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Investigation into Fillon and wife misuse of public fund widened

PARIS, March 22 (NsNewsWire) — The investigation by France‘s National Financial Office into Francois Fillon, a right-wing candidate for the French presidential election 2017, and his wife Penelope Fillon, has been widened to include “aggravated fraud, forgery and use of forgeries,” the French press reported on Tuesday. The investigators wanted to determine whether the couple […]

China to add high-speed train service

WUHAN, March 22 (Xinhua) — China will open a new high-speed train service linking the central industrial hub of Wuhan with Zhuhai City on the southern coast in April. The new service will allow a single trip of 5 hours and 14 minutes to cover the 1,123 km distance, which takes more than 13 hours […]

Chinese premier says China, Australia should work together to counter global instability

CANBERRA, March 22 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called on China and Australia to continue to work together and jointly help counter global instability through steady development and cooperation in a signed article published here Wednesday. “We have seen in practice how the trend of economic globalization has become closely interconnected with, even inseparable […]

Iraqi forces evacuate civilians from western Mosul amid heavy clashes

MOSUL, Iraq, March 22 (NsNewsWire) — Iraqi government forces battling Islamic State (IS) militants in Mosul’s western side evacuated hundreds of civilians from Mosul’s IS-held city center on Tuesday, as troop progress slowed down faced with strong resistance from IS militants, Iraqi officers said. “Our forces evacuated hundreds of civilians to prevent terrorists from using […]

Neymar says he ‘needs rest’ ahead of World Cup qualifiers

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 22 (NsNewsWire) — Barcelona forward Neymar said on Tuesday he is looking forward to a rest before preparing for the team’s World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Paraguay. Neymar, Juventus defender Dani Alves and Roma goalkeeper Alisson were the last players to arrive at Brazil’s training camp in Sao Paulo on […]

Sharing apps shake up Chinese bike manufacturers

TIANJIN, March 22 (NsNewsWire) — The booming bike-sharing industry has had a polarizing effect on Chinese bicycle manufacturers, with big companies going full steam to churn out millions of bikes every month, and smaller firms dying due to a lack of orders. At factories of Flying Pigeon, a bike maker in Tianjin Municipality, production lines […]

Inflation surprise for Britain, government over-spending figure falls

LONDON, March 22 (NsNewsWire) — Britain’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, jumped higher than expectations to 2.3 percent in February, while a fall in public sector borrowing figures will be a bonus for the government as it enters a possibly turbulent period of negotiating Brexit. The CPI figure from the official […]

Manchester United to face Spanish giants and city rivals in US tournament

LONDON, March 22 (NsNewsWire) — Manchester United will play five games in the United States this summer, including matches against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester City in the Club’s Tour 2017, the English Premier League side announced on Tuesday. United will kick-off their pre-season in North America with two games against Major League Soccer sides, […]

Britain orders devices ban on flights from 6 Mideast nations

LONDON, March 22 (NsNewsWire) — Britain announced a ban on certain electronic devices being allowed in the cabin on Britain-bound flights from six Middle East countries. The ban will apply to Britain-bound direct flights from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Tunisia, a British government spokesperson said, reports Xinhua. Phones, laptops and tablets larger […]