Nadal starts quest for 10th French Open trophy with comfortable win

PARIS, May 30 (NsNewsWire) — Rafael Nadal kicked off his campaign for a record 10th French Open trophy with an easy win of 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 against host player Benoit Paire under two hours in men’s singles first round on Monday. The fourth seed won 8 out of 18 break points, and was only contested […]

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S.Korean president orders investigation into THAAD launchers delivery

SEOUL, May 30 (Xinhua) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday ordered a thorough investigation into the unauthorized delivery of four more mobile launchers of the U.S. missile shield to the country. Yoon Young-chan, chief presidential press secretary, told a press briefing that Moon said it was “very shocking” after he was briefed on […]

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Dubai transport authority promises safe Expo 2020

DUBAI, May 30 (Xinhua) — Senior officials from the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, and Dubai Police have met here on Tuesday to discuss road safety strategies in preparation for the Gulf Arab sheikhdom hosting Expo 2020. Mattar Al-Tayer, RTA Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, and Maj. Gen. Abdullah Khalifa […]

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Almost 600,000 flee Iraq’s west Mosul amid ongoing military operations: UN data

GENEVA, May 30 (Xinhua) — The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Tuesday that nearly 600,000 civilians have fled their homes since the Iraqi government started its second wave of military operations to recapture western Mosul from Islamic State (IS) in February. According to the UN office’s latest figures, some 118,000 civilians […]

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Nepal to seek China’s assistance for poverty alleviation in bordering districts

KATHMANDU, May 30 (Xinhua) — Nepal’s government on Tuesday decided to ask the Chinese government and the China-sponsored Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for financial assistance for poverty alleviation program to be launched in 16 mountainous and hilly districts bordering China. “A meeting of Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF) chaired by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal […]

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Indian court stays federal gov’t cattle slaughter notification

NEW DELHI, May 30 (Xinhua) — The High court in southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday stayed federal government’s ban on cattle slaughtering, officials said. The Madras high court asked the federal and local governments to file their reply within four weeks. “The court issued notice to the central and the state governments […]

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Turkey vows not to extradite suspects to countries harboring Gulenists

ANKARA, May 30 (Xinhua) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned foreign countries that Turkey will not cooperate for extradition of suspects if they fail to return members of Gulenist Terror Group (FETO) which Ankara accuses for failed July 15 coup. “I make a call on the world. If you don’t help us […]

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