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China says U.S. ruling on Chinese tires in line with facts

BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — The latest U.S. ruling to remove heavy duties on truck and bus tires imported from China was “in line with the objective facts,” the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) determined Wednesday that the tires from China did not materially injure or threaten to […]

Iraqi forces launch operation to retake Mosul airport, military base

MOSUL, Iraq, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — Iraqi security forces on Thursday started an assault to retake the Mosul international airport and a military base nearby from Islamic State (IS) militants, the military said. Federal police and elite Interior Ministry units, known as Rapid Response, started in the morning a new push into Mosul airport, the […]

S.Korean residents shout “Stop THAAD” for peace of future generations

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — Residents living in South Korea’s southeast regions, where the U.S. missile shield is set to be deployed, came up to the capital city Seoul on Thursday to rally against the decision to install one Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery in their hometown. Setting works for bread and butter […]

A U.S.-Mexico border wall to erect in people’s heart

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — A good sleep can no longer help Victor Navares fully recover after a day’s work as there might be a wall between home and work. Navares drives two hours from the Mexican town of Ensenada across the border to work for a U.S. company. “If (U.S.) President (Donald) Trump […]

Textile and garment machinery exhibition starts

Dhaka, Feb. 23 (NsNewsWire) –International textile and garment machinery exhibition jointly organized by Bangladesh Textile Mills Owners’ Association (BTMA), Yorkers’ Trade and Marketing services of Hongkong and Taiwan’s Chan Chao International Company starts on Thursday. The four days exhibition (Feb. 23 to 26) was inaugurated by Mirza Azam, State Minister for Textiles and Jute at […]

Clash Royale Grameenphone Championship 2017 Starts

DHAKA, Feb. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Grameenphone commences the first ever ‘Clash Royale Grameenphone Championship’ in Bangladesh today. The month-long tournament will continue till 2nd April 2017. Top three winners of the tournament will receive in-game gems from Clash Royale. The champion will get 2500 gems, while the runner up and second runner up will get […]

Norwegian FM wraps up Dhaka visit

DHAKA, Feb. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Norwegian Foreign Minister Mr. Borge Brende completed his day long visit and left Dhaka in the morning of 21 February 2017. During the visit he had bilateral talks with the Foreign Minister Mr. Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali MP on 20 February 2017 at the State Guest House Padma. In the […]

Marine Le Pen enjoy gains in French presidential campaign

PARIS, Feb. 22(NsNewsWire) — As the campaigns for the French presidential elections go on, far-right candidate Marine Le Pen has enjoyed gains in the polls. The last daily poll PresiTrack from OpinionWay for ORPI, “Les Echos” and Radio Classique published on Monday, reinforced the impression that the leader of the National Front (FN) party continues […]

U.S. DHS issues detailed plan to crack down on illegal immigrants

WASHINGTON, Feb.22 (NsNewsWire) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday released detailed policies on crack downs of illegal immigrants, which included bolstering border protection agencies and closing policy loopholes. The new policies were designed “to stem illegal immigration and facilitate the detection, apprehension, detention and removal of aliens who have no lawful […]