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Iran’s presidential election begins as supreme leader casts vote

TEHRAN, May 19 (Xinhua) — Iran’s presidential election began on Friday morning at 8:00 a.m. local time (0330 GMT) as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cast his vote in the ballot box. Khamenei urged the Iranians to go to the polling stations for the vote at the earliest time. The election of the president is […]

U.S., Philippines end exercises as local groups call on Duterte to scrap future drills

MANILA, May 19 (Xinhua) — The 12-day joint military drills between the United States and the Philippines wrapped up on Friday, with officials of allied countries claiming the troops stand more prepared to respond to terror threats and natural disasters in the region. Only 2,600 American troops and 2,800 Philippine troops, about half of the […]

Probe launched into Abe’s school scandal over friend’s university

TOKYO, May 19 (Xinhua) — Japan’s education ministry has begun an internal probe into allegations that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have been complicit in a government plan to allow a heavily subsidized medical school to be opened at a university operated by his friend. Education Minister Hirokazu Matsuno told a press briefing Friday that […]

Trump visits Middle East with future stability at stake

BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump departs from Washington for the Middle East on Friday in his first overseas visit since he took office in January. Embroiled in rolling scandals at home, he can expect a welcome in Saudi Arabia and Israel, which have been lobbying for U.S. support for their policies […]

Google Inc.’s Android system installed on 2 billion active devices

SAN FRANCISCO, May 18 (NsNewsWire) — Google Inc. said Wednesday its Android operating system has reached a milestone by powering 2 billion monthly active devices around the world. Dave Burke, Google’s vice president of engineering, told Google I/O, an annual conference for computer programmers, in Mountain View, Northern California, where the technology company is headquartered, […]

Construction of Thailand-China railway project to start in 2017: official

BANGKOK, May 18 (NsNewsWire) — The construction of Thailand-China railway project from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima, which will be further extended to Nong Khai on the Thai-Lao border in the future, will start in 2017 for sure, Chatchai Thipsunaree, Permanent Secretary of Thailand’s Ministry of Transport, said on Tuesday. “We (Thailand and China) are almost […]

Over 1,000 McDonald’s restaurants use uber service to deliver food in U.S.

CHICAGO, May 18 (NsNewsWire) — McDonald’s announced Wednesday it will cooperate with UberEATS, Uber’s food delivery service and over 1,000 locations are available to deliver online ordered Big Macs, fries. This new move, called McDelivery, aims at winning back young customers who are willing to pay for food brought to their doors. According to UberEATS […]

Xi sends congratulatory letter to opening of tea expo

BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) — President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter Thursday to the opening ceremony of the First China International Tea Expo in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, east China. Tea has become an important part of Chinese people’s lives and a cherished symbol of Chinese culture, Xi said. From the ancient Silk Road and […]

Belt and Road forum points clear way for future cooperation: Chinese State Councilor

BEIJING, May 18 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi said Wednesday the just concluded Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation outlined the roadmap for the success of the Belt and Road Initiative and pointed a clear way for future cooperation. Yang said in an interview that the forum, which was held in Beijing […]