UN celebrates first Int’l Day of Yoga

UNITED NATIONS, June 22 (Xinhua) — More than one hundred people, including diplomats and UN staff, performed Yoga at UN headquarters on Sunday to celebrate the first ever International Day of Yoga. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his wife Yoo (Ban) Soon- taek joined the crowd, which was guided by Yoga guru Sri Sri Ravi […]

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Bangladesh clinches 1st-ever ODI series victory against India

DHAKA, June 22 (NsNewsWire) — Debutant Mustafizur Rahman has set a world record to guide Bangladesh to their first ever one-day trophy win over India with an emphatic six-wicket win in Dhaka on Sunday. Batting first, India were bowled out for 200 runs in 45 overs at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday night […]

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China’s ODI surges 47.4 pct in Jan-May

BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) — The Chinese mainland made 278.4 billion yuan (45.4 billion U.S. dollars) of non-financial investment in overseas markets during the first five months of 2015, up 47.4 percent year on year, official data showed on Thursday. The period’s outbound direct investment (ODI) covered 3,426 overseas-based companies across 146 countries and regions, […]

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Beijing stubs out smoking with fines

BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) — Two weeks after Beijing adopted its strictest smoking ban in history, some people are still trying to flout the rules, according to the Beijing Health Inspection Agency on Tuesday. One hotel in Chaoyang District was fined 2,000 yuan (327 U.S. dollars) for failing to install “no smoking” signs. A company […]

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Australia bests hosts Kyrgyzstan 2-1 in FIFA World Cup qualifying

BISHKEK, June 17 (Xinhua) — Australia defeated Kyrgyzstan 2-1 in the FIFA Russia World Cup Asian Zone Group B qualifying campaign in Kyrgyz Dolen Omurzakov Stadium here on Tuesday. Australia made their first score in the second minute by Mile Jeninak’ s free-kick. 65 minutes later, Australian substitute Tommy Oar got another chance and penetrated […]

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