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Alcohol consumption in Russia down by over 33 percent since 2009

MOSCOW, 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 […]

Trump asks FBI’s Comey to stay: Media

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. President Donald Trump has asked James Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to stay on, U.S. media reported Tuesday. The New York Times has quoted sources as saying that Comey had told his top agents across the country that he had been extended the offer, reports […]

U.S. existing home sales best since 2006

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Existing home sales in the United States experienced the best year in 2016 since the Great Recession, while sales softened in December, an industry report showed Tuesday. Total existing home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, town houses, condominiums and co-ops, finished 2016 at 5.45 million sales […]

British gov’t to put bill before Parliament within days to start exit process

LONDON, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Theresa May’s government will put a bill before the British parliament within days to trigger the country’s exit from the European Union, the House of Commons was told Tuesday. The announcement to MPs (members of the Parliament) by Brexit Secretary David Davis came just hours after the highest court in […]

Iraqi forces retake eastern Mosul, fate of civilians in western side worrying

MOSUL, Iraq, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared on Tuesday the eastern side of the city of Mosul was fully liberated after more than 100 days of fighting against the militants of the Islamic State (IS) extremist group. Following the liberation of eastern Mosul, al-Abadi promised to retake the western part […]

Samsung’s Galaxy J2 Series Becomes the Most Successful Smartphone Series in Bangladesh Mobile industry

Dhaka, Jan.25 (NsNewsWire) –The Samsung Galaxy J2 series has been the most successful smartphone series in Bangladesh. The Galaxy J2 series, including Galaxy J2 that was launched in October 2015 and Galaxy J2 2016 that was launched in July 2016 has been the most successful smartphone devices in this price segment. According to reports from […]

Sydney named world’s second most expensive city for housing

SYDNEY, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) — The Australian city of Sydney has been named the second most expensive city for housing in the world on Tuesday, only behind Hong Kong. Research group Demographia rated 29 cities as being “severely unaffordable” in this years Housing Affordability Survey, and five of those cities can be found in Australia. […]

Shenzhen GDP up 9 pct, ranks fourth in mainland cities

SHENZHEN, Jan. 24 (NsNewsWire) — The GDP in south China’s Shenzhen hit 1.95 trillion yuan (284 billion U.S. dollars) in 2016, up 9 percent year on year, according to the municipal statistics bureau Monday. The volume, bigger than that of some provinces, such as Shaanxi in northwest China, continues to rank fourth, after Shanghai, Beijing […]

U.S. Senate clears Pompeo as CIA director

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (NsNewsWire) — The U.S. Senate voted Monday evening to approve the nomination of Mike Pompeo as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The 100-seat chamber voted 66-32, with 14 Democrats and an independent senator voting alongside the 51 Republicans to confirm the nomination, reports Xinhua. A simple majority is needed […]