Washington, April 19 (IANS) Countries joining the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are likely to see their growth lifted over the next five years, according to a survey. About 92 per cent of the respondents expected the BRI to bolster domestic growth in the next five years, stated the survey released in Washington on Wednesday.

Ranchi: The Jharkhand government has made it mandatory for doctors to work in the state for three years after post graduation from state-based medical institutes, an official said on Thursday. A Health department official said this was done to improve the condition of medical services in the state. Jharkhand is facing an acute shortage of doctors.

Eric Dumo and Ademola Olonilua Looking forlorn as activities around her gathered pace that evening, Bekky as the young lady later introduced herself, could barely sip from the chilled bottle of alcoholic beverage in front of her. Entreaties from friends and colleagues in the business of ‘servicing’....

Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt. The Director of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, Mr. Peter Idabor, has said that the amendment of the NOSDRA Bill currently in the National Assembly will increase funding for the agency to fight oil spills.

Gibson Achonu, Owerri. THE Urban Renewal Programme of the Imo State government has begun another phase of demolition of more illegal structures within the Owerri municipality just as victims of the exercise count their loses. Already, street and road side trading have been outlawed by the state....

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) An Alabama inmate convicted of the mail-bomb slaying of a federal judge during a wave of Southern terror in 1989 was executed by lethal injection Thursday, becoming the oldest prisoner put to death in the U.S. in modern times. Walter Leroy Moody Jr., 83, was pronounced dead at 8:42 p.

NASHVILLE Beginning this Sunday, Tennessee consumers will be able to stroll into a retail package store and legally buy a bottle of wine or liquor under a seven-day bottle-sales bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Bill Haslam. But under a political compromise struck with package stores to smooth....

Mary Parsons of Palmyra, right, asks for information from Arielle Willis with North East Missouri Regional Arthritis and Chronic Conditions Center of Kirksville during the Senior Expo Thursday at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center. Senior Expo 2018 is underwritten by NEILS and sponsored by....

HANNIBAL, MO. -- The Hannibal Board of Public Works is seeking public comments on the City of Hannibal's Stormwater Management Plan. "We are encouraging public comments so this plan can accurately reflect community needs and concerns to the fullest extent.

QUINCY -- The Adams County Board of Health began looking ahead Thursday to the transition when a long-time employee retires. Director of Operations Leonard Schnellbecker plans to retire in December after 40 years with the Adams County Health Department. "You can't replace Leonard," Administrator Jerrod Welch said.

HANNIBAL, Mo. -- The popularity of Hannibal's annual Senior Expo was apparent before this year's event even began Thursday. Many area senior residents were lined up outside of the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center about 30 minutes before the expo started at 10 a.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cities and nations are looking at banning plastic straws and stirrers in hopes of addressing the world's plastic pollution problem. The problem is so large, though, that scientists say that's not nearly enough. Australian scientists Denise Hardesty and Chris Wilcox estimate, using trash collected on U.

The outgoing head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Yemen says he believes more people are dying now from indirect effects of the conflict than from bombing, shelling and ground attacks. Two university student protesters have been killed in Nicaragua in clashes over a social....

JERUSALEM (AP) — Actress Natalie Portman has snubbed a prestigious prize known as the "Jewish Nobel," saying she did not want her attendance to be seen as an endorsement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Portman was to have received the award in Israel in June and said in a statement....

ATLANTA (AP) — When Beyonce paid tribute to historically black colleges at Coachella, the singer's grand performance reignited interest in the marching band culture and created shockwaves of excitement to students attending those schools. From far and wide, some HBCU students are saying Beyonce's....