US police shoot man dead in fireworks show on eve of Independence Day
Police in Poulsbo city in the US western state of Washington shot dead a man during a fireworks show on the eve of US Independence Day on July 4, a…
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Northern Territory eyes gas reserves to beat debt
Australia's Northern Territory is trying to clear some of its mountainous debts by ending a ban on fracking its vast gas reserves, but green activists and indigenous groups say officials…
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Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina visits Beijing to bolster ties: media
By Sun Haoran Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is paying an official visit to Beijing from Wednesday to Saturday, which is expected to bolster ties…
Italy’s David Sassoli elected European Parliament president
Italian MEP David-Maria Sassoli was elected president of the European Parliament on Wednesday, winning 345 votes in the second round of voting. Sassoli has been an MEP for the centre-left…
Ukraine, Canada reach agreements on defense cooperation
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have reached a number of agreements regarding defense cooperation during their meeting in Toronto, said the press service of the…
Unwillingness to accept multipolar world heightens confrontation: Putin
The stubborn unwillingness of some countries to accept a multipolar world caused an increased level of global confrontation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. "International law is scorned and strategic…
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NCP likely to abandon Madan Bhandari’s ideology
The ruling Nepal Communist Party is likely to abandon the ideology propounded by the late Madan Bhandari. Although a few leaders, including Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokhrel has been openly…
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Triangular fight within the NCP
The three groups in NCP are trying to strengthen their own group within the party. The three leaders – Prime Minister and party co-chairman KP Sharma Oli, senior leader Madhav…
Trump intends to nominate Christopher Waller, Judy Shelton to Fed Board
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he intends to nominate Christopher Waller and Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve Board. Trump made the announcement on Twitter. His decisions came as…
6,000 people ordered to evacuate in SW Japan due to torrential rain: NHK
Around 6,000 people have been ordered to evacuate in the city of Kagoshima in Japan's southwest, public broadcaster NHK said on Wednesday. The evacuation order came as torrential rain continues…