Category: International

South Korea’s education spending hits record high

Seoul, Feb 26 (IANS) South Korea’s monthly spending on private education per child hit a record high in 2015, with…

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IMF chief urges G20 countries to continue reforms process

Shanghai, Feb 26 (IANS) International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde on Friday urged G20 countries to continue structural reforms…

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Britain becomes more middle class than working class

London, Feb 26 (IANS) Britain has become more middle class than working class in year 2000, according to social grading…

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Japan’s population shrinks by almost 1 million

Tokyo, Feb 26 (IANS) A latest census report issued on Friday showed that Japan's population decreased by almost a million…

9 years ago

Beijing taps new water sources

Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) Beijing is multiplying its water sources to meet the demand of a growing population, and will…

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Japan to restart fourth nuclear reactor

Tokyo, Feb 26 (IANS) Japan on Friday will restart its fourth nuclear reactor - unit 4 of the Takahama Nuclear…

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China crude oil output down

Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) China's crude oil output in January edged down 2.1 percent year on year to 17.69 million…

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Chinese man jailed for mortgaging 23 rental cars

Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) A Chinese man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for using 23 rental cars as…

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Japan’s population drops first time in century

Tokyo, Feb 26 (IANS) Japan's population declined for the first time in almost a century in 2015, compounding the government's…

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China plans to launch first micro-gravity satellite

Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) China is set to launch its first micro-gravity experimental satellite in April, a media report said…

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Egypt jails four schoolboys for ‘insulting Islam’

Cairo, Feb 26 (IANS/AKI) A court in Egypt sentenced four young Coptic Christian schoolboys to five years in jail for…

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IMF chief stresses structural reforms

Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) China is not the only economy in need of structural reforms as they are fundamental for…

9 years ago

Afghan ex-governor kidnapped in Pakistan recovered

Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) A former Afghan governor who was kidnapped in Islamabad earlier this month was recovered from Mardan…

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Rat grounds Chinese plane

Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) A Chinese plane was forced to return to its port of origin after a rat was…

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Major troop deployment in Libya unthinkable: Italy

Rome, Feb 26 (IANS/AKI) A largescale deployment of Western troops in Libya is "unthinkable" and "absurd", Italy's Defence Minister Roberta…

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Tibet to build 250 bilingual kindergartens

Lhasa, Feb 26 (IANS) Tibetan authorities are set to build 250 bilingual kindergartens in rural areas by 2020, a media…

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Hopes rise for thaw in ties between Vatican, Beijing

Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) The hopes have risen for a thaw in ties between China and the Vatican under the…

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Beijing to build new ring road to ease traffic

Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) China's capital Beijing will build a new ring road to ease traffic pressure, one of the…

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Deaths in Switzerland highest in nearly 100 years

Geneva, Feb 26 (IANS) At least 67,300 people passed away in Switzerland last year, up from 63,900 in 2014, the…

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French court greenlights eviction of migrant camp

Paris, Feb 26 (IANS) A court in Lille, north France upheld the decision to evacuate thousands of migrants camping in…

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