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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 […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, 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 […]
Read MoreROME, 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 […]
Read MoreWINDHOEK, 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 […]
Read MoreMADRID, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — FC Barcelona on Monday confirmed the 40 million euro signing of Brazilian international midfielder Paulinho Bezerra from Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande. The 29-year-old, who has represented his country on 41 occasions, has agreed a four-year-deal with Barcelona and becomes their third signing of the summer after Gerard Deulofeu and Nelson […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — More than 253,000 new pilots will be needed in the next 20 years for the surging Asia-Pacific aviation market, Boeing China announced Monday. Boeing predicted that, from 2017 to 2036, the world’s commercial aviation industry will require about 637,000 new commercial airline pilots, according to its newly released 2017 Pilot […]
Read MoreRIYADH, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — Saudi Arabia’s budget deficit halved in the first six months of this year, following sweeping spending cuts and a stabilisation in oil prices, the finance ministry said Sunday. The budget deficit dropped by 51 percent to 72 billion riyals (19.2 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2017, the […]
Read MorePHNOM PENH, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — The Chinese government has granted scholarships to 181 Cambodian students to pursue their higher education in China for the 2017-2018 academic year. Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Xiong Bo and Cambodian Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Hang Chuon Naron jointly presented the scholarships to the recipients on Monday. The […]
Read MoreHOUSTON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said on Sunday that it is the time to draw a red line to keep the city from being divided by hate groups and anti-minority groups. “Now is the time more than ever, now is the time, especially as leaders at our level to draw a […]
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