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NDRF Recovers One Body, Two Still Trapped in Asansol Coal Mine
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team recovered body of one person among the three who got trapped in a coal mine in Asansol's Kulti area on 13 October 13. The incident occurred when 4 people tried to dig the mine illegally, of which 3 got trapped in it.
World Bank President to Visit India, Pakistan in Oct
World Bank President David Malpass said on Thursday that he would travel to India and Pakistan later this month where he will discuss the challenges in the financial sector.
"In India, I hope to discuss the challenges in the financial sector, where progress can be made and help India grow even faster than it is," Malpass said at a news conference at the start of the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington.
In India, he is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top leaders.
"India is a good example of a country that's been able to grow fast by improving the system, having more flexibility within the markets of the system, and I think there's more progress that can be made there," he said.
(Source: PTI)
Barnier Says Will Lead Post-Brexit UK-EU Talks
European Union negotiator Michel Barnier told AFP on Thursday that he had been asked to lead the bloc's talks with London on their future post-Brexit relationship.
Barnier said the incoming head of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, had asked him to remain in post for a year once Brexit has been ratified "and I will therefore be able to begin talks on future relations between the United Kingdom and the European Union."
Earlier, the leaders of EU member states and the current head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker had hailed Barnier's work in the three-year negotiating slog that led to the latest Brexit deal.
Turkey Agrees to Suspend Syria Offensive, Says US Vice Prez Pence
Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire in northern Syria to let Kurdish-led forces withdraw, US Vice President Mike Pence has announced. All military operations will be paused for 120 hours, and the US will help facilitate an "orderly withdrawal" of Kurdish-led troops, he said.
(Source: BBC)