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DHAKA, May 15 (NsNewsWire) — Telenor Youth Forum 2017, the fifth edition of its kind, is looking for talented individuals to represent Bangladesh. The announcement was made at a press conference today held at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka. The Telenor Youth Forum (TYF) is a global program that is designed and hosted by Telenor […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 13 (NsNewsWire) — The Unnayan Onneshan (UO), an independent multidisciplinary think tank, in its pre-budget issue of Bangladesh Economic Update calls for prudent fiscal management in dealing with potential economic risks and vulnerabilities in the year ahead. In identifying the major economic challenges as regards the national budget 2017-18, the UO notes that […]
Read MoreMADRID, May 12 (NsNewsWire) — Number one seed Andy Murray caused the biggest shock of the day as he was knocked out of the last 16 of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday. The Scot was defeated in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 by unseeded 20-year-old Croatian Borna Coric in what is arguably the best result […]
Read MoreNAIROBI, May 12 (Xinhua) — Five Kenyans and 67 Somalis who were deported from the U.S. over immigration issues have arrived in the country. Police and immigration officials said a private plane carrying the 72 deportees landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi early Friday. Kenyan officials said deportations were likely given […]
Read MoreANKARA, May 12 (Xinhua) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that he would discuss the U.S. decision to arm the Kurdish militia People’s Protection Units (YPG) with heavy weapons with President Donald Trump in his upcoming visit to Washington. Speaking at a press conference at Ankara airport before starting trips to China […]
Read MoreRAMALLAH, May 12 (Xinhua) — A 20-year-old Palestinian was killed and several others injured on Friday afternoon in clashes with Israeli soldiers near the West Bank city of Ramallah, medical sources said. The Palestinian Health Ministry in the West Bank said in an emailed press statement that a 20-year-old young Palestinian man was killed by […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD, May 12 (Xinhua) — Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday condemned the deadly attack targeted on the country’s Senate’s deputy chairman’s convoy in southwestern province of Balochistan, leaving least 25 dead and 35 others injured, according to a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office. The statement said that Sharif wished a speedy recovery […]
Read MoreTOKYO, May 12 (Xinhua) — Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s coalition Komeito ally on Friday expressed reticence to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent push to amend the nation’s pacifist constitution to be ratified by 2020. Yoshihisa Inoue, Komeito’s Secretary General, told a press conference on the matter that there are no immediate security-related reasons why […]
Read MoreBEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) — The United States will send representatives to the upcoming Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, Chinese Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao told a press conference Friday. The forum, scheduled for May 14-15 in Beijing, will be a high-profile international meeting on the Belt and Road Initiative since China proposed […]
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