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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, June 1 (Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Western hatred and fear of Russia is counterproductive and he hopes it will end soon. Russophobia is generated as the world is moving toward multipolarization and global hegemons do not like it, Putin said at a meeting with the heads […]
Read MoreTEHRAN, May 31 (Xinhua) — Branko Ivankovic, the head coach of Iran’s Persepolis soccer team, said Wednesday that they deserved to qualify for the AFC Champions League quarterfinal, Tehran Times daily reported. Persepolis qualified for the AFC Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday, as Chico Flores’ own goal handed the Iranian side a 1-0 victory over […]
Read MoreBEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) — Chinese smartphone and software maker Vivo announced on Wednesday that they have agreed with FIFA to sponsor 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments. According to Vivo, they signed a six-year contract for a second-tier sponsorship running through the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Vivo is the third Chinese business entity, […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Xinhua) — Malaysia’s Felda Global Ventures (FGV), the world’s largest crude palm oil producer, announced Wednesday it had returned to profit by posting a net earnings of 2.47 million ringgit (577,350 U.S. dollar) in the first quarter of this year. The improvement was a result of higher average crude palm oil […]
Read MoreBEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) — Small and medium-sized cities will play a major role in driving China’s consumption growth in the coming decade, according to a Morgan Stanley economist. Robin Xing, the investment bank’s chief China economist, predicted on Wednesday that national annual consumption will rise to 9.7 trillion U.S. dollars in 2030 from last […]
Read MoreRIYADH, May 31 (Xinhua) — Saudi security authority launched an investigation into the murder of a local and an American inside a famous private school in Riyadh on Wednesday morning, Okaz online news reported. The report confirmed that the killer who fled the scene is an Iraqi teacher who was sacked and he entered the […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Xinhua) — A Malaysia Airlines flight from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur flew back 20 minutes after it took off on Wednesday due to a “disruptive passenger,” the airline said in a statement. The MH128 plane made a turn back to Melbourne after the captain was alerted by a cabin crew that […]
Read MoreSEOUL, May 31 (Xinhua) — South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday demanded seven years in prison against Choi Soon-sil, a decades-long confidante of the ousted president Park Geun-hye, over corruption allegations. Choi was taken into custody and stood trial over a string of corruption allegations, including bribery and closed-door intervention in state affairs. The imprisonment demand […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD, May 31 (Xinhua) — A huge car bomb blast that rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul Wednesday also damaged houses of Pakistani diplomats in the city, a Pakistani embassy source in Kabul told Xinhua by phone. No Pakistanis were hurt in the blast, said the source, adding that several cars belonged to the diplomats […]
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