Mixed reaction on London streets to British triggering Article 50

LONDON, March 30 (NsNewsWire) — The formal triggering of Article 50 by Britain to quit the European Union (EU) on Wednesday drew mixed reactions on London streets. “I guess we are all Brexiteers now, but I really wish this had not happened,” said Phil Patterson, a teacher from Bermondsey, reports Xinhua. “I voted remain, but […]

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Juncker, Muscat optimistic about EU’s future despite Brexit

VALLETTA, March 30 (NsNewsWire) — Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker shared their views on Brexit in a public dialogue on the future of Europe held in Valletta on Wednesday. Muscat said there was nothing sweet about Britain leaving, but what will emerge in the next weeks and months is […]

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Iraqi forces push toward IS-held old city in western Mosul

MOSUL, Iraq, March 30 (NsNewsWire) — Iraqi security forces on Wednesday pushed further toward the old city center of the western side of Mosul amid fierce clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants, the Iraqi military said. The commandos of the Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) advanced in Yarmouk neighborhood in west of the old city center […]

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Mexican president seeks new relationship with U.S. through dialogue

SAN JOSE, March 30 (NsNewsWire) — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said in San Jose on Wednesday that he is working to build a positive relationship with the United States in face of the challenges with its vital trading partner. He make the pledge at a summit of the Tuxtla Political Dialogue and Consensus Mechanism […]

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Bob Dylan to receive Nobel prize in Stockholm this weekend: TV

STOCKHOLM, March 30 (NsNewsWire) — Bob Dylan, the American songwriter who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016, is slated to receive the prize in a low-key meeting with the Swedish Academy in Stockholm this weekend, local media reported Wednesday. But it is still unclear whether Dylan will give a lecture, required by laureates […]

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Syria’s Assad orders replacement of 3 ministers

DAMASCUS, March 29 (Xinhua) — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ordered the replacement of three Syrian ministers on Wednesday, including the ministries of justice, commerce, and administrative development, reported state TV. The presidential decree named Hisham Sha’ar, as the new justice minister replacing Najm Hamad al-Ahmad. It also appointed Samer Khalil as the minister of commerce […]

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Gov’t forces kill 3 civilians, militant in Indian-controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, March 29 (NsNewsWire) — At least three civilians and a militant were killed Tuesday in daylong clashes and gunfight respectively with government forces in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. The gunfight and clashes broke out at village Durbugh in Chadoora of Budgam district, about 22 km south of Srinagar city, the summer […]

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