France’s Eiffel Tower to get glass wall to refresh look, improve security

PARIS, Feb. 10 (NsNewsWire) — France’s iconic Eiffel Tower will get a long glass wall to appear with a fresh look and improved security in a context of high terror alert, Paris city officials said on Thursday. Speaking at press briefing, Francois Martins, Paris deputy mayor in charge of tourism, said metal fences which are […]

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Brazil and Argentina to play friendly in Australia

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 10(NsNewsWire) — Brazil and Argentina will meet in an international friendly in Australia on June 9, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Thursday. The match will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which has the capacity to seat more than 100,000 spectators, the CBF said in a brief statement […]

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Real Madrid again refuse to allow Bernabeu be venue for Cup final

MADRID, Feb. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Real Madrid President, Florentino Perez said on Thursday that the club’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium would not be available for the King’s Cup final, which will be played between FC Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves on May 27th. Perez told a press conference that the final could not be played in Real […]

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China’s January trade restores momentum, pressure remains

BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — China’s trade started 2017 with a strong rebound, with exports and imports both up significantly, but the rise of trade protectionism will be a growing restraint on China’s future exports growth. China’s yuan-denominated exports rose 15.9 percent year on year in January, up from 0.6 percent in December, while imports […]

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Huawei Spain certified as Top Employer for 2017

MADRID, Feb. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese telecommunications Huawei Spain has been named as one of the top employers 2017 by the Top Employers Institute, a global certification company recognizing excellence in the conditions that employers create for their people. Huawei Spain confirmed the news on Thursday that it was among 81 companies in Spain to […]

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Senior IS commander killed in operation in Afghanistan

KABUL, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — A leading commander of Islamic State (IS) militant group has been killed following a joint operation in Afghanistan, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Friday. “Qari Moneb, a prominent commander of Daesh (Arabic acronym for IS), has been killed during an anti-terrorism joint operation carried out by Afghan National Security […]

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Iranians celebrate 1979 revolution anniversary with anti-U.S. sentiments

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — Amidst rising fresh tensions between the Islamic republic and the United States, hundreds of thousands of Iranians attended nationwide rallies on Friday to celebrate the 38th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic revolution in 1979. People in the Iranian cities swarmed to the streets carrying flags and banners in […]

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