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ROME, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will resign after the 2017 draft budget is approved, the Italian president said on Monday. The outgoing prime minister formally handed in his resignation to president Sergio Mattarella in the evening, after a major constitutional reform backed by his cabinet was rejected by 59 percent […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — The White House said on Monday that U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe late December in Honolulu, Hawaii. The meeting on Dec. 27 will be a chance for the two leaders to review their joint efforts over the past four years to strengthen the […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone Accelerator hosted a Demo Day for the second batch of graduates of the program, at the Grameenphone Corporate Headquarters, GPHouse, in Bashundhara, Sunday. The five startups of the GP Accelerator program – BuzzAlly, Socian, Cramstack, Ghuri, and CMED – presented their business ideas at the event, in front of more […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Robi, the second largest operator in Bangladesh, has noted significant improvements in both voice and data user experience following the implementation of Ericsson’s 3G Flow of Users in its network. Without adding equipment, Robi’s country-wide is now able to carry 5 percent more voice calls, while users enjoy 13 percent […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 4 (NsNewsWire) — The High Commission of India organized a flagging off ceremony of the 100 member Bangladesh Youth Delegation to India at Dhaka on Dec 2, 2016. The delegation will embark on an 8 day visit (Dec 4 – 11) to different cities in India such as New Delhi, Agra, Ahmedabad and […]
Read MoreBali, Indonesia, Dec. 4 (NsNewsWire) – Representatives from about 35 countries throughout Asia, the Pacific and the Arab states, will meet in Bali, Indonesia next week (6-9 December) to discuss issues affecting employment and the world of work. The 16TH Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) is being organized by the International Labour Organization […]
Read MoreTaiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen had a telephone conversation with US president-elect Donald Trump on Friday. Trump later tweeted, “The President of Taiwan called today to wish me congratulations on winning the Presidency. Thank you!” An hour after that, he added “Interesting how the US sells Taiwan billions of dollars of military equipment but I should […]
Read MoreRussian President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual state of the nation address on Thursday. He mostly focused on Russia’s internal affairs with abundant confidence, and talked about international relations in a level-headed and composed manner. He hailed Russia’s relationship with China as a role model for international relations in general. He said Moscow wanted to […]
Read MoreGENEVA, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — Some 31,500 civilians have been displaced within Aleppo since fighting between warring factions escalated on Nov. 24, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported Friday. Over half (18,000) of those who have been forced to flee their homes have done so to Jibreen, a government-held district of […]
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