French president appoints new PM

PARIS, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — French President Francois Holland on Tuesday appointed Bernard Cazeneuve, current interior minister, as the new prime minister to replace Manuel Valls as the latter decided to quit the job, according to the Elysee. Valls announced his candidacy for the left primary in preparation for the 2017 presidential election on Monday […]

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Court hearing of historic Brexit case starts in London

LONDON, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — The British Supreme Court on Monday morning started hearing the historic Brexit legal case to decide whether the British government can begin the process to pull Britain out of the European Union(EU) without a parliament approval. Protesters from both the leave and remain camps gathered in Parliament Square to demonstrate […]

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Italian PM delays resignation until after 2017 budget’s approval

ROME, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will resign after the 2017 draft budget is approved, the Italian president said on Monday. The outgoing prime minister formally handed in his resignation to president Sergio Mattarella in the evening, after a major constitutional reform backed by his cabinet was rejected by 59 percent […]

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Obama, Abe to meet late December: White House

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — The White House said on Monday that U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe late December in Honolulu, Hawaii. The meeting on Dec. 27 will be a chance for the two leaders to review their joint efforts over the past four years to strengthen the […]

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GP Accelerator Demo Day held at GP House

DHAKA, Dec. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone Accelerator hosted a Demo Day for the second batch of graduates of the program, at the Grameenphone Corporate Headquarters, GPHouse, in Bashundhara, Sunday. The five startups of the GP Accelerator program – BuzzAlly, Socian, Cramstack, Ghuri, and CMED – presented their business ideas at the event, in front of more […]

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Robi improves customer’s smartphone Experience with ERICSSON 3G Flow of Users

DHAKA, Dec. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Robi, the second largest operator in Bangladesh, has noted significant improvements in both voice and data user experience following the implementation of Ericsson’s 3G Flow of Users in its network. Without adding equipment, Robi’s country-wide is now able to carry 5 percent more voice calls, while users enjoy 13 percent […]

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Flagging off Ceremony of 100 Member Bangladesh Youth Delegation

DHAKA,  Dec. 4 (NsNewsWire) — The High Commission of India organized a flagging off ceremony of the 100 member Bangladesh Youth Delegation to India at Dhaka on Dec 2, 2016. The delegation will embark on an 8 day visit (Dec 4 – 11) to different cities in India such as New Delhi, Agra, Ahmedabad and […]

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Trump-Tsai phone call and the One-China policy

Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen had a telephone conversation with US president-elect Donald Trump on Friday. Trump later tweeted, “The President of Taiwan called today to wish me congratulations on winning the Presidency. Thank you!” An hour after that, he added “Interesting how the US sells Taiwan billions of dollars of military equipment but I should […]

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