Bayern drop points, Leipzig lose in German Bundesliga

BERLIN, Feb. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Front-runners Bayern Munich played out a 1-1 stalemate with Schalke while Dortmund overcame runner-up Leipzig on the goal from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the 19th round action in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Schalke secured one point on the road as Naldo’s free kick goal cancelled out Robert Lewandowski’s opener for Bayern […]

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Iran’s IRGC tests new missiles in air defense drills: report

TEHRAN, Feb. 5 (NsNewsWire) — Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) test-fired new missiles in the ongoing air defense drills on Saturday, semi-official Mehr news agency reported. The missiles included home-made short-range and medium-range systems, the report said. The indigenous missile of 3-Khordad, which was test-fired on Saturday, has a range of 75km and can […]

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U.S. Justice Dept. seeks to overturn court ruling blocking Trump’s travel ban

WASHINGTON, Feb.5 (NsNewsWire) — The U.S. Justice Department on Saturday filed a notice of appeal seeking to challenge a federal judge’s ruling that has suspended President Donald Trump’s executive order of temporarily banning global refugees and nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. The formal notice was filed in the U.S. District […]

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Fiber@Home Corporate Cricket Tournament 2017: TRNB stunned by BTRC in opener

DHAKA, Feb. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Telecom Reporters’ Network of Bangladesh or TRNB  suffered a shock defeat in the inaugural match of the Fiber@Home Corporate Cricket Tournament 2017 as the country’s telecom regulator beat the professional body of journalists by eight wickets at the Gulshan Youth Club Ground in capital Dhaka on Saturday. Batting first, TRNB set […]

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Unnayan Onneshan finds stagnant investment, unemployment as challenge for MPS

DHAKA, Feb. 4 (NsNewsWire) — The Unnayan Onneshan (UO), an independent multidisciplinary think-tank, in its rapid assessment of recently announced monetary policy statement for the second half of the FY 2016-2017 reveals that declining growth in private sector credit resulting in stagnant private investment and consequential unemployment especially of youth is likely to challenge the […]

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China invites journalists to cover political meetings

BEIJING, Feb. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Invitations have been sent out to journalists from China and abroad to cover two major Chinese political meetings next month. The fifth annual session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s top legislature, will open on March 5 in Beijing, reports Xinhua. The fifth session of the 12th […]

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China urges U.S. to stop making wrong remarks on Diaoyu Islands

BEIJING, Feb. 4 (NsNewsWire) — China on Friday urged the United States to stop making wrong remarks on the issue of the Diaoyu Islands sovereignty after U.S. defense secretary James Mattis reportedly said the U.S.-Japan mutual defense treaty applies to the islands. “The Diaoyu Island and its adjacent islets have been an inherent part of […]

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Trump’s travel ban hits “litigation wall”

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order to temporarily ban people from seven Middle Eastern and North American countries from entering the United States has met legal challenges nationwide. Under the immigration ban Trump signed on Jan. 27, refugees from all over the world will be suspended U.S. entry for 120 […]

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