Duterte mulls presidential bid
Al Jazeera : In her first public comments since the country’s House of Representatives approved the impeachment this week, the 46-year-old said on Friday that the case is now in the hands of her...
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UK’s tougher immigration policy
Reuters : Thousands of victims of modern slavery are being denied support because of Britain’s crackdown on illegal migration, according to more than a dozen sources, a decade after the approval of legislation that...
China-Thai leader vow to crack down on scam networks
AP : China’s leader Xi Jinping and visiting Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra vowed to crack down on the scam networks that plague Southeast Asia as the two leaders met on Thursday in Beijing.Myanmar,...
UK to quicken rollout of mini-nuclear reactors
AFP : Britain’s Labour government on Thursday said changes to planning laws will speed up the country’s rollout of mini-nuclear reactors aimed at providing cheaper and cleaner energy.“Reforms to planning rules will clear a...
Iran launches first drone-carrier warship
AP : Iran has inaugurated its first drone-carrier warship, saying the vessel is capable of operating in oceans far from its mainland, the official IRNA news agency reported Thursday.The report said the vessel, manned...
Philippine House votes to impeach VP Sara Duterte
AFP : Philippine lawmakers on Wednesday voted to send articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the Senate, a day before the current congressional session is set to end.While specifics of the...
Trade tensions escalate: China announces measures against Google, other US firms
Business ReportCountry’s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) on Wednesday also witnessed an upward trend like earlier as bargain hunters continued to take positions in lucrative issues in...
No ties with Israel without Palestinian state: Saudi
Business ReportCountry’s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) on Wednesday also witnessed an upward trend like earlier as bargain hunters continued to take positions in lucrative issues in...
Trump’s Gaza plan for ‘Riviera of the Middle East’ triggers world condemnation
Business ReportCountry’s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) on Wednesday also witnessed an upward trend like earlier as bargain hunters continued to take positions in lucrative issues in...
Sweden edu center shoots claims 10 dead
Agency : At least 10 people, including the gunman, were killed Tuesday at an adult education center in what Sweden’s prime minister called the country’s worst mass shooting. But a final death toll, a...
Arab nations oppose in letter to US
Reuters : Five Arab foreign ministers and a senior Palestinian official sent a joint letter to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio opposing plans to displace Palestinians from Gaza, as suggested by President Donald...
Lanka vows to end island’s ‘corrupt’ image
AFP : Sri Lanka’s leftist president marked the anniversary of independence from Britain on Tuesday with a pledge to change the impoverished island nation’s image as a “corrupt” country.Self-avowed Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake dispensed...