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BEIJING, Sept. 27 (NsNewsWire) — China Islamic Association on Wednesday held a gathering attended by Vice Premier Liu Yandong to mark the Corban Festival, reports Xinhua. Corban, or Eid al-Adha, the feast of the sacrifice, is an Islamic festival when lambs, goats and cattle are ritually slaughtered to feed to the hungry. Liu and Sun […]
Read MoreUNITED NATIONS, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met here Saturday with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the two leaders agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various areas, reports Xinhua. Calling Bangladesh “a good neighbor, good friend and good partner,” Xi said Beijing regards Bangladesh as an important cooperation partner in the […]
Read MoreAfghan refugee teacher Aqeela Asifi has received the 2015 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee Award. The award has been conferred on Asifi for her tireless efforts to educate Afghan refugees at Kot Chandana refugee village in Mianwali, Pakistan. The Nansen Refugee Award is named after Norwegian polar explorer and Nobel Peace […]
Read MoreRIYADH, Sept. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Saudi Arabia denied on Saturday the involvement of Africans in the deadly stampede in Mecca that killed 717 pilgrims, reports Xinhua quoting Sabq online newspaper. A spokesperson of Mecca district denied recent news reports quoting the Mecca governor, Prince Khalid Al Faisal, as blaming African pilgrims for causing the […]
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping announced here Saturday a major initiative to help developing countries reduce poverty. The “Six 100s” initiative, declared at a South-South cooperation roundtable Xi hosted, covers poverty reduction, agriculture, trade, environment, health and education, reports Xinhua. China, he said in an address, will make available […]
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DHAKA, Sept. 27 (NsNewsWire) — The BCB has expressed surprise at Cricket Australia’s decision to delay its team’s departure for the tour of Bangladesh. The Australian board had been in touch with the BCB on Friday night ESPNcricinfo has learned, informing the BCB of the Australian government’s latest travel advisory and asking it to look […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Sept. 23 (NsNewsWire) — It is not uncommon during these days to see city residents pulling a cow or a buffalo in the city’ s major streets and alleys, as many of the residents are returning home bringing with them the sacrificial animals that they bought from the markets. With the Eid-ul-Adha festival only […]
Read MoreSEATTLE, United States, Sept. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in this east Pacific coast city on Tuesday morning for his first state visit to the United States. In genial early-fall sunshine, the plane carrying the Chinese delegation touched down and taxied to a stop at Paine Field under the earnest gaze of […]
Read MoreSEATTLE, United States, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday put forward a four-point proposal on the development of a new model of major-country relationship between China and the United States. China and the United States should read each other’s strategic intentions correctly, further advance win-win cooperation, manage their differences properly and […]
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