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Syria open to chemical attack investigation

DAMASCUS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — The Syrian government will provide help for the international fact-finding mission tasked to probe chemical attack allegations in Syria, Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said Wednesday. A fact-finding mission from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will come to Syria in the next few days, Mekdad said […]

Hamas’ warning to abandon ruling Gaza explains severity of crisis

GAZA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — Islamic Hamas movement’s recent threats to abandon the administration of the Gaza Strip explains how severe the crisis is in the coastal enclave, and sends clear messages to foreign parties to take immediate actions to end the crisis, according to analysts and observers. Several analysts, who spoke to Xinhua, ruled […]

What NAFTA means to residents on U.S.-Canada border

BUFFALO, United States, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — For many residents in Buffalo, New York, the United States and Canada are one economy that cannot be split. The border between the two countries exists, for sure, but not as a barrier of any kind. “Canada and the United States are very similar. You cross the border […]

Grameenphone appoints Karl Erik Broten as CFO

DHAKA, Aug. 17 (NsNewsWire) — The Grameenphone Board has approved the appointment of Karl Erik Broten as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company, effective from September 1, 2017. He will be replacing Dilip Pal, who will be joining DTAC, Telenor’s operations in Thailand, as CFO. Karl Erik Broten has been serving as CFO of […]

Bangladesh’s 2016-17 fiscal trade deficit widens to 9.47 bln USD

DHAKA, Aug. 17 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s trade deficit ballooned in the last fiscal year 2016-17 concluded in June on the back of an increase in imports, said the central bank Wednesday, reports Xinhua. Trade deficit in the last fiscal year 2016-17 (July 2016-June 2017) surged 46 percent to 9.47 billion U.S. dollars compared to a […]

Bangladesh signs big rice deal with Cambodia

Two weeks after Bangladesh and Cambodia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Phnom Penh to purchase rice from Cambodia, on Monday of this week Bangladesh signed a deal to buy 250,000 tonnes of milled rice from Cambodia, reports KHMER TIMES. The purchasing agreement was made after the officials from state-owned Green Trade Company and […]

3 killed in shooting at U.S. auto racing event

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — Three men were shot dead at a drag race track in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on Sunday, local media reported, adding that no suspects were identified and no motive determined. The shooting took place at the Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, Wisconsin at dusk, when more than 5000 […]

Italy may ask for EU help after three NGOs suspend migrant rescues

ROME, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — Italy may call on the EU to help save migrants off vessels in distress in the Mediterranean after three humanitarian NGOs suspended operations there, Italian media reported Monday. The Italian government may request search-and-rescue assistance from EU Operation Triton, a border control mission, and EU Operation Sophia, an anti-human trafficker […]

Monumental task for Namibia in return fixture against Comoros

WINDHOEK, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — Namibia’s football team, the Brave Warriors resumed training on Monday to prepare for their return clash against Comoros in their 2018 CAF African Nations Championships qualifiers final round on Aug. 20 in Windhoek. Namibia on Sunday lost 2-1 in Comoros in the first leg of their third round tie. Namibia’s […]