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HAVANA, Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) — A biography of Cuban President Raul Castro, penned by Russian writer Nikolai Leonov, won the Grand Readers’ Prize at the XXVI Havana International Book Fair (FIL) on Saturday. The book, “Raul Castro, a man in revolution”, won the prize by being the most read and sought after book among Cubans […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) — The newly updated corridor on the roof of Beijing’s iconic “Bird’s Nest” has been open to the public which enables tourists to overlook the Chinese capital on the highest point of the 2008 Olympics main stadium. The corridor, extended to 1,000 meters from some 200 meters, is made of stainless […]
Read MoreATHENS, Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Ten years after the start of the biggest international economic calamity in post-war history, U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic agenda is likely to bring a new circle of debt crisis and threatens to trigger a trade war globally, according to a Greek expert. “The protective measures — starting with the […]
Read MoreNEW YORK, Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. stocks were on a record-setting trajectory in the week, with the Nasdaq Composite Index closing at a record high four times in five sessions, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks on tax cut boosted investor sentiment. On Monday, U.S. stocks ended lower after wavering in a tight range, […]
Read MoreMADRID, Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Luis Suarez, Neymar and Leo Messi all got on the scorecard as FC Barcelona enjoyed a crushing 6-0 win, including a spell of 4 goals in 8 minutes, over the Deportivo Alaves, who will be their rivals in the Spanish Kings Cup final at the end of May. However, as […]
Read MoreSEOUL, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) — The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired what is believed to be a ballistic missile into its eastern waters early Sunday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The presumed intermediate-range Musudan ballistic missile was launched at around 7:55 a.m. local time (2255 GMT Saturday) near Banghyeon in […]
Read MoreXI’AN, Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) — At around 6 p.m. Saturday, Wang Qi set his feet on his homeland again in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, after spending 54 years in a life drift in India. “I’m finally home!” a sobbing Wang hugged his tearful brothers and sisters at Xi’an Xianyang International Airport, reports […]
Read MoreBERLIN, Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker expressed his concerns whether the European Union will remain united during Brexit negotiations, Germany‘s Deutschlandfunk radio reported on Saturday. In the radio program set to air on Sunday, Junker said he fears the coming Brexit talks might easily “divide the other 27 member states without […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Hundreds of undocumented immigrants from a dozen Latin American countries have been arrested in at least six U.S. states this week, following President Donald Trump’s executive order to broaden the scope of immigration enforcement targets. They were netted in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, New York, North Carolina and South Carolina, […]
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