An Iranian deputy foreign minister asked the world powers to recognize the “legitimate rights” of his country to pursue “peaceful nuclear technology,” the official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday.
The Chinese currency Renminbi, or the yuan, lost 95 basis points to 6.3205 against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.
Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong left Manila on Saturday after attending to various activities as part of his two-day official visit to the Philippines.
The Chinese currency Renminbi, or the yuan, lost 61 basis points to 6.2865 against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.
South Korea’s trade volume with Indonesia is expected to jump more than three-fold to US$ 100 billion by 2020, fueled by closer economic cooperation and investments, a local think tank said Wednesday.
Senate Majority Leader Vicente C. Sotto III pushed on Tuesday for the Senate inquiry into the granting of diplomatic immunity to a Panamanian national who was accused of raping a 19-year-old Filipina.
–The Philippines’ gross international reserves (GIR) went down to US$ 76 billion in April this year from US$ 76.1 billion the previous month partly due to declining prices of gold in the international market.
Vladimir Putin was sworn in on Monday as Russian president, starting his third term in the Kremlin following two consecutive terms from 2000 to 2008.
The Afghan police killed four militants armed with weapons and suicide vests who seized a building and intended to attack government office buildings in Sharan, the provincial capital of eastern Paktika province, a provincial government spokesman said on Monday.
Two NATO soldiers were killed Friday in an insurgent attack in restive southern Afghanistan, the military alliance confirmed in a press release issued here.
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