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MADRID, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — FC Barcelona go into the new Liga Santander season with the task of regaining the title that Real Madrid took from them in the last campaign, but with the feeling that for the moment at least they are playing catch-up against their main rivals, who have been able to build […]
Read MoreMADRID, Aug. 17 (NsNewsWire) — Real Madrid kick off their La Liga campaign away to Deportivo la Coruna on Sunday knowing that they are favorites to retain the title they won last season. Zinedine Zidane’s side had a slow start to their pre-season with a less than successful tour of the United States, but have […]
Read MoreANKARA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — NATO member Turkey and neighboring Iran have agreed to reinforce bilateral military cooperation during talks in Ankara this week between the Turkish leaders and the Iranian army chief, Turkish presidential spokesman Inrahim Kalin said on Tuesday. “We have decided to expand our bilateral cooperation including the military field. This visit […]
Read MoreBUNIA, DR Congo, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — More than 40 people have died and over 100 are still missing in a mudslide in Tora Thursday, near Lake Albert in the territory of Ituri province, in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a source close to the governor of Ituri province told […]
Read MoreDAMASCUS, 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 […]
Read MoreGAZA, 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 […]
Read MoreBUFFALO, 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 […]
Read MoreDHAKA, 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 […]
Read MoreDHAKA, 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 […]
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