Latest News - NsNewsWire

Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office welcomes decision to close Manus Island Detention centre

Canberra, Sept. 18 (NsNewsWire) — The Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office welcomes the decision of the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Mr Peter O’Neill, and Australian Minister of Immigration, Mr Peter Dutton, to close the Manus Island Detention centre. In a media statement, Fr Maurizio Pettena CS, director of Australian Catholic Migrant and […]

ILO launches global media competition to recognize exemplary media coverage on labour migration

DHAKA, Sept. 18 (NsNewsWire) — ILO has launched a global media competition to recognize exemplary media coverage on labour migration. The competition closes on 31 October 2016. Four, USD1,000 prizes up for grabs For more see: https://t.co/84u0wHRR5s

Grameenphone and Opera bring unlimited games on GP GameBox

DHAKA, Sept. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone, in association with Opera, has launched GP GameBox, a platform hosting unlimited premium games and applications for Android and feature phone users. When using GameBox, customers will be able to download and play full versions of premium games and apps without worrying about in-app purchases and advertisements. For only […]

Chinese premier leaves for UN conference, visits to Canada, Cuba

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang left Beijing on Sunday afternoon for attending the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly and official visits to Canada and Cuba, accompanied by his wife Cheng Hong, reports Xinhua.

Paralympics roundup: China hits century of gold medals

By Michael Place RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 18 (NsNewsWire) — China became only the third country to win more than 100 gold medals at a single edition of the Paralympic Games, celebrating another nine victories in Rio on Saturday. Seven of those came in athletics with another two each in table tennis and swimming as […]

China must counter Japan in S.China Sea

Japanese Minister of Defense Tomomi Inada revealed on September 15 during a visit to the US that Japanese Self-Defense Forces will patrol the South China Sea with the US navy, saying Japan will increase presence in the region through participation in military drills and aid to relevant countries, Global Times writes in an editorial piece […]

Internet’s favorite color is blue: study finds

Dhaka, Sept. 17 (NsNewsWire) — The Internet is very blue, literally. A recent study of the world’s most visited websites has found that they use nearly twice as many shades of blue as shades of yellow and red. Designer Paul Hebert wanted to see what he could learn from the color palettes of the world’s […]

Trump finally admits U.S. President Barack Obama born in America

Dhaka, Sept. 17 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Friday that he now admits the country’s first-ever African-American president Barack Obama was born in the United States. “President Barack Obama was born in the United States. Period.” he said at the end of an event to promote his new luxury hotel […]

Death toll of suicide blast in NW Pakistan rises to 23

Dhaka, Sept. 17 (NsNewsWire) — Death toll of the suicide blast that hit a mosque in northwest Pakistan on Friday afternoon has risen to 23, officials said. Deputy Administrator of the region, Naveed Akbar, said that the death toll rose after seven of the injured succumbed to injuries during treatment at different hospitals, adding that […]