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Collection of bans news, found 40 news.

Ban slams killing of UN peacekeeper in Mali

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday strongly condemned the killing of a UN peacekeeper in Mali, saying this ...

Accelerated development of smelters may boost economic growth

The accelerated development of smelters and the issuance of mineral export permits may boost the nation's economic ...

Indonesia concerned over Egypt`s mass death penalty

Many countries, including Indonesia, reacted to another preliminary mass death sentence handed by a court in Egypt, ...

Oklahoma halts execution but inmate dies of apparent heart attack

Oklahoma halted the execution of Clayton Lockett on Tuesday (April 29)  due to problems with its lethal ...

China steps up purge of online porn amid wider censorship push

China has shut down more than 100 websites carrying pornography and closed thousands of accounts on social media sites ...

Indonesia bans house maids from working in Middle East

Indonesia still bans female domestic helpers from working in the Middle East, particularly in countries which are ...

Rupiah stable against US dollar

The Indonesian currency rupiah was stable at 9,705 to the US dollar in inter-bank transaction this morning. ...

EU bans animal testing cosmetic

The European Union banned cosmetics testing on animals in Europe by issuing ban on imports and sales of cosmetic ...

Dahlan bans Pertamina from buying dollars from money market

State Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan has instructed state oil and gas company Pertamina and state electricity firm ...

EU agrees to suspend most Myanmar sanctions, keep arms embargo

The European Union agreed on Monday to suspend most of its sanctions against Myanmar for a year despite a dispute over ...

RI welcomes EU`s decision to suspend sanctions against Myanmar

Indonesia welcomes the European Union`s decision to suspend most of the sanctions imposed upon Myanmar as a show of ...

Australia to lift some Myanmar sanctions

Foreign Minister Bob Carr on Monday said Australia will lift sanctions against Myanmar`s president and more than 200 ...

Myanmar bans mining near major rivers for environment reason

Myanmar has banned mining of mineral resources along the country`s four major river courses or near these river banks ...

US warns N. Korea rocket aimed South

A senior US official has warned North Korea`s upcoming rocket launch would be aimed south for the first time and ...

Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Additional $220 Million to Fight Global Tobacco Use

-     - Progress to date includes 1.2 billion people protected by effective tobacco control ...