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TOKYO, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — Japan‘s lower house of parliament on Thursday voted to ratify the contentious Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement and passed a related bill, despite the ever-sinking chances the pact, spearheaded by the United States, will be ratified by the U.S. following Donald Trump winning the presidential election. The vote was held […]
Read MoreNEW YORK, Nov. 10 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. stocks gained for a third straight session Wednesday, as Wall Street assessed the economic impacts after U.S. Republican Donald Trump won the country’s presidential election. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 256.98 points, or 1.40 percent, to 18,589.69. The S&P 500 added 23.70 points, or 1.11 percent, to […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (NsNewsWire) — A new U.S. study of more than 100 pregnant women may have solved part of the mystery of why many babies are born prematurely. The study published Wednesday in the U.S. journal Science Translational Medicine pinpointed abnormal calcium deposits in the membranes surrounding the developing fetus as a potential culprit […]
Read MoreSAO PAULO, Nov. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Two-time FIFA World Player of the Year winner Ronaldinho has admitted he is struggling to find motivation to keep playing amid mounting speculation that he could retire. The 36-year-old Brazilian has not played competitively since his contract with Brazil’s Fluminense was rescinded by mutual consent in September last year, […]
Read MoreNEW YORK, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — As many as 5,000 people gathered Wednesday night in front of Trump Tower in New York City to protest the billionaire’s election as president. The demonstration started at 4 p.m. (2100 GMT) with only a dozen protesters in front of the Trump Tower, residence and campaign headquarters of the […]
Read MoreBUENOS AIRES, Nov. 10 (NsNewsWire) — The Argentinean football team is travelling to Brazil to face their rivals in the 2018 World Cup qualifications on Thursday. However, history is stacked against the Albiceleste since they have not defeated Brazil on its own soil since April 1998. On that day, the team of Daniel Passarella won […]
Read MoreBELO HORIZONTE, Nov. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Brazil coach Tite has admitted that there is no way to halt Lionel Messi as he readies his team for Thursday’s World Cup qualifier against arch rivals Argentina. “Messi can’t be stopped, Neymar can’t be stopped,” Tite told reporters here on Wednesday. “But actions can be diminished. You can […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — More Chinese consumers preferred to make payments via smart devices as mobile apps have made purchases much easier, but security concerns remain, a PwC report said. Nearly one-third of respondents in China opted for mobile payment when shopping last year, doubling from 16 percent in 2014, according to the accounting […]
Read MoreSHANGHAI, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided 34 billion U.S. dollars in loans to China since the country became an ADB member in 1986, bank president Takehiko Nakao said Thursday. The loans comprised 31 billion dollars for the public sector and 3 billion dollars for the private sector, Nakao said at […]
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