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WELLINGTON, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — Finance Minister Bill English was set Thursday to become New Zealand’s next prime minister when the last remaining contender for the job pulled out of the race. Rival and Health Minister Jonathan Coleman conceded defeat and congratulated English after 30 of the ruling center-right National Party’s 59-strong Parliamentary caucus publically […]
Read MorePARIS, Dec. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Alternating traffic rules, imposed on Dec. 6 in Paris, will be extended on Thursday for a second consecutive day, the city authorities announced Wednesday. Only cars with even numbers will be allowed to circulate in Paris and suburbs on Dec. 8 due to a” “particularly long episode of air pollution,” […]
Read MoreBANGKOK, Dec. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese tech firm Huawei on Wednesday introduced Mate 9, Mate 9 Pro along with GR 5, its latest smartphones, into the markets of Thailand and Southeast Asia. Mate 9 will be sold here from Thursday at a price of 23,900 Baht (672 U.S. dollars), while consumers have to wait to […]
Read MoreMELBOURNE, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — China’s position as a global leader on free trade will be enhanced by the death of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), experts have told the Boao Forum for Asia in Melbourne on Thursday. Deming Chen, president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits and China’s former commerce minister, […]
Read MoreBEIJING, December 8 (Xinhua) — Russia and Turkey believe bilateral relations have turned a new page following Turkish Prime Minister Binaly Yildirim’s two-day visit to Russia. During the trip, both sides agreed to further strengthen cooperation, develop economic and trade ties and implement major joint programs. However, Russian experts believe that while Russia-Turkey relations are […]
Read MoreROME, Dec. 8 (NsNewsWire) — The Italian Upper House gave its final approval to the 2017 budget law on Wednesday, clearing the way for the announced resignation of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. The senate passed the bill with 166 votes in favor, 70 votes against, and 1 abstention. The budget is worth 26.5 billion euros […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — The U.S. strategy on the Asia-Pacific under whichever administration should not be contemplated to the detriment of the interests of other countries, and any miscalculation thereof could lead to regional instability. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who is scheduled to step down in January, started Monday a tour in Asia […]
Read MorePARIS, 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 […]
Read MoreLONDON, 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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