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STOCKHOLM, Dec. 11 (NsNewsWire) — The Nobel Prize award ceremony was held on Saturday in the Swedish capital, with the absence of U.S. musician Bob Dylan. Dylan, laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature, was absent, citing “pre-existing commitments”. The 75-year-old was the first singer-songwriter awarded the literature prize, reports Xinhua. Carl-Henrik Heldin, Chairman of […]
Read MoreDAMASCUS, Dec. 11 (NsNewsWire) — The Islamic State (IS) group entered the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria on Saturday, nine months after the Syrian army captured it, a monitor group reported. “The IS is in the city of Palmyra for the first time after losing it to the Syrian army, whose forces are […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — China’s meteorological authorities on Sunday issued a yellow alert for a new bout of smog that is expected to hang heavy in large areas of the country. Parts of Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hunan and Jiangxi will be covered by smog from Sunday to Monday, with some […]
Read MoreMADRID, Dec. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Leo Messi scored twice and set up Luis Suarez for Barcelona as they enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 win away to bottom of the table Osasuna on Saturday. Although Barca missed enough first half chances to have sealed the win in the first 45 minutes, Messi’s quality was decisive after the […]
Read MoreISTANBUL, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — Two explosions hit central Istanbul on Saturday night, killing 27 police officers and two civilians and injuring 166 others, government officials said. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said at a press conference in Istanbul that a moving car was detonated targeting riot police on duty near a stadium in the district […]
Read Moreby Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Dec. 11 (NsNewsWire) — The 9th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) summit began Saturday in Bangladesh capital Dhaka, with focus on adoption of two compacts for migrants and refugees,reports Xinhua. Some 500 delegates including 300 government officials from about 125 countries and over 30 UN agencies, international organizations, global civil […]
Read MoreDHAKA, Dec. 11 (NsNewsWire) — China Southern Airlines, which operates daily flights between Dhaka and Guangzhou , announced here on Saturday the enhancement on its services for Bangladesh travelers to Toronto in Canada and Adelaida in Australia via Guangzhou, reports Xinhua. Gao Bo, general manager of China Southern Airlines Company Limited in Bangladesh, made the […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — Locked-up shares worth about 51.66 billion yuan (about 7.5 billion U.S. dollars) will become eligible for trade on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges next week. About 4.8 billion shares from 48 companies will become tradable on the exchanges from December 12 to 16, according to RoyalFlush Information, a financial […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Dec. 10 (NsNewsWire) — China on Friday expressed concern over the European Commission’s anti-dumping investigations into Chinese corrosion-resistant steel, the latest in a series of trade measures against Chinese products this year. “China is paying close attention to and worried about the European Union (EU)’s tendency toward steel protectionism,” said Wang Hejun, a senior […]
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