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India and Bangladesh sign two Memorandum of Understanding for implementation of development projects in Madaripur

DHAKA, Nov. 27 (NsNewsWire) –The government of India will be funding a number of projects in Madaripur district at a total cost of Taka 2,30,00,000 (Taka two core thirty lac). To this effect, India and Bangladesh signed two MoUs (Memorandum of Understanding) in Madaripur on 27 November 2016 in the presence of Mr. Shajahan Khan, […]

Feature: Today is not for sorrow, but for confirmation of revolutionary ideas: Cuban veteran

HAVANA, Nov.27 (NsNewsWire) — Cubans woke up on Saturday with the tragic knowledge that their former President and leader of the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro, had died. A brief statement from President Raul Castro, Fidel’s younger brother, was broadcast by the official Radio Reloj every 15 minutes during the night, saying that “with deep sorrow, […]

Aussie gov’t under fire for being “too busy” to scrap expensive parliamentary perk

CANBERRA, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — Australia’s coalition government is under new pressure to scrap a parliamentary perk which gives all former MPs 10 free, return business class flights within Australia each year, after it claimed it was ‘too busy’ to introduce the legislation into the House. The Life Gold Pass is a scheme which once […]

World leaders mourn Fidel Castro’s death

BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — Leaders, renowned people around the world on Saturday mourned the death of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro and offered condolences to his family and the Cuban people. Chinese President Xi Jinping Saturday called Castro “a great figure of our times,” saying that he “will be remembered by history and people.” […]

U.S. President-elect Trump says vote recount bids are “scam”

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s request for a vote recount is “scam.” “This is a scam by the Green Party for an election that has already been conceded, and the results of this election should be respected instead of being challenged and […]

Clinton campaign to participate in vote recount in Wisconsin

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (NsNewsWire) — The campaign of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will participate in the vote recount in Wisconsin, her campaign attorney said Saturday. “We feel it is important, on principle, to ensure our campaign is legally represented in any court proceedings and represented on the ground in order to monitor the […]

Iran in talks with Russia to purchase Su-30 fighter jets

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said Saturday that Iran is in negotiations with Russia to purchase Su-30 fighter jets, Tasnim news agency reported. However, any purchase of the military planes from Russia should include receiving the technology as well, Dehqan said, reports Xinhua. Moscow has accepted Tehran’s terms […]

Bangladesh maintains minimum age of marriage for girls at 18 yrs

DHAKA, Nov. 27 (NsNewsWire) — The Bangladeshi cabinet Thursday approved the draft of the “Child Marriage Prevention Act 2016” keeping the minimum age for girls’ marriage unchanged at 18 years, reports Xinhua. The cabinet, however, incorporated a provision paving the way for marriage of minor girls under 18 years in special circumstances. After the meeting […]

UN chief offers condolences to Cuba over death of Fidel Castro

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 27 (NsNewsWire) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Saturday extended his condolences to the Cuban people, saying he was saddened to learn of the death of Fidel Castro, former president of Cuba. Castro, a Cuban revolutionary leader, died late Friday at the age of 90, reports Xinhua. In a statement released by his […]