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Cost of Brexit to UK economy is 58 bln pounds: OBR

LONDON, Nov. 24 (NsNewsWire) — The cost of Brexit to the UK economy will be 58 billion pounds (about 72 billion U.S. dollars), according to figures released on Wednesday in the wake of the government’s annual autumn financial statement. The OBR, the economic forecaster set up by the UK government, unveiled the full range of […]

U.S. president-elect Trump chooses South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as UN ambassador

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named Nikki Haley, governor of South Carolina and a former critic, as his choice for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. “Governor Haley has a proven track record of bringing people together regardless of background or party affiliation to move critical policies forward for […]

Iraqi troops, paramilitary forces entirely encircle Mosul

MOSUL, Iraq, Nov. 24 (NsNewsWire) — The Iraqi security forces and allied paramilitary units, known as Hashd Shaabi, on Wednesday completely encircled the city of Mosul, while the troops continued operations to clear the Islamic State (IS) militants in and out of Mosul after more than a month since a major offensive was launched, the […]

Samsung Electronics opens new Brand Shop in Rampura.

Dhaka, Nov. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Samsung Electronics Bangladesh has opened a new Brand Shop into cater the needs of people of Rampura and adjacent areas with genuine Samsung products under one roof. The location of the brand shop is in 360 East Rampura, D.I.T Road, Dhaka-1219. The 1,200 sq ft shop, is showcasing the entire […]

Bangladesh’s 2nd largest mobile operator Robi sees revenue up 11.5 pct in Q3

DHAKA, Nov. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s second largest mobile phone company Robi has reported an 11.5 percent year on year increase in revenues for the 3rd quarter of this year. The company, a joint venture between Axiata Group of Malaysia, Bharti Airtel of India and NTT Docomo Inc. of Japan, said in a statement in […]

Emergency response to Gender-based violence

DHAKA, Nov. 24 (NsNewsWire) — The Secretary of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Ms Nasima Begum has formally launched the establishment of the Gender Based Violence Cluster, following the approval from the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) of Bangladesh. Guided by the principles for the global Cluster Approach it is led […]

Chinese yuan slips again as depreciation pressure remains

BEIJING, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) — The Chinese yuan slipped again on Wednesday after ending its 12-day losing streak Tuesday. The central parity rate of the currency weakened 125 basis points to 6.8904 against the U.S. dollar, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. Analysts attributed the decline to lingering depreciation pressure caused by rising […]

Mending Russia-U.S. ties not to be “quick and easy”: Kremlin

MOSCOW, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) — Mending the soured relations between Russia and the United States under the new U.S. administration of Donald Trump will not be a “quick and easy” process, the Kremlin said Wednesday. Relations have nearly hit “rock bottom” during the Obama Administration, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. While Moscow expects to […]

Zika babies may develop microcephaly months after birth: study

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Babies born with congenital Zika virus infection may develop microcephaly, or abnormal smallness of the head, months after birth, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday. In its latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the CDC described 13 infants in Brazil with congenital Zika virus infection […]