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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 […]

Modi takes a gamble with money reform

Earlier this month, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi banned 500- and 1,000-rupee notes to crack down on corruption and counterfeit currency. Recently the Indian government halted the exchange of old notes at bank counters, writes an editorial piece of Global Times. As more than 90 percent of transactions in India are made with cash, banning […]

New massive blaze erupts near Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, Nov. 26 (NsNewsWire) — A new massive forest fire broke out late Friday near Jerusalem, while tens of thousands of people in the northern Israel were allowed to return home amidst a wave of wildfires. The entire community of Nataf, which lies in Jerusalem hills, was evacuated for the second time on Friday since […]