Nepal bans solo climbers from Everest

Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in a bid to reduce accidents, an official said today. The cabinet on Thursday endorsed a revision to the Himalayan nation’s mountaineering regulations, banning solo climbers from its mountains — one of a string of measures being flagged ahead of the 2018 spring […]

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News Analysis: What is in store for U.S.-DPRK relations in 2018?

by Matthew Rusling WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) — With tensions on the Korean Peninsula hitting new heights this year, it remains unknown what will occur between the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in 2018. The coming year could be the “decisive time” between Washington and Pyongyang, Brookings Institution Senior Fellow […]

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Bangladesh elite force busts fake Indian currency factory, two held

DHAKA, Dec. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has unearthed a fake Indian currency making factory in Keraniganj on the outskirts of capital Dhaka. A team of RAB in a drive conducted on Wednesday night also arrested two men in this connection, Mizanur Rahman,senior assistant director of legal and media wing, […]

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Apple apologises after outcry over slowed iPhones

Facing lawsuits and consumer outrage after it said it slowed older iPhones with flagging batteries, Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is slashing prices for battery replacements and will change its software to show users whether their phone battery is good. In a posting on its website yesterday, Apple apologised over its handling of the battery issue and […]

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New York City apartment fire kills 12, injures several others

Reuters, New York Twelve people were killed, including an infant, and four were critically injured on Thursday in a fire that swept through several floors of an apartment building in the New York City borough of the Bronx, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. The blaze started on the first floor of the brick building and […]

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Yearender: China-Bangladesh friendship, cooperation continue to expand in 2017

DHAKA, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) — The year 2017, designated as the Year of Friendship and Exchanges between China and Bangladesh, saw the friendly ties between the two nations further cemented, as both sides pushed forward cooperation based on mutual benefit. Experts here said Bangladesh and China have, in the year past, enjoyed very strong relations. […]

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Japan’s fake “hotline” story reveals deeper motives

Japan’s fake “hotline” story reveals deeper motives Source:Global Times Published: 2017/12/27 7:13:30  One of Japan’s so-called leading newspapers ran a story on Monday. It claims that multiple US government sources revealed China and the US are planning to establish a military hotline between the Northern Theater Command in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, and US forces in […]

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Robi & Headstart sign corporate agreement

DHAKA, Dec. 26 (NsNewsWire) —  Robi has signed a corporate agreement with the leading digital learning solution provider from Srilanka, Headstart (Pvt.) Ltd. The signing ceremony took place at Robi Corporate Office recently. Robi and Headstart aim to collaborate with local content partners to provide professional and academic training to Robi and Airtel subscribers via […]

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