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Uber Celebrates 180 days in Dhaka, Dhaka emerges as one of the fastest growing cities in Asia Pacific for Uber

Dhaka, MAY 23 (NsNewsWire) — Uber, the world’s largest on-demand ride-sharing company, on Tuesday celebrated 180 days of service in Dhaka, by reiterating that the company’s strategic focus in 2017 will be to make every Uber ride in Dhaka a great experience for both riders and driver partners. Dhaka has emerged as one of the […]

Turkey, Germany tackle dispute over visit rejection to Incirlik air base

ANKARA, May 23 (Xinhua) — Turkey and German are working to resolve the dispute over Ankara’s rejection to a group of German lawmakers’ visit to Incirlik air base, German Ambassador to Turkey Martin Erdmann said on Tuesday. “We are continuing our work to resolve this saddening problem. I have visited Incirlik twice in the past, […]

Trump calls for Israel-Arab coalition against terrorism, extremism

JERUSALEM, May 23 (Xinhua) — In a strong pro-Israeli speech on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump called on to form a regional coalition of Israel and Arab nations against “terrorism” and “extremism.” In the final remarks at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, which concluded his first visit to the region, Trump asserted that a struggle […]

2 army officers killed in bomb attack in eastern Iraq

BAQUBA, Iraq, May 23 (Xinhua) — Two Iraqi army officers, including one senior, were killed on Tuesday in a bomb explosion during an operation against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security official said. Brig. Gen. Haseeb Ahmed, the advisor for Iraq’s Dijlah Operations Command, and a Captain officer […]

Decisive battle for legislature officially launched in France

PARIS, May 23 (Xinhua) — The official campaign for the French legislative elections was launched on Monday, which will establish the balance of power for the next five years in the country. Whatever the result of the decisive vote, the victory of the Republic on the Move (LREM) party led by President Emmanuel Macron in […]

S.Korea to resume economic cooperation with DPRK according to nuke issue progress

SEOUL, May 23 (Xinhua) — South Korea has planned to resume economic cooperation with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) when a nuclear issue makes progress, Yonhap news agency reported Tuesday. An unnamed unification ministry official was quoted as saying the resumption of economic cooperation projects between South Korea and the DPRK will be […]

GP LAUNCHES AFFORDABLE SMARTPHONES WITH LAVA AND MICROMAX

DHAKA, May 22 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone has partnered with Micromax and Lava to launch Cobranded Micromax Q354 and re-launch the Cobranded Lava Iris 505 in the market today, pursuing their aim of bringing affordable smartphones in the hands of the Bangladeshi people. The two devices were launched in a ceremony at a local hotel, following […]

Belt and Road initiative promising for global prosperity: Lithuanian expert

VILNIUS, May 19 (Xinhua) — The Belt and Road initiative gives the world strong hope that a peaceful world is an achievable goal, said a Lithuanian expert. “Such a strong expression of China’s commitment to actively help build the world that engages in dialogues and friendship shows a peaceful world is an achievable goal for […]

11 civilians killed in E. Afghan roadside bombing

KABUL, May 19 (Xinhua) — Eleven Afghan civilians were killed after a vehicle ran over a Taliban-planting roadside bomb in eastern Logar province Friday, a local official said. Provincial Governor Halim Fidai said on his official twitter account that the incident occurred in Zarghon Shahir area of the province, 60 km south of Kabul. Those […]