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BAGHDAD, Nov. 26 (NsNewsWire) — Iraqi security forces on Friday continued heavy fighting against the Islamic State (IS) militants in the city of Mosul and so far the troops have freed a total of 20 districts in eastern part of the city, after more than a month since a major offensive was launched to drive […]
Read MoreDonald Trump‘s presidential election win has raised people’s expectation of an improvement in US-Russian relations. At this critical juncture, a new round of friction between Russia and the West emerged over recent Moscow’s deployment of state-of-the-art missiles in its Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad. NATO on Tuesday lashed out at Russia’s move, saying it is […]
Read MoreMELBOURNE, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) — An Australian Nobel Prize-winning scientist has turned his attention to developing a drug to counter allergies and asthma. Barry Marshall, a microbiology professor at the University of Western Australia (UWA) who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2005 for stomach ulcer research, is working on the medication, […]
Read MoreUNITED NATIONS, Nov. 25 (NsNewsWire) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday expressed his deep concern over the deterioration of the situation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir in recent days. LoC is a de facto border that divides Kashmir into India and Pakistan controlled parts. Pakistan military said on Wednesday that Indians […]
Read MoreTEHRAN, Nov. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Iran‘s national soccer team dropped three places in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. Iran is now placed at position of 30 after last week’ s goalless draw against Syria in the 2018 World Cup qualifier, local media reported. Despite the decline, Iran still leads Asian teams, followed by […]
Read MoreHAMBURG, Germany, Nov. 25 (NsNewsWire) — China’s development is an opportunity for Europe and the world, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong said here Thursday. “China’s Belt and Road Initiative is to turn China’s opportunities into opportunities for the world and to achieve common development through win-win cooperation,” Liu said when addressing the closing ceremony of […]
Read MoreSEOUL, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye saw her approval rating fall to a new record low, dragging down the support for the ruling Saenuri Party. According to a weekly survey by Gallup Korea released on Friday, only 4 percent of respondents supported Park, posting the lowest for any South Korean president. […]
Read MoreROME, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) — Inter Milan crashed out of the Europa League on Thursday after letting a two-goal lead slip away as Hapoel Beer Sheva of Israel roared back in the second half to win 3-2 at home. Inter conceded three goals in the second half, including one in the third and final minute […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) — The Chinese currency, the renminbi or the yuan, continued to depreciate Friday against the U.S. dollar to hit its weakest point since June 2008. The central parity rate of the Chinese yuan weakened for the third straight trading day by falling 83 basis points to 6.9168 against the U.S. dollar […]
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