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SEOUL, April 18 (Xinhua) — Over half of South Koreans demanded next president’s decision on the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system in their soil, a poll showed Tuesday. According to the survey, 56.5 percent of respondents said the deployment process should be suspended and that the final […]
Read MoreMANILA, April 18 (Xinhua) — At least 24 people were killed and many injured after a passenger bus plunged into a deep ravine in northern Philippines on Tuesday, police and local media reports said. Police said the bus, carrying more than 50 passengers, crashed around 11 a.m. local time in Capintalan village in Carranglan town […]
Read MoreLONDON, April 18 (Xinhua) — British Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap general election on June 8 in what was a shock and unexpected announcement from outside 10 Downing Street. She cited disharmony and divisions in the Houses of Parliament over Brexit as the reason for calling an election. May spoke of opposition parties, […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 18 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will embark on a three-day visit to Bhutan on Tuesday, during which six deals in different areas are expected to be signed, reports Xinhua. At a press briefing here on Monday, Bangladeshi Foreign Minister A.H. Mahmood Ali said Hasina’s visit at the invitation of her […]
Read MoreBEIJING, April 18 (NsNewsWire) — China has begun a series of changes to the rules regarding permanent residence for foreigners, according to a plan issued by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), reports Xinhua. The “foreigner’s permanent residence card” will be renamed as the “foreigner’s permanent residence identity card.” Similar to the identity cards used […]
Read MoreBEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) — The Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation will be held from May 14 to 15 in Beijing and Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony and host the round table summit of the leaders, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday morning. According to Wang, 28 […]
Read MoreMADIRD, April 17 (Xinhua) — Real Madrid look to book their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday night when they entertain Bayern Munich in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Zinedine Zidane’s side will defend a 2-1 first leg lead which they took in Germany last week thanks to an excellent second half […]
Read MoreBERLIN, April 17 (Xinhua) — Alongside goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, striker Robert Lewandowski carries Bayern Munich’s hopes of progressing to the next round of the Champions League. The German champions have to reverse last Wednesday’s disappointing 2-1 home defeat against Real Madrid in the second leg match. Missing in the first leg with a shoulder injury, […]
Read MoreMADRID, April 17 (Xinhua) — The Easter holidays saw a 10-percent rise in hotel bookings in Spain, Spanish Minister of Public Works Inigo de la Serna said Monday. De la Serna said hotels in Spain were on average 90 percent full; a record which has not been seen in the last eight years and which […]
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