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NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (NsNewsWire) — The U.S. dollar fell against most major currencies on Wednesday as investors worry U.S. President Donald Trump is focusing too much on protectionism. Trump signed executive orders on Wednesday to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, boost border patrol forces and curb illegal immigrants entering the country, reports […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 26 (NsNewsWire) — Over 170,000 low-income households in rural Bangladesh will have access to hygienic sanitation under the Output-Based Aid (OBA) Sanitation Microfinance Program. The World Bank, in partnership with the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), is supporting this program with a $3 million grant from the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA), in […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Telenor Group has unveiled its first Global Impact Report quantifying the socioeconomic impact of the Group’s contributions in 13 markets across the world, including six in Asia with Bangladesh being one of its major Asian markets. Developed by KPMG, the report launched recently, includes a detailed study of the socioeconomic […]
Read MoreDUBLIN, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — The president of the young Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Jin Liqun, said on Tuesday AIIB’s success will ultimately rest on transparency and strong governance. “Our success will ultimately rest on our transparency and strong governance, as we intend to run this organization by the highest international standard,” Jin said […]
Read MoreHAVANA, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Representatives from Cuba and Hungary inked an agreement to promote the development of sports between their two nations on Tuesday. The document was signed by Antonio Becalli, president of Cuba’s National Sports Institute (Inder), and Tunde Szabo, Secretary of State for Sports Affairs of the European country, reports Xinhua. Szabo, […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to each other via phone Tuesday night, during which they discussed global terrorism and the security situation in South and Central Asia, apart from swapping invitations. In a series of tweets Wednesday morning, Modi said the telephonic conversation […]
Read MoreDAMASCUS, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — The Syrian talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, ended on Tuesday, with a final communique backing a one year ceasefire reached recently in Syria, and brought six-year-old foes face to face for the first time. Turkey, Russia and Iran, the three sponsors of the two-day Syrian talks, made a joint statement at […]
Read MoreLONDON, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — British Prime Minister Theresa May has been grilled over an alleged cover-up of a reportedly failed missile test. On Monday, the prime minister confirmed that she had been informed of last year’s Trident missile test when she came into office in July 2016, reports Xinhua. However, on Sunday, the prime […]
Read MoreMOSCOW, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Alcohol consumption per person in Russia has decreased by over 33 percent since 2009 as a result of anti-alcoholic efforts, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported Tuesday. The annual alcohol consumption per person has dropped from 15 liters in 2009 to over 10 liters now, RIA Novosti cited Russian Federal […]
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