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Iran concerned about possible nuke deal violation, warns of consequences

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Iranian officials have expressed concerns and anger over the remarks of the U.S. president-elect Donald Trump against Iran’s nuclear deal during his campaign. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday urged the incoming administration of the United States to remain committed to the last year international agreement which put […]

Iraqi forces push slowly into Mosul to seize more districts

MOSUL, Iraq, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Iraqi security forces on Friday pushed forward slowly and freed new districts in the city of Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) militants, as the extremist militants are using civilians as cover, security sources said. The commandos of the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) broke through the IS defensive lines and […]

Can Trump be a powerful president?

Donald Trump‘s election as the next US president has created extraordinary uncertainty in the international community. From East Asia to West Europe, countries that have close or complicated relationships with the US are evaluating the consequences and likely scenarios. By now, anxieties and misgivings have got the upper hand, writes an editorial piece of Global […]

Trump unveils policy priorities including amending Obamacare

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has softened on his tough words against the Affordable Care Act Friday, opting to amend the law rather than to appeal it. Trump made the remarks as he unveiled his policy priorities in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, reports Xinhua. The decision to leave […]

U.S. stocks keep rising after Trump victory

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. stocks gained for a third straight session Wednesday, as Wall Street assessed the economic impacts after U.S. Republican Donald Trump won the country’s presidential election. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 256.98 points, or 1.40 percent, to 18,589.69. The S&P 500 added 23.70 points, or 1.11 percent, to […]

U.S. study reveals possible cause of many preterm births

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (NsNewsWire) — A new U.S. study of more than 100 pregnant women may have solved part of the mystery of why many babies are born prematurely. The study published Wednesday in the U.S. journal Science Translational Medicine pinpointed abnormal calcium deposits in the membranes surrounding the developing fetus as a potential culprit […]

Thousands of protesters gather in front of Trump Tower in New York

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — As many as 5,000 people gathered Wednesday night in front of Trump Tower in New York City to protest the billionaire’s election as president. The demonstration started at 4 p.m. (2100 GMT) with only a dozen protesters in front of the Trump Tower, residence and campaign headquarters of the […]

ADB lends 34 bln USD to China in 30 years

SHANGHAI, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided 34 billion U.S. dollars in loans to China since the country became an ADB member in 1986, bank president Takehiko Nakao said Thursday. The loans comprised 31 billion dollars for the public sector and 3 billion dollars for the private sector, Nakao said at […]

Smart City Hackathon to start tomorrow

DHAKA, Nov. 10 (NsNewsWire) —The first ever Smart City Hackathon will began tomorrow at GPHouse, the corporate head office of Grameenphone. Arranged by Preneurlab and White Board, an initiative of Grameenphone, the hackathon aims to find digital solutions for many problems of Dhaka. The capital of Bangladesh is the one of the largest mega cities […]