Bangladesh's First Press News Agency
by Naim-Ul-Karim Throngs of people with Chikungunya fever symptoms have been queuing up for doctors’ advice in Bangladesh’s top Dhaka Medical College and Hospital in the capital city of Dhaka in recent days. Such was the overflow, that many of those who suspected they had the fever flocked to a help desk for the viral […]
Read MoreLOS ANGELES, July 18 (NsNewsWire) — An international research team suggests that humans are hardwired to favour leaning to the right while kissing their romantic partners, which may have wider implications for neuroscience and cognitive sciences, reports Xinhua. According to the new academic study, just published in the journal Scientific Reports, over two-thirds of the […]
Read MoreBRUSSELS, July 17 (Xinhua) — Britain and the European Union (EU) launch a new round of Brexit negotiations here on Monday as conflicting views on “divorce” terms cast shadow on the resumption of talks and a feasible deal seems rather difficult to reach for now. About a month after their first meeting, Brexit Secretary David […]
Read MoreBEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — Senior Chinese and U.S. officials will meet on economic and trade issues, leaving opportunities for the two sides to crack many hard nuts under the new format. The first round of the Comprehensive Economic Dialogue (CED) will begin on July 19 in Washington. It is one of four major dialogue […]
Read MoreMADRID, July 17 (Xinhua) — Gabine Muguruza confessed that defeating Venus Williams to win the Women’s singles title at Wimbledon on Saturday was a “dream come true.” Speaking to Spanish newspaper Marca, Muguruza, who lost the 2015 Wimbledon title to Venus’ sister, Serena added that “by beating one of the Williams sisters, you get the […]
Read MoreMADRID, July 17 (Xinhua) — Real Madrid’s Welsh international winger Gareth Bale will start the new season under pressure after missing the end of his club’s successful last campaign with an ankle injury while players such as Marco Asensio and Isco took the chance his absence gave them to stake their claim for a regular […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD, July 17 (Xinhua) — At least two security personnel were killed and five others injured when their vehicle came under a suicide attack in Pakistan‘s northwest city of Peshawar on Monday morning, police said. Muhammad Shoaib, assistant superintendent of police, said that the attack took place at about 9:00 a.m. local time when a […]
Read MoreCANBERRA, July 17 (Xinhua) — Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Monday announced that she will travel to the Indian subcontinent this week to discuss trade and regional security with counterparts from India and Sri Lanka. In a statement detailing her whirlwind trip, Bishop said that, in India, she would meet with Prime Minister Narendra […]
Read MoreBERLIN, July 17 (Xinhua) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has dismissed proposals from the CDU’s sister party Christian Social Union (CSU) to impose a limit on the number of refugees admitted to the country. “As far as an upper limit is concerned, my position is clear: I will not accept it,” Merkel said when […]
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