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January 11, 2017 10:59 AM

Xi to promote inclusive globalisation at World Economic Forum, Davos

China's President Xi Jinping will seek to promote "inclusive globalisation" in his speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, later this month, China's foreign ministry said today. Vice foreign minister Li Baodong said that economic globalisation is facing re...

January 11, 2017 10:51 AM

Japan space agency postpones launch of mini rocket because of wind

Japan's space agency postponed the launch of a mini rocket that will put a satellite into space because of strong wind. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) had planned to launch the SS-520 rocket, which is about 10 metres long and 50 centimeters in diameter, at its Uchinoura Space Cen...

January 11, 2017 8:42 AM

US calls for India, Pakistan & Afghanistan partnership on counter terrorism

The United States has called for partnership between India, Pakistan and Afghanistan on counter-terrorism operations. State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner told reporters in Washington that the security of the three countries is linked with one another. <br/><br/>He said, as much ...

January 11, 2017 8:32 AM

Belarus abolishes Visa requirements for 80 States for 5-Day period

Belarus has abolished visa requirements for 80 states for a 5-day period. The decree allowing citizens of 80 states to entry Belarus without visas for a period of no longer than five days was published today on the national National Legal Internet Portal of Belarus.<br/><br/>On Monday, P...

January 11, 2017 7:59 AM

Veteran British war correspondent Clare Hollingworth dies aged 105

Veteran British war correspondent Clare Hollingworth,who broke the news of the Nazi invasion of Poland, has died in Hong Kong at the age of 105. <br/><br/>Hollingworth, who was born in Leicester in 1911, was the first to report on the invasion that triggered the outbreak of World War Two...

January 11, 2017 5:59 AM

World Bank projects global growth at 2.7% in 2017

<br/><br/>The World Bank has projected a global growth of 2.7 per cent this year. In its latest report, 'Global Economic Prospects', the financial body said, after a post-crisis low of 2.3 per cent in 2016, global economic growth is forecast to accelerate moderately to 2.7 per ...

January 11, 2017 5:43 AM

US calls for India, Pakistan & Afghanistan partnership on counter terrorism

US calls for India, Pakistan & Afghanistan partnership on counter terrorism<br/><br/>The United States has called for partnership between India, Pakistan and Afghanistan on counter-terrorism operations. State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner told reporters in Washington that th...

January 11, 2017 5:28 AM

50 killed in bombings across 3 Afghan cities

<br/>Bombings across three Afghan cities, including capital Kabul, killed more than 50 people yesterday.<br/><br/>In Kabul, two suicide bomb attacks in Parliament premises claimed the lives of 30 people and injured some 80 others. Witnesses said, the insurgents targeted a convoy of...

January 11, 2017 5:27 AM

50 killed in bombings across three Afghan cities

<br/><br/>Bombings across three Afghan cities, including capital Kabul, killed more than 50 people yesterday.<br/><br/>In Kabul, two suicide bomb attacks in Parliament premises claimed the lives of 30 people and injured some 80 others. Witnesses said, the insurgents targeted ...

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