Many feared dead in bus-truck collision in southern Germany

BERLIN, July 3 (Xinhua) — German police confirmed on Monday on the Twitter account that many people are dead in a tour bus-truck collision accident in southern Germany. According to initial report of the police, 30 people have been injured and another 18 people are missing after a coach collided with a truck and caught […]

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Angela Merkel presents election manifesto as race for chancellorship heats up

BERLIN, July 3 (Xinhua) — The conservative sister parties CDU (Christian Democratic Union) and CSU (Christian Social Union) will be the last political contenders in Germany’s looming elections to officially reveal their joint manifesto on Monday. Germans will choose a new Federal Parliament (Bundestag) and government in September. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) is seeking her […]

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India test fires quick reaction surface-to-air short range missile

NEW DELHI, July 3 (Xinhua) — India on Monday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed quick reaction surface-to-air short range missile, officials said. The sophisticated missile with a strike range of 25 to 30 km, was test-fired at about 11:25 a.m. local time from a truck-mounted canister launcher from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in […]

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Saul signs long contract extension with Atletico Madrid

MADRID, July 2 (NsNewsWire) — Atletico Madrid’s 22-year-old midfielder Saul Niguez may have been disappointed after the Spanish Under-21 side he played in lost the final of the European Championships 1-0 to Germany on Friday night, but he had some compensation on Saturday when Atletico confirmed he has signed a nine-year contract extension. The new […]

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Barca allow defender Mathieu to train with Sporting Lisbon

MADRID, July 2 (NsNewsWire) — FC Barcelona have given 33-year-old defender Jeremy Mathieu permission to train with Sporting Lisbon, opening the way for a possible move to the Portuguese club. The former Valencia player, who joined Barca in 2014, still has a season left on his contract, but the club would probably allow him to […]

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Clash between police, armed gang leaves 19 dead in northern Mexico

MEXICO CITY, July 2 (NsNewsWire) — A shootout between police and gunmen in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa on Friday evening left 19 gang members dead and five policemen injured, three severely. Cristobal Castaneda, Sinaloa’s undersecretary for public security, told a press conference on Saturday that on Friday evening, a group of armed men […]

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Myanmar endeavors to list western Rakhine region as world heritage

YANGON, July 2 (Xinhua) — Myanmar is making efforts to put Mrauk U, a region in western Rakhine state with historical cultural evidences, on the list of world heritage sites of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The ancient Mrauk U temple zone will be the subject of a bid to UNESCO […]

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Price of air-travel to plummet as passenger numbers grow: Australian expert

CANBERRA, July 2 (Xinhua) — The cost of air travel will continue to plummet as passenger numbers grow, an Australian expert has forecast on Sunday. Lyell Strambi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Melbourne Airport, said airport investment in infrastructure such as automated terminals was pushing down the cost for airlines. “If you look at […]

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