Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) — Chinese financial watchdogs pledged to offer financial support for the sustainable development of the Belt and Road Initiative ahead of a high-level international meeting. Funding of projects related to the Belt and Road Initiative should be raised through a market-oriented, sustainable and mutually beneficial investment and financing system, Chinese central […]
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO, May 7 (Xinhua) — Ride-service company Uber is under a criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for its use of a software to deliberately evade local transportation regulators, two sources familiar with the matter told the Reuters. The software, known as Greyball, uses data collected from the Uber app and other […]
Read MoreJERUSALEM, May 7 (Xinhua) — Israel’s cabinet on Sunday voted in favor of the controversial “Nationality Bill,” which claims Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people and cancels Arabic as a formal language. The bill was approved by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation, but it still needs to pass three rounds of votes in […]
Read MorePARIS, May 7 (Xinhua) — Polling stations opened on France’s European mainland on Sunday for the decisive round of a presidential election crucial for both the country and the European Union (EU). Nearly 47 million voters are expected to cast their ballots, choosing between pro-Europe, pro-business centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron, and anti-immigration, anti-EU far-right leader […]
Read MoreJUBA, May 7 (Xinhua) — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said Sunday it has deployed peacekeeping troops to Aburoc in the Upper Nile region to help enable the delivery of much needed humanitarian assistance. Head of UNMISS David Shearer said the peacekeeping troops’ immediate focus will be on securing the roads to […]
Read MoreMANILA, May 7 (Xinhua) — Troops from Australia and Japan will participate in the annual joint exercises between U.S. and Philippine militaries that will officially kick off on Monday, a Philippine military spokesman said on Sunday. Maj. Celeste Sayson, Balikatan public affairs director, said 2,600 U.S. troops and 2,800 Philippine troops will participate in this […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 7 (NsNewsWire) — Samsung Electronics, the global leader in Consumer Electronics, has inaugurated its first Executive Briefing Center (EBC) in Bangladesh considering the prospect in Enterprise Solutions Category in Bangladesh. Country’s first EBC in Banani has been opened in collaboration with Fair Distribution Limited (FDL). The executive briefing center is the place where […]
Read MoreRAMALLAH, May 4 (Xinhua) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that the contacts between Palestine and U.S. began and will continue, in order to achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East. Abbas made the remarks in an interview with Palestine’s public TV station following his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at White […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI, May 4 (Xinhua) — India test-fired a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-II ballistic missile on Thursday, state-run broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) reported. The missile was fired from wheeler Island, off the coast in eastern state of Odisha. According to the broadcaster, the missile has a strike range of 2,000 km. The broadcaster quoted defense […]
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