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Boeing 737 MAX flights cancelled until Jan. 16

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

American Airlines Group Inc said on Wednesday it was extending cancellation of Boeing 737 MAX flights to Jan. 15 as…

Turkey invades Syria

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the country's army offensive into northeast Syria has started.

German cabinet approves climate protection measures

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The German cabinet on Wednesday approved climate protection measures designed to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions, keeping on track plans…

Former Dutch minister, Ella Vogelaar commits suicide

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The family of former Dutch Minister Ella Vogelaar on Wednesday reported that she committed suicide at the age of 69.

Turkey neutralises 109 PKK members nationwide

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Turkish Interior Ministry on Wednesday announced that the country had neutralised 109 members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in…

UNAIDS commends Kenya’s fight against HIV

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) on Wednesday lauded Kenya for making good progress in the fight…

NBA postpones media duties in China amid growing spat

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The NBA has postponed media duties for the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers in China on Wednesday as the…

Nobel Prize: 97-year-old John Goodenough becomes oldest winner

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

US-based researcher John B. Goodenough, born in 1922 in Jena, Germany, became the oldest Nobel laureate ever awarded a Nobel…

Hundreds of activists chant “Liberate Hong Kong” outside High Court

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Hundreds of black-clad pro-democracy demonstrators on Wednesday gathered outside Hong Kong’s High Court as a leading activist Edward Leung appeared…

African countries should benefit from ties with China – official

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

An Ethiopian official Tuesday called on African countries to develop their strategies on how to benefit from the enormous opportunities…

China accuses Apple Inc of aiding protests

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Apple is the latest in a series of foreign companies and organisations to have come under fire in China for…

Japan nuclear executive quits over improper gifts

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

A top executive of major Japanese nuclear operator resigned after conceding him and other officials had received goods and money…

Trump declares showdown with US Reps over impeachment probe

PM NEWS Editor

7 years ago

President Donald Trump declared a showdown Tuesday with the US House of Representatives probing possible impeachable offence over his flagged…

China supports Pakistan in safeguarding her independence

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

China supports Pakistan in safeguarding its independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.

Macron vows ‘unflagging fight’ against terrorism

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

French President Emmanuel Macron promised an “unflagging fight’’ against Islamist terrorism on Tuesday at the memorial service of a police…

Sudan receives half of $3bn aid promised by Saudi, UAE

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

Sudan has received half of three billion dollars in aid promised by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in…

100 million-year-old dinosaur footprints found in China

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

Paleontologists announced on Tuesday in Beijing they had discovered a group of 100 million-year-old fossils of dinosaur footprints in east…

Bangladeshi man shaves wife’s head over hair strand in food

PM NEWS Editor

7 years ago

A Bangladeshi man has been arrested by the police after he forcibly shaved his wife’s head after he found a…

Sri Lanka bans election-related posters, banners

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

Sri Lanka’s Elections Commission on Tuesday said it had banned public parades, posters, banners and cut-outs in support of the…

U.S. ambassador to EU will testify in Trump impeachment probe

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

Congress’s impeachment investigation into U.S. President Donald Trump turns on Tuesday to the U.S. ambassador to the EU and the…

North China customs seizes 63 ivory products

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

Customs officers of north China’s Tianjin Municipality on Tuesday intercepted 63 ivory items weighing 5.3 kg.

Thai police arrest activist over social media post

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

A Thai pro-democracy activist has been arrested and faces up to five years in prison over a Facebook post about…

EU interior ministers meet on migrants relocation

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

European Union (EU) interior ministers are due to meet in Luxembourg on Tuesday, with talks expected to cover a plan…

U.S. signs trade deal with Japan

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The U.S. and Japan formally signed a bilateral trade agreement after U.S. President Donald Trump again complained about Japan’s chronic…

Pelosi to Trump: Your move to withdraw from Syria foolish

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

“Once again, President Trump is deserting an ally in a foolish attempt to appease an authoritarian strongman", said Democratic Speaker…

Trump says his wisdom ‘great, unmatched’

PM NEWS Editor

7 years ago

In his many tweets on Monday, US President Donald Trump described himself the wisest man in the universe as he…

Ilahn Omar US Minnesota Rep files for divorce

PM NEWS Editor

7 years ago

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has filed for divorce from her husband, citing an “irretrievable breakdown” of her marriage.

Trump says ‘US had paid Kurds’ in defence of troop pullout from Syria

PM NEWS Editor

7 years ago

President Donald Trump has defended his move to withdraw US troops from northern Syria, amid concerns by allies that it…

Trump impeachment: Congress casts net wider

PM NEWS Editor

7 years ago

US Congressional Democrats have cast their net wider as they began the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump.

Greece transfers hundreds of asylum seekers to mainland

Nimot Sulaimon

7 years ago

Greece on Monday transferred hundreds of asylum seekers from its Aegean islands to the mainland, seeking to ease the pressure…

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