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Pentagon confirms airlift for Syrian fighters against IS

WASHINGTON, March 23 (NsNewsWire) — The Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday the U.S.-led coalition had offered airlift for Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State (IS) near its de facto capital of Raqqa, Syria. “This is the first time we have conducted an air movement, air assault, with the Syrian Arab Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),” […]

5 killed, about 40 injured in central London terror attack

LONDON, March 23 (NsNewsWire) — British police confirmed that death toll in Wednesday’s terror attack outside the Parliament in central London has risen to five. Metro Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley told reporters that about 40 people were injured in the attack, reports Xinhua. Rowley, also London’s top anti-terror officer, said that the officer who […]

Trump signs bill pushing for crewed NASA mission to Mars by 2033

WASHINGTON, March 22 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law a bill that set a goal for the country’s space agency NASA to send humans to Mars by 2033. The bill, known as the NASA Transition Authorization Act, authorized 19.5 billion U.S. dollar budget in spending for NASA for the fiscal […]

Russia remains world’s top oil producer in January

MOSCOW, March 22 (NsNewsWire) — Russia continued to be the world’s largest oil producer in January for the second consecutive month, official data showed Tuesday. Russia’s daily oil output averaged at about 10.8 million barrels in January, slightly more than 10.5 million barrels in December, according to data released by the Russian Federal State Statistics […]

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 […]