Harmless nostalgia or worrying nationalism? Germany split over new ministry Berlin, (MILLAT ONLINE):Is it about lederhosen, bratwurst and beer? Will it stir a healthy patriotism? Or does it hark back to the darkest chapter of German history by championing nationalism and excluding minorities? A new “Heimat”, or homeland, ministry to be launched Wednesday by Chancellor […]
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Harmless nostalgia or worrying nationalism? Germany split over new ministry
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Between poverty and slow growth, Russia’s economic future uncertain
Between poverty and slow growth, Russia’s economic future uncertain Saint Petersburg, March 12 (AFP/APP):Outside a metro station in Saint-Petersburg, 70-year-old Irina Semyonova is selling homemade tomato-and-aubergine preserves as a way to supplement her pension which she says is just not enough to live on. After paying her bills and buying medicine, she says only 4,000 […]
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Right-wing parties lead Colombia vote: partial results
Right-wing parties lead Colombia vote: partial results Bogota, (MILLAT ONLINE):Right-wing parties opposed to a peace deal with leftist FARC former rebels were leading Colombia’s legislative elections but falling short of a majority in Congress, partial results showed late Sunday. The Centro Democratico party of former president Alvaro Uribe, a fierce opponent of the peace agreement, […]
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At least 2 dead in New York river helicopter crash
At least 2 dead in New York river helicopter crash New York, (MILLAT ONLINE):At least two people died late Sunday when the helicopter they were riding in crashed into Manhattan’s East River, officials said. The red chopper, owned by tourism group Liberty and carrying six people including the pilot, fell into the river near the […]
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Turkish Airlines to buy at least 50 Airbus, Boeing jets
Turkish Airlines to buy at least 50 Airbus, Boeing jets Istanbul, (MILLAT ONLINE):Turkish Airlines has confirmed plans to buy at least 50 wide-body aircraft from Airbus and Boeing as the flag carrier ramps up its ambitions ahead of a move to a new Istanbul airport. The company said in a statement late Friday that it […]
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Security fears keep aid workers out of town in Nigeria’s north east
Security fears keep aid workers out of town in Nigeria’s north east Lagos, (MILLAT ONLINE):A suspension of humanitarian operations has been extended in a remote town in northeast Nigeria where three aid workers were killed in a Boko Haram attack, medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Saturday. MSF and the UN pulled out […]