60 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
September 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: MB, NL, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, NB, North, ON, PEI, QC,
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 60 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: MB, NL, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, NB, North, ON, PEI, QC,
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 60 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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"Austria is also currently affected by a severe coronavirus outbreak. Currently, around 21%of infections are due to the coronavirus, while common cold viruses account for about 40%."
#COVID19Austria
#COVID19Austria
October 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
"Austria is also currently affected by a severe coronavirus outbreak. Currently, around 21%of infections are due to the coronavirus, while common cold viruses account for about 40%."
#COVID19Austria
#COVID19Austria
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Spain: Corona outbreak - Mallorca's emergency rooms overwhelmed.
"The Son Espases Hospital in Palma appears to be particularly affected: On Tuesday evening, 172 patients with respiratory illnesses visited the emergency room. 43 of them had to be admitted as inpatients"
Source: archive.md/cGIxA
"The Son Espases Hospital in Palma appears to be particularly affected: On Tuesday evening, 172 patients with respiratory illnesses visited the emergency room. 43 of them had to be admitted as inpatients"
Source: archive.md/cGIxA
October 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Spain: Corona outbreak - Mallorca's emergency rooms overwhelmed.
"The Son Espases Hospital in Palma appears to be particularly affected: On Tuesday evening, 172 patients with respiratory illnesses visited the emergency room. 43 of them had to be admitted as inpatients"
Source: archive.md/cGIxA
"The Son Espases Hospital in Palma appears to be particularly affected: On Tuesday evening, 172 patients with respiratory illnesses visited the emergency room. 43 of them had to be admitted as inpatients"
Source: archive.md/cGIxA
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Canadian COVID Forecast Aug 30 - Sep 12 2025
CANADA
High [No change]
About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~7.2 higher
-Long COVID ~7.7 higher
-Hospitalizations ~10.7 higher
-Deaths ~10.9 higher
CANADA
High [No change]
About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~7.2 higher
-Long COVID ~7.7 higher
-Hospitalizations ~10.7 higher
-Deaths ~10.9 higher
September 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast Aug 30 - Sep 12 2025
CANADA
High [No change]
About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~7.2 higher
-Long COVID ~7.7 higher
-Hospitalizations ~10.7 higher
-Deaths ~10.9 higher
CANADA
High [No change]
About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~7.2 higher
-Long COVID ~7.7 higher
-Hospitalizations ~10.7 higher
-Deaths ~10.9 higher
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Bonnie’s family said they were told she died from dehydration from norovirus, but a post-mortem revealed COVID and flu. Later, a genetic condition — “inborn error of metabolism” — was listed on her interim death certificate, though her family cites 3 negative tests.
Source: archive.md/4ps6N
Source: archive.md/4ps6N
September 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Bonnie’s family said they were told she died from dehydration from norovirus, but a post-mortem revealed COVID and flu. Later, a genetic condition — “inborn error of metabolism” — was listed on her interim death certificate, though her family cites 3 negative tests.
Source: archive.md/4ps6N
Source: archive.md/4ps6N
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I am not as AI skeptical as some on this website, but I am, in some ways, grateful to Elon Musk for exposing how readily they are warped to their creators whims.
The audio can be heard as "flashes"
Elon Musk's Grok AI is amplifying the conspiracy theory.
The X site continues to present a clear and present danger to the national security of our country, in both its acts and omissions, being a site which amplifies conspiracies & defends unlawful hatred
Elon Musk's Grok AI is amplifying the conspiracy theory.
The X site continues to present a clear and present danger to the national security of our country, in both its acts and omissions, being a site which amplifies conspiracies & defends unlawful hatred
August 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I am not as AI skeptical as some on this website, but I am, in some ways, grateful to Elon Musk for exposing how readily they are warped to their creators whims.
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Results show a 2.04% decline in riting skills.
Reading has declined too, with many children now unable to maintain the necessary concentration to read to the end of a
theshovel.com.au/2023/08/23/n...
Reading has declined too, with many children now unable to maintain the necessary concentration to read to the end of a
theshovel.com.au/2023/08/23/n...
NAPLAN Results Could Be Gooder, Government Concedes — The Shovel
Reading has declined, with many children now unable to maintain the necessary concentration to read to the end of a
theshovel.com.au
July 30, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Results show a 2.04% decline in riting skills.
Reading has declined too, with many children now unable to maintain the necessary concentration to read to the end of a
theshovel.com.au/2023/08/23/n...
Reading has declined too, with many children now unable to maintain the necessary concentration to read to the end of a
theshovel.com.au/2023/08/23/n...
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US Weekly COVID update: July 28, 2025
🔸1 in 118 People Currently Infected
🔸406,000 New Daily Infections
🔸2,842,000 New Weekly Infections
🔸142,000 to 568,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,000 to 1,700 Weekly Deaths
Source: pmc19.com/data/
🔸1 in 118 People Currently Infected
🔸406,000 New Daily Infections
🔸2,842,000 New Weekly Infections
🔸142,000 to 568,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,000 to 1,700 Weekly Deaths
Source: pmc19.com/data/
July 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
US Weekly COVID update: July 28, 2025
🔸1 in 118 People Currently Infected
🔸406,000 New Daily Infections
🔸2,842,000 New Weekly Infections
🔸142,000 to 568,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,000 to 1,700 Weekly Deaths
Source: pmc19.com/data/
🔸1 in 118 People Currently Infected
🔸406,000 New Daily Infections
🔸2,842,000 New Weekly Infections
🔸142,000 to 568,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,000 to 1,700 Weekly Deaths
Source: pmc19.com/data/
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Covid is all over the country right now.
