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Dhaka, June 2 (NsNewsWire) — Uber, the world’s largest ride sharing app that connects riders with drivers to provide convenient, reliable and affordable rides at the push of a button, on Thursday announced the launch of the ‘Driver Compliments’ feature. Through this feature Uber aims to make it possible for riders to positively reinforce good […]
Read MoreTOKYO, June 2 (Xinhua) — A government survey showed on Friday that the Japanese population dropped at fastest pace in 2016, with less than 1 million babies born while over 1.3 million people died. According to a report released by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, a total of 976,979 babies were born in […]
Read MoreBEIJING, June 2 (Xinhua) — Major countries across the globe have appeared steadfast to advance shoulder to shoulder in their continuous fight against climate change, despite U.S. decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, a landmark global pact reached between 195 countries in 2015 to curb global greenhouse gas emissions. “As of today, the […]
Read MoreBEIJING, June 2 (Xinhua) — The U.S. decision to quit the Paris climate deal has met with widespread opposition at home and around the world, being criticized as “disappointment” and “mistake” amid vows to commit to the global fight against climate change. “As of today, the United States will cease all implementation of the nonbinding […]
Read MoreTOKYO, June 2 (Xinhua) — Japan’s lower house of parliament on Friday passed a bill enabling Emperor Akihito to step down and pass his duties over to Crown Prince Naruhito. The abdication bill states that the public understand and sympathize with the wishes of the Emperor and says that his abdication should come within three […]
Read MoreATHENS, June 2 (Xinhua) — A Greek police operation was underway on Friday to peacefully evacuate about 500 refugees and migrants from the Athens old airport of Hellenikon, Greek national news agency AMNA reported. Over the past two weeks officials of Greece’s Migration Policy ministry had been briefing the remaining residents of the makeshift camp […]
Read MoreDhaka, June 2 (NsNewsWire) –The Unnayan Onneshan (UO), an independent multidisciplinary think-tank, states that the proposed budgetary measures for FY 2017-18 fall short in addressing high prices, sluggish growth in real sector, rising joblessness, dwindling social sector spending, and institutional weaknesses. The budget speech seems to lack providing prudent and farsighted solutions to the current […]
Read MoreROME, June 1 (Xinhua) — Investors were bullish on banks Thursday after Italy and the European Union (EU) reached an initial agreement on the precautionary recapitalization of the troubled Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) bank. This means the Italian Treasury can step in to rescue MPS after its shareholders and junior bondholders take losses, […]
Read MoreRAMALLAH, June 1 (Xinhua) — The decision of United States President Donald Trump not to move the embassy of his country from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem “is positive,” a senior Palestinian official said Thursday. Nabil Abu Rdineh, an aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in an official press statement that the decision “is positive […]
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