January2018
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Ethiopia banned the adoption of children by foreigners
Jan 10, 2018Ethiopia is one of the biggest source countries for international adoptions by US citizens, accounting for about 20% of the total. Ethiopia has banned the adoption of children by foreigners amid concerns children face abuse and... -
U.S. import prices recorded their smallest increase in five months in December
Jan 10, 2018The Labor Department said on Wednesday import prices edged up 0.1 percent last month after an upwardly revised 0.8 percent rise in November. That was the smallest gain since July and was well below economists’ expectations... -
Crude oil prices hit new multi-year highs on Wednesday
Jan 10, 2018The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, together with Russia and a group of other producers, last November extended an output-cutting deal to cover all of 2018. Crude oil prices hit new multi-year highs on Wednesday... -
Strong quake in Caribbean Sea shakes Honduras, Mexico and Belize, no tsunami
Jan 10, 2018An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 that struck near remote islands belonging to Honduras on Tuesday was felt across northern Central America but there were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. The quake rattled windows... -
Russian historian who exposed Stalin’s crimes faces enforced psychiatric testing
Jan 10, 2018A Russian historian whose exposure of Soviet leader Josef Stalin’s crimes angered state officials is due to begin enforced psychiatric testing this week amid fears he will be falsely declared insane, his lawyer said on Tuesday.... -
Turkey, U.S. relations may deteriorate if Washington doesn’t fix mistakes
Jan 10, 2018Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday that relations with the United States were harmed by Washington’s refusal to extradite cleric Fetullah Gulen and its provision of arms to the Kurdish militant YPG. Speaking to... -
Iran has foiled plot to use protests to overthrow system
Jan 10, 2018Iran has foiled attempts by its foreign enemies to turn legitimate protests into an insurgency to overthrow the Islamic Republic, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday. Comments on his Twitter feed and in Iranian... -
France’s Macron: Airbus-China contract for 184 A320 jets to be finalized soon
Jan 10, 2018French President Emmanuel Macron said a contract with China for 184 Airbus A320 narrow-body jets would be finalized soon and that his country also had ambitions to sell A350 and A380 planes to China in coming... -
East Zone amass 340/5 as Mominul hits ton in BCL
Jan 10, 2018Skipper Mominul Haque hit a magnificent unbeaten ton as Islami Bank East one dominated the first day as they scored 340 for 5 at stumps against Prime Bank South Zone on the first day of the... -
Bangladesh is thinking big by thinking blue and mintaining and restoring ocean ecosystems
Jan 10, 2018Our oceans cover more than 72% percent of the earth’s surface. It gives us food, essential protein and nutrition, as well as jobs (more than 350 million in poor countries), and recreation for a large portion...
