News Archive - 21 January 2017

With his slogan being ‘Make America Great Again’, Donald Trump set foot in the White House as the 45th President of the United States following his inauguration on Friday. From the very beginning, the victory of this billionaire in the presidential race sparked speculations over measures he would undertake in...

Wednesday, 29th of Dey – January 18th, 2017 HEADLINES OF IRAN’S MORNING PAPERS   KAYHAN   -Zarif: Iran opposes US presence in Astana In response to a question about Iran’s position regarding the US’ presence in Astana to resolve the Syrian crisis, Foreign Minister Zarif stressed that there was...

>China caused unease among some countries in the region last month when the carrier the Liaoning, accompanied by several warships, cruised around self-ruled Taiwan and into the Pacific for what China called routine drills.Earlier this month, Taiwan scrambled fighter jets and navy ships as the Liaoning then passed through...

>Terry Gou, chairman of Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, warned that uncertainties for this year make it tough to have a very clear analysis and outlook, but he said it was clear politics would underpin economic development.His remarks came after U.S. President Donald Trump...

>VERONA, Italy/BUDAPEST At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured, after a bus carrying Hungarian students crashed and burst into flames in northern Italy, authorities said on Saturday.The bus went off the road near a highway exit close to Verona around midnight on Friday. The local highway police...

>WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is ordering federal agencies to undermine Obamacare through regulatory action, a move that could weaken enforcement of the requirement for Americans to buy health coverage and give insurers leeway to drop some benefits. Trump's first executive order, signed hours after taking office on Friday, directs the...

>WASHINGTON The White House on Saturday accused the media of framing photographs to understate the crowd that attended Donald Trump's inauguration, a new jab in a long-running fight between the new president and the news organizations who cover him.In an unusual and fiery statement on Saturday night, White House...

>TOKYO With mounting writedowns from its nuclear business, Japan's Toshiba Corp is looking to sell part of its core semiconductors business, a world No.2 in the flash memory chips used in smartphones.But its rush to plug a hole in its U.S. nuclear business that Japanese media now...

>Candidates who are to the left of Valls, such as former education minister Benoit Hamon and ex-economy minister Arnaud Montebourg, are nipping at his heels in the polls as the pro-business Socialist has struggled to defend his government's record.Seven candidates from the Socialists and their allies are taking part...

>In his first official visit to a government agency as president, Trump was effusive with his praise, telling the officers, who came in on their time off to see him, that he loved them and had their back. (Reporting by Jeff Mason; Writing by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Leslie Adler)...

>Several Canadians traveling to attend Friday's inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States or Saturday's protest march in Washington were turned away at the border earlier this week. One group was held for two hours and made to unlock and hand over their mobile phones for inspection...

>WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is arranging to meet very soon with British Prime Minister Theresa May and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, two long-standing U.S. allies concerned about how his presidency will affect their relationships with Washington.Trump will meet late next week with British Prime Minister...

>Pena Nieto told Trump the country wants an open dialogue with their northern neighbors, and both leaders expressed confidence that it would bring good results for both countries, the statement said. (Reporting by Christine Murray, Editing by Franklin Paul)...

>In a letter dated Jan. 20 posted on its website, the department's Office of Legal Counsel said the president has special hiring authority that exempts White House positions from laws barring the president from naming a relative to lead a federal agency.The New York Times first reported the decision,...

>WASHINGTON On the first full day as U.S. president, Donald Trump will head to CIA headquarters on Saturday, signaling an effort to mend fences after he slammed spy agencies for their investigation into Russian hacking during the presidential election.Trump, who engaged in an unprecedented feud with the CIA...

>LONDON/VIENNA Thousands of women took to the streets of European capitals to join "sister marches" in Asia against newly installed U.S. President Trump ahead of a major rally in Washington expected to draw nearly a quarter of a million people.Waving banners with slogans like "Special relationship, just say...

>KABUL Afghan chief executive Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday expressed hope that the United States would continue its support for the Afghan government after American President Donald Trump publicly spoke with U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan after his inauguration on Friday."I want to congratulate the U.S president on...

>Donald Trump took power as the 45th president of the United States on Friday after winning the presidential contest against Hillary Clinton. Russia-U.S. relations were at their lowest since the Cold War under Barack Obama administration, with tensions around conflict in Ukraine and Syria crisis. "This will not be...

>TOKYO, A day after Donald Trump became U.S. President and vowed to put "America First", Asian media decried his isolationist policies, fearing they will chill the global economy and sow widespread international discord.In a defiant inaugural address, Trump said U.S. workers have been devastated by an outflow...

>MEXICO CITY Mexico's president said on Friday he wanted to strengthen relations with his new U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, whose threats and barbs against the country raised fears of a major economic crisis, and battered its currency.President Enrique Pena Nieto, pilloried at home for meeting Trump in August...