Bayern Munich’s Ribery out of action

BERLIN, Feb.1 (NsNewsWire) — Midfielder Franck Ribery will be sidelined for two weeks due to a thigh injury, the German Bundesliga front-runners announced in an official statement on Tuesday. The Frenchman, who provided two goals in 13 outings in Germany’s top flight so far, sustained a strain in his right thigh, which forced him to […]

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Ex-Brazil midfielder Jadson joins Corinthians

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb.1 (NsNewsWire) — Former Brazil international midfielder Jadson has agreed to return to his former club Corinthians after parting ways with China’s Tianjin Quanjian. The 33-year-old ended two weeks of negotiations by agreeing to a monthly salary of around 125,000 US dollars over two years, Corinthians officials said on Tuesday, reports Xinhua. […]

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Toyota ends Australian manufacturing leaving 2,500 unemployed

SYDNEY, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — More than 2,500 people have been left without jobs after Toyota announced it would close its manufacturing plant in Melbourne’s west in Australia. Toyota said its total staff in Victoria would drop from around 4,000 to 1,300 people when it stops manufacturing and moves its workforce to the CBD. In […]

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China’s power use expected to grow by 3 pct in 2017

BEIJING, Feb.1 (NsNewsWire) — China’s power use is expected to grow by 3 percent in 2017 due to a slowing economy, the China Electricity Council has said. The growth marks a slow down from 2016, when the nation’s power consumption grew 5 percent year on year to stand at 5.9 trillion kilowatt hours boosted by […]

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Russia blames Dutch-led team for delaying MH17 investigation

MOSCOW, Feb.1 (NsNewsWire) — Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency said Tuesday a Dutch-led team deliberately delayed a probe into the crash of the Malaysian Airlines MH17 flight in 2014. “The team wants to deliberately mislead public opinion,” Oleg Storchevoy, deputy head of the Russian aviation regulator, was quoted by TASS news agency as saying. reports […]

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Ex-UN chief vows not to run for presidency in S.Korea

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — Former UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday vowed not to run for presidency in South Korea, his home country, during an unscheduled press briefing in the parliament. Ban told reporters that he will give up his “pure will” to lead the country’s political change and the national unity, abandoning his […]

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Swedish, German leaders slam U.S. travel ban

STOCKHOLM, Feb.1 (NsNewsWire) — Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven and visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday criticized the U.S. decision to ban entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries as anti-Muslim bias. “It is deeply regrettable that the United States has suspended all travels from citizens of seven countries. That’s anything but good.” said […]

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Japan Embassy falls silent on alleged “paid propaganda” against China

LONDON, Feb.1 (NsNewsWire) — The Japanese Embassy to Britain remained silent one day after a detailed media report said that it had been paying a British think tank to propagate against China. An official with the Japanese Embassy in London acknowledged on Monday morning that the Embassy had received an enquiry letter from Xinhua seeking […]

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