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IMF chief calls for greater data transparency

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (NsNewsWire) — International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday that greater data transparency could help increase the resiliency of the economy. “Greater data transparency — promoted through the IMF data standard initiatives-leads to a 15 percent reduction in the spreads on emerging market sovereign bonds,” Lagarde revealed the result of […]

Fresh poll predicts Macron winning French presidential election

PARIS, Feb. 9 (NsNewsWire) — French independent centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron is forecast to win the race to the Elysee Palace, beating with a large lead his rival Marine Le Pen, a survey showed on Wednesday. An opinionway poll for Les Echos newspaper and Radio Classique showed that in the first round of voting scheduled […]

Trump’s supreme justice pick feels “disheartened” over president’s tweet attack

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick for Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch said Wednesday that Trump’s tweets attacking federal judges were “disheartening” and “demoralizing”. Gorsuch’s spokesman Ron Bonjean confirmed that Gorsuch made the remarks during a conversation with Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal, reports Xinhua. The show of solidarity with fellow judges […]

British PM wins landslide final battle in House of Commons to trigger EU exit

LONDON, Feb. 9 (NsNewsWire) — The parliamentary bill empowering the British government to begin the formal process of leaving the European Union completed its passage Wednesday night in the House of Commons. Prime Minister Theresa May’s government succeeded in crossing the final crucial hurdle with 494 votes to 122 — a majority of 372, reports […]

Bikroy presents Dhaka IT-ITES Job Fair 2017 at IBA, DU

Dhaka, Feb. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Dhaka IT-ITES Job Fair 2017 will be held on Feb. 11 (Saturday) at IBA, Dhaka University . Job seekers will be able to apply for hundreds of jobs at more than 50 leading IT companies in the country, said a press release. This event is organized by ICT Division and […]

Bayern, Monchengladbach progress into German Cup quarterfinals

BERLIN, Feb. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Douglas Costa’s goal helped Bayern Munich edge Wolfsburg 1-0, while Borussia Monchengladbach cruised 2-0 past second-division side Greuther Fuerth in the last 16 of the German Cup on Tuesday. The Bavarians took the reins from the kickoff and created the first chance of the game with nine minutes played as […]

China means opportunity to 500 mln EU consumers: European expert

VALLETA, Feb. 8 (NsNewsWire) — A European expert on China-EU cooperation has expressed optimism over the perspective of collaboration between Beijing and Brussels despite concerns expressed by some EU officials. In a recent written interview with Xinhua, Luigi Gambardella, president of ChinaEU, a Brussels-based business-led association, said that in the coming five years, China is […]

Sino-U.S. ties on better development path: Chinese FM

CANBERRA, Feb. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Tuesday that the Sino-U.S. relation, nearly 40 years since its establishment, has been seeing a non-stop development progress. “The China-U.S. ties have never ceased development, overcoming various difficulties,” Wang told a joint press conference with his Australian counterpart Julie Bishop following […]

British parliament speaker faces fallout over Trump comments

LONDON, Feb. 8 (NsNewsWire) — The speaker of Britain’s House of Commons John Bercow faced criticism from politicians Tuesday after his controversial speech expressing his opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump addressing parliament during his proposed state visit. As Bercow defended his stand, his colleague Lord Fowler, the Speaker of the House of Lords, said […]