695 mln Chinese surf Internet via cell phone in 2016

BEIJING, Jan. 23 (NsNewsWire) — About 695 million Chinese people — around half of the country’s population — had used mobile phones to access the Internet as of the end of 2016, an official report showed Sunday. The number of Chinese who surfed online using their phones increased more than 10 percent annually for the […]

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Iran says Astana meeting crucial to maintain truce in Syria: spokesman

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) — The inter-Syria meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan would help maintain truce and pave the way to find a political solution for Syria crisis, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said on Monday. Reinforcing truce is considered as the main topic to be discussed during the two-day meeting in Astana, Qasemi said […]

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Coffee consumption may counter age-related inflammation

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have unearthed a connection between advancing age, systemic inflammation, cardiovascular disease and coffee consumption. An extensive analysis of blood samples, survey data and medical and family histories obtained from more than 100 human participants has revealed a fundamental inflammatory mechanism associated with […]

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Bank of China officially opens branch in Serbia

BELGRADE, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Bank of China opened its branch in Serbia on Saturday, becoming the first Chinese bank starting operation in the country. The official opening ceremony took place at Palace of Serbia, with presence of Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, Chairman of Bank of China Tian Guoli, Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Li Manchang […]

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Protesters march in London against Trump

LONDON, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Protesters who are against Donald Trump’s presidency took to the street in London on Saturday, as similar protests were seen in other major cities in Britain. The Women’s March in London started at the American Embassy in London and, after a long walk, the protesters ended up rallying in Trafalgar […]

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Iraqi forces continue fighting at last IS strongholds in eastern Mosul

MOSUL, Iraq, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Iraqi security forces on Saturday continued fierce clashes to drive out the militants of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group from their last strongholds in the northern outskirts of the city of Mosul, the Iraqi military said. The army soldiers, backed by Iraqi and U.S.-led coalition aircraft, took full […]

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