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Vitamin B12 may not reduce risk of memory loss: study

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Taking vitamin B12 and folic acid supplements may not reduce the risk of memory and thinking problems, a new study said Wednesday. The study, published online in the U.S. journal Neurology, involved people with high blood levels of homocysteine, an amino acid that has been linked to memory loss and […]

Xi’s South Pacific trip to promote regional cooperation

BEIJING, Nov. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Days after hosting his colleagues for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings, Chinese President Xi Jinping will fly across the equator Friday for a back-to-back gathering of world leaders. In Australia’s Brisbane, where the 9th Group of 20 (G20) Summit is to be held on Nov. 15-16, Xi will continue brainstorming […]

Bangladesh labour supply to Malaysia to increase

Malaysia, Nov. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh is ready to help supply labour to meet demand from Malaysia’s agriculture and plantation industries for workers and this can be best done through the government to government transfer system between both nations. “There are around 500,000 Bangladeshi laborers across Malaysia at the moment, except in Sabah. Through the […]

Landing on a Comet, a Mission Aims to Unlock the Mysteries of Earth

In a technological feat that gives scientists their first opportunity to dig into a remnant of the early solar system, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission successfully placed a small spacecraft on the surface of a speeding comet on Wednesday. With this achievement, a comet is no longer a mysterious and sometimes frightening spray of […]

Bangladesh openers shatter records

Chittagong, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Imrul Kayes and Tamim Iqbal put on 224 to break the Bangladesh record for the first-wicket stand, Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, 3rd Test, 1st day, Chittagong, November 12, 2014 Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes broke the record for Bangladesh’s highest opening stand dominated a beautiful day in Chittagong where the only […]

Modern prawn trade center inaugurated for southwestern Bangladesh farmers

DHAKA, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — A joint venture trade center with all modern fish processing and standard facilities has been inaugurated in Bangladesh’s southwestern Khulna district for hundreds of prawn farmers. The ‘SaFaL – Model Fish Buy & Sell Centre’ was inaugurated by Abdur Rashed, deputy director of Fish Inspection & Quality Control (FIQC), Department […]

Japan supports agricultural mechanization in rural Bangladesh

DHAKA, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Japan has lent its support to farmers in a rural Bangladesh district for agricultural mechanization. The inaugural ceremony of the installation of agricultural machinery under a project for the poor and landless farmers of Uzirpur sub-district in Bangladesh’s Barisal district was held on Nov. 12, said a statement of Japanese […]

Palestinians mark Arafat’s 10th anniv. amid growing internal feuds

GAZA/RAMALLAH, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Amid growing internal feuds between the Islamic Hamas movement and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Party, the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza marked the tenth death anniversary of late former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Tuesday. Abbas, who succeeded Arafat in leading Fatah and the executive committee of […]

Xi talks with Obama, pledges commitment to new-type of major-country relations

Beijing, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday hold talks with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama, underscoring commitment to building a new type of major-country relations between the world’s two largest economies. “China would like to work with the United States to implement the principle of no conflict, no confrontation, mutual respect, […]