TEHRAN, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Iran earned a goalless draw with Ukraine in a women's soccer friendly here, Press TV reported on Tuesday.
Iranian and Ukrainian soccer players could threaten each other's goalposts on a number of occasions during the first half of game, but could not direct their shots on target.
The two sides will meet again on Wednesday.
Iran are preparing for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification tournament in which they have been drawn in Group D with Myanmar, Singapore, Syria and Vietnam. Enditem
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BEIJING, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Top legislator Zhang Dejiang Monday joined lawmakers at a group discussion on draft laws on nuclear safety and the national anthem adidas nmd danmark , and draft revisions to a law on small and medium-sized enterprises.
Zhang, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, joined the discussion during the bimonthly session of the NPC Standing Committee that started Monday.
Members of the NPC Standing Committee said a law is necessary to ensure nuclear safety, prevent and deal with the threats of nuclear accidents and protect the environment.
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It is of great significance to create a law on the national anthem in terms of socialist core values and patriotism. The draft stipulates the proper way and place to sing the national anthem. Violators, including those who maliciously modify the lyrics, will face criminal prosecution and up to 15 days detention.
They suggested that the drafts should be adopted after review at the session.
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TIANJIN, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Jiangsu claimed the second fencing gold medal after Olympic fencing champion Xu Anqi beat Hao Jialu of Shanxi 10-9 in women's eqee final at the Chinese National Games on Tuesday.
It is the first time for Xu to took the gold medal in individual event at the National Games. The 25-year-old was a member of the Chinese women's epee team which won the gold medal at 2012 London Olympic Games and 2015 World Fencing Championships.
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Liaoning's Sun Yujie won the bronze medal by defeating Dai Ying of Xinjiang 15-6. Sun Yiwen, the bronze medalist in women's epee at Rio Olympics Herre Parley X Adidas Ultra Boost Parley Løbesko Blå , was eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Fujian's Chen Haiwei, who had a knee injury before the competition, overtook Cui Haoran from Hong Kong 15-9 to win the title in men's foil. The toughest moment for Chen is when he faced Zhang Liangliang of Anhui last eight, he recovered from a 1-8 deficit and defeat the defending champion 15-12.
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In the bronze medal match, Jiangsu's Li Chen edged Chen Weiquan from Tianjin 15-13.
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NAIROBI, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan banks are laying off workers and closing branches as they pursue a digital strategy to cut costs following the capping of interest rates.
Interest on loans were last September capped at 4 percent above the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) benchmark rate currently standing at 10 percent.
Consequently, at least 10 financial institutions out of the 42 that operate in Kenya have responded by announcing job cuts and closure of branches, with over 970 workers having been axed and at least 21 branches closed.
The sackings are not only affecting branches in the country but even those in other East African nations where the financial institutions operate subsidiaries.
Equity Bank, Kenya's biggest bank by customer bank, has send home some 400 workers in the past months, industry data showed.
Standard Chartered Bank follows closely with 300 workers while First Community and Sidian Bank follow with 106 and 108 workers.
Kenya Commercial Bank, similarly, announced last week that it would lay off 28 workers at its Rwandan branches as the bank undergoes restructuring.
On the other hand, Bank of Africa and Eco Bank, have announced they would close 12 and nine branches respectively in the past months as they said they are pursuing a digital strategy that include launching of financial apps which their customers can use to transact and working with agents.
"Cost rationalization measures in the banking sector, such as laying off staff and closing branches continues. Some 10 banks have announced downsizing plans since the implementation of the interest rate cap in September," Cytonn, a Nairobi based investment firm in Nairobi, said Monday in a statement.