I know someone confirmed + in Washington, California, Minnesota and New York.
Lots of people showing visible symptoms in Illinois.
All this anecdata is backed by wastewater data.
Don’t risk your health and livelihood just to breathe naked.
Mask up.
I know someone confirmed + in Washington, California, Minnesota and New York.
Lots of people showing visible symptoms in Illinois.
All this anecdata is backed by wastewater data.
Don’t risk your health and livelihood just to breathe naked.
Mask up.
July 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Covid is all over the country right now.
I know someone confirmed + in Washington, California, Minnesota and New York.
Lots of people showing visible symptoms in Illinois.
All this anecdata is backed by wastewater data.
Don’t risk your health and livelihood just to breathe naked.
Mask up.
I know someone confirmed + in Washington, California, Minnesota and New York.
Lots of people showing visible symptoms in Illinois.
All this anecdata is backed by wastewater data.
Don’t risk your health and livelihood just to breathe naked.
Mask up.
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Prévisions de COVID pour le Canada : JUN 28-JUL 11, 2025
GRAVE : aucun
TRÈS ÉLEVÉ : aucun
ÉLEVÉ : ON
MODÉRÉ : CAN, AB, CB, MB, NB, TNL, Nord, NÉ, ÎPÉ, QC, SK
Environ 1 personne sur 120 est actuellement infectée au Canada.
GRAVE : aucun
TRÈS ÉLEVÉ : aucun
ÉLEVÉ : ON
MODÉRÉ : CAN, AB, CB, MB, NB, TNL, Nord, NÉ, ÎPÉ, QC, SK
Environ 1 personne sur 120 est actuellement infectée au Canada.
July 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Prévisions de COVID pour le Canada : JUN 28-JUL 11, 2025
GRAVE : aucun
TRÈS ÉLEVÉ : aucun
ÉLEVÉ : ON
MODÉRÉ : CAN, AB, CB, MB, NB, TNL, Nord, NÉ, ÎPÉ, QC, SK
Environ 1 personne sur 120 est actuellement infectée au Canada.
GRAVE : aucun
TRÈS ÉLEVÉ : aucun
ÉLEVÉ : ON
MODÉRÉ : CAN, AB, CB, MB, NB, TNL, Nord, NÉ, ÎPÉ, QC, SK
Environ 1 personne sur 120 est actuellement infectée au Canada.
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Want to reduce your risk of cancer? Avoiding COVID might be one of the most important things you can do. Even a “mild” infection can weaken your immune system, raising your risk for serious illness down the line. Take your long term health seriously. Protect yourself.
July 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Want to reduce your risk of cancer? Avoiding COVID might be one of the most important things you can do. Even a “mild” infection can weaken your immune system, raising your risk for serious illness down the line. Take your long term health seriously. Protect yourself.
Confessions of a gun smuggler - worth a read.
/ Confessions of a gun smuggler: How I trafficked weapons into Canada.
Everyone knows many of the guns used by criminals are snuck in from the U.S. This woman knows how, in detail. Because she did the smuggling.
The story, which I completed on my last day at the CBC:
www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
Everyone knows many of the guns used by criminals are snuck in from the U.S. This woman knows how, in detail. Because she did the smuggling.
The story, which I completed on my last day at the CBC:
www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
www.cbc.ca
June 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Confessions of a gun smuggler - worth a read.
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Canada: COVID-19 outbreak at Sudbury hospital cardiac unit.
"Masking at the hospital is optional, except on units experiencing an outbreak" 🤦♂️
"The number and severity of cases is not known"
Source: archive.md/HnWwu
"Masking at the hospital is optional, except on units experiencing an outbreak" 🤦♂️
"The number and severity of cases is not known"
Source: archive.md/HnWwu
June 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Canada: COVID-19 outbreak at Sudbury hospital cardiac unit.
"Masking at the hospital is optional, except on units experiencing an outbreak" 🤦♂️
"The number and severity of cases is not known"
Source: archive.md/HnWwu
"Masking at the hospital is optional, except on units experiencing an outbreak" 🤦♂️
"The number and severity of cases is not known"
Source: archive.md/HnWwu
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Bangladesh: "A fresh wave of COVID-19 infections is sweeping across Bangladesh, triggered by the fast-spreading Omicron sub-variants JN.1, XFG, and XFC, reigniting public health concerns and prompting calls for renewed vigilance."
unb.com.bd/category/Spe...
unb.com.bd/category/Spe...
Fresh COVID sub‑variant wave hits Bangladesh; experts urge vigilance
A fresh wave of COVID-19 infections is sweeping across Bangladesh, triggered by the fast-spreading Omicron sub-variants JN.1, XFG, and XFC, reigniting public health concerns and prompting calls for re...
unb.com.bd
June 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Bangladesh: "A fresh wave of COVID-19 infections is sweeping across Bangladesh, triggered by the fast-spreading Omicron sub-variants JN.1, XFG, and XFC, reigniting public health concerns and prompting calls for renewed vigilance."
unb.com.bd/category/Spe...
unb.com.bd/category/Spe...