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DHAKA, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — China has been making immense contributions to Bangladesh’s efforts in building digital Bangladesh, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak said. “In the past 4 decades Bangladesh and China relations have undergone speedy transformation,” Palak on Saturday at a discussion meeting. The minister stressed the need for […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) — The Pakistan military said Saturday that two security personnel were killed and 14 others injured in a suicide attack in the country’s northwestern tribal area of Mohmand Agency. Four suicide bombers, who wanted to launch an attack on a camp mostly used by the paramilitary Frontier Corps, were all killed. […]
Read MoreHAVANA, Nov.26 (Xinhua) — Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro died on Friday at the age of 90, according to official media late Friday. Related: Spotlight: Fidel Castro and his mark on contemporary political literature HAVANA, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) — The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, former president Fidel Castro, celebrates his 90th birthday on […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) — Uber China will shut its old mobile app interface this weekend, to be replaced by a new one that integrates its functions and the drivers’ pool with Didi Chuxing four months after the merger, a company spokesman said Friday. Didi acquired Uber’s China operations in August and became the No.1 […]
Read MoreTEHRAN, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that at least 40 Iranian pilgrims were killed in Iraq’s Thursday suicide bomb attack, State IRINN TV reported. Also, 20 other Iranian pilgrims were injured in the attack, Iran’s deputy Foreign Minister Hassan Qashqavi was quoted as saying. A suicide tanker truck bomb attack […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping‘s state visits to Ecuador, Peru and Chile and his attendance at the 24th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting have promoted Asia-Pacific cooperation and China-Latin America relations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday. The week-long tour, during which Xi met with foreign leaders and […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) — Eating a meal for 1 taka in Bangladesh’s capital city of Dhaka would have been unimaginable even a decade ago and by today’s standards a meal for less than 1 U.S. dollar (80 taka) in the city can’t be found even from a street vendor. But thanks to an organization […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (NsNewsWire) — The White House said on Tuesday U.S. President Barack Obama would not sign any bill in his final months in office that would undermine the Iran nuclear deal. “We certainly are not going to, however, sign a piece of legislation that would undermine the ability of the international community to […]
Read MoreDAMASCUS, Nov. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad hailed on Tuesday the Russian stance regarding the war on terror in Syria, saying such a stance proves Moscow’s “natural statues” as a superpower. Dmitry Rogozin, the head of the Russian delegation to Syria and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, said the main goal […]
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