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NEW DELHI, April 7 (Xinhua) — India’s national carrier Air India Friday lifted the travel ban it imposed on a senior lawmaker of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s ally Shiv Sena over two weeks back. The travel restrictions were lifted after receiving the order from India’s Civil Aviation Ministry, a day after lawmakers of the western […]
Read MoreSEOUL, April 7 (Xinhua) — South Korean presidential archrivals had a close race in recent opinion polls with just a month left before the election. According to a Gallup Korea survey released Friday, Moon Jae-in of the biggest Minjoo Party gained 38 percent of support, narrowly beating Ahn Cheol-soo of the center-right People’s Party who […]
Read MorePARIS, April 7 (Xinhua) — French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad bore “full responsibility” for the U.S. military action. The U.S. military on Thursday launched a targeted missile strike at a Syrian military airfield in its first direct assault on al-Assad’s army since the Syria […]
Read MoreATHENS, April 7 (Xinhua) — Britain and the European Union can reach an agreement on Brexit which will work for both sides, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said during a two-day visit here which ended Friday. The British official held talks with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday and Greek Foreign Minister Alexis Kotzias […]
Read MoreSEOUL, April 7 (Xinhua) — A South Korean court on Friday held the first trial on Samsung heir over bribery charge involving impeached President Park Geun-hye and her longtime confidante Choi Soon-sil. Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, dressed in the dark, gray suit and handcuffed, appeared in the Seoul Central District Court. The grim-faced […]
Read MoreMADRID, April 6 (NsNewsWire) — Real Madrid remain top of the Spanish Liga Santander with a two-point lead over FC Barcelona following a 4-2 win away to Leganes on Wednesday night but they were made to work much harder than expected by the LaLiga minnows whose annual budget is less than half of what Madrid […]
Read MoreRIO DE JANEIRO, April 6 (NsNewsWire) — Manchester City have stepped up their presence in South America by adding Uruguay’s Atletico Torque to their burgeoning list of international feeder teams. The Montevideo-based club becomes the fifth subsidiary of City Football Group, the holding company created to oversee a global network of linked clubs, reports Xinhua. […]
Read MoreST. PETERSBURG, Russia, April 6 (Xinhua) — An explosive device was found and defused in a residential building in Russia’s St. Petersburg and several suspects have been detained, local media reported Thursday.
Read MoreANKARA, April 6 (Xinhua) — Despite serious assurances given by government authorities, Turkey’s once flourishing economy shows signs of weakness ahead of a crucial referendum which would significantly increase President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers. Turkey’s economy grew 2.9 percent in 2016, with 3.5 percent in the last quarter, despite negative outlooks by credit rating agencies. […]
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