TALLINN, Sept 29, (APP/AFP) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday there had been “very good progress” on the rights of EU expatriates in Brexit divorce talks this week. “That has been part of the negotiations that we’ve had. Very good progress has been made,” May said as she arrived at a European […]
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May says ‘very good progress’ on citizens’ rights in Brexit talks
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VW’s dieselgate bill jumps on ‘complex’ US recalls
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Sept 29, (APP/AFP) – Volkswagen on Friday said it was setting aside another 2.5 billion euros to deal with the fallout from the “dieselgate” scandal in the United States as its efforts to recall tainted cars there proved to be more “complex” than expected. The latest provisions bring the total sum set […]
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Villarreal sack coach Fran Escriba
MADRID, Sept 25 (APP/Xinhua): Spanish Liga Santander side Villarreal on Monday announced that they had sacked coach Fran Escriba who had been just over a season in charge. Escriba stepped down after a 4-0 defeat away to Getafe on Monday in which his side conceded three goals from set pieces and gave a very poor […]
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Reform aims to improve educational fairness, quality
BEIJING, Sept 25 (APP/Xinhua): China has issued a guideline on educatoinal reform to improve educational fairness and quality. The guideline, jointly released by the General Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council, said that educational reform should increase people’s “sense of gain.” China has […]
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President Xi’s envoy to attend Angolan president’s inauguration ceremony
BEIJING, Sept 25 (APP/Xinhua): Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special envoy Chen Yuan will attend the inauguration ceremony of Angolan President Joao Lourenco in Luanda on Sept. 26. Chen is vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang made the announcement on Monday.
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Chinese app frees parents from checking math homework
HANGZHOU, Sept 25 (APP/Xinhua): A tech company in east China’s Zhejiang Province has developed the software which can free parents from checking math assignments. The app, “Love Homework,” was developed by Hangzhou Dana technology company. By simply taking a photo, it can check arithmetic problems in one second, with over 95 percent accuracy. The free […]