The Chinese government has decided to send 5 ships Sunday to Vietnam to accelerate the evacuation of its citizens, following the wave of protests and violence that erupted last week in the southern neighbor to protest the relocation of a Chinese rig in waters that both the countries have claims. More than 3,000 Chinese have […]
May 20 2014 | Posted in
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Five more deaths were added to the list of 168 dead in Saudi Arabia for the coronavirus that causes MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), as reported by the Ministry of Health. Since the disease first appeared, in 2012, there have been 529 cases in 18 countries, with special emphasis on the Arabian peninsula. In the […]
May 20 2014 | Posted in
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The President Mamnoon Hussain during a meeting with the Sialkot Dry Port trust said that the dry port needed the latest and the best available facilities to increase the speed of order delivery, which would allow them to benefit form the increased trade concessions offered by the international community. While speaking to the members of […]
Pakistan and Africa are working towards establishing business connections. The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) held the third LCCI-Africa show on Wednesday, at Lahore. The show consisting of a exhibition and a conference attracted large amount of people, businessmen and political figures. The show went on through out the day in order […]
The ex captain of the Pakistan cricket team, Younis Khan, has not been selected by the PCB selectors for one-day matches since March 2013. During this 14-month period the ex-captain has missed 32 one-day matches, the Champions trophy and the Asia cup. Khan said that in the next two years he wants to play good […]
The Swiss referendum today rejected by a large majority the establishment of the world’s highest minimum wage of 4,000 francs (3,270 euros) or 22 francs an hour (18 euros), according to public voting projections provided by television Switzerland. 77% of voters voted against the proposal sponsored by unions and supported by the Socialist Party and […]
May 19 2014 | Posted in
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The UN has denounced Friday the increasing lawlessness in eastern Ukraine and the atmosphere of persecution against reporters, activists or politicians who are or may seem conducive to the unity of the country, nine days before the presidential election. After the aggravation of the crisis and the expansion of the movement of pro-Russian insurrection in […]
May 18 2014 | Posted in
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A military aircraft of the Government of Laos in which Defense Minister, Douangchae Phichit was traveling with other state representatives has crashed today in the province of Kuang Xiang, in the north of the country, as confirmed by an official source. Authorities have not confirmed the number of dead, time or survivors of the crash […]
May 18 2014 | Posted in
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Narendra Modi ‘s victory is a radical change in the Indian political history, historically dominated by the Nehru Gandhi dynasty he founded. Face it has emerged the charismatic figure of Narendra Modi, the nationalist party BJP, supported by the brilliant management of the State of Gujarat, the only shadow of anti-Muslim riots of 2002, whose […]
May 18 2014 | Posted in
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Turkish police have harshly repressed several thousand people who sought to demonstrate Friday in Soma, the town where this week have killed about 300 workers at a coal mine. Inhabitants of this city, located about 235 kilometers southwest of Istanbul and groups from elsewhere sang slogans against the government as they tried to approach a […]
May 18 2014 | Posted in
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The U.S. president, Barack Obama, I dreamed of a country crossed by high-speed trains, no traffic jams on the highways and bridges in danger of collapse. The legislative gridlock on Capitol Hill and little appetite for spending more taxpayer money would have prevented Obama address one of the priorities of his presidency: the modernization of […]
May 18 2014 | Posted in
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A day after winning the elections in India, the Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi has made a triumphal entry into the capital, New Delhi. Upon arrival from Gujarat, the state which ruled from 2001, he waited drumming. Hundreds of people gathered there, threw rose petals and balloons released upon arrival at the airport and the offices […]
May 18 2014 | Posted in
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