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DHAKA, March 2 (NsNewsWire) — Adolescent girls and boys can earn six times higher after they receive skill development education. Child marriage also tends to reduce by 62 per cent as such training boosts their awareness and self confidence. The information was revealed today on Wednesday at a seminar titled ‘The power of apprenticeships’, highlighting […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — China’s leading sports marketing company China Sports Media (CSM) has been given broadcasting rights by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the remainder of the 2017-2020 commercial cycle, the Asian football governing body announced on Tuesday. The contract signed with CSM Chairman Li Yidong allows CSM to cover the […]
Read MoreLOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — The 89th Academy Awards may have had one of the most dramatic endings in its history, but it failed to give any help to the ratings. The annual ceremony has brought in an average of 32.9 million viewers in the Untied States on Sunday night, down 4.4 percent from […]
Read MoreCANBERRA, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — Australian researchers have discovered than seawater cycles much further below the Earth’s surface than first thought, reopening the age-old question about how oceans formed. Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) found that ocean water cycled up to 2,900 kilometers below the Earth’s surface, well in excess of the previously-though […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — India will decommission its second aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, also the world’s oldest serving aircraft carrier, next week. Indian Navy’s Vice Admiral Girish Luthra said Monday that INS Viraat will be decommissioned on March 6. “When the ship was purchased from Britain, India had planned to use it for […]
Read MoreTOKYO, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — Japan’s industrial production declined for the first time in six months in January with the output of transportation equipment dragging down overall production sectors in the recording period, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, said in a preliminary report on Tuesday. According to the ministry, factory output dropped 0.8 […]
Read MoreSEOUL, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — South Korean special prosecutors investigating the scandal embroiling President Park Geun-hye planned Tuesday to indict Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong on bribery charge. Lee Kyu-chul, spokesman of the independent counsel team, told the last press briefing that Lee and four senior Samsung executives will be indicted later in the […]
Read MoreSYDNEY, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — One of the leading Australian business lobbyists, Ai Group, has warned of nationwide job losses, as power prices skyrocket across the country. The report released Tuesday also stressed not only would businesses suffer from the price increases, but also households, who will see the cost of electricity increase severely. Of […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (NsNewsWire) — While the U.S. media continues to pound Donald Trump in a tit-for-tat war with the new president, markets are surging on his vows to cut taxes and roll back the massive regulation that was a hallmark of the previous administration. Trump shocked the world in November after beating rival Hillary […]
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