Macri urges Trump to exempt Argentina from US tariffs Buenos Aires, (MILLAT ONLINE):Argentine President Mauricio Macri urged President Donald Trump on Friday to exempt the South American country from US steel and aluminum tariffs. Macri made the plea in a phone conversation with Trump, a day after the US president signed off on the tariffs, […]
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Macri urges Trump to exempt Argentina from US tariffs
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British geneticist Sulston dies age 75: institute
British geneticist Sulston dies age 75: institute London, (MILLAT ONLINE):Nobel prize-winning British scientist John Sulston, a leading figure in the race to decipher the human genome, has died at the age of 75, the institute he founded said Friday. Mike Stratton, director of the Wellcome Sanger Institute, described the professor, who died on Tuesday, as […]
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US working to spare Australia tariffs: Trump
US working to spare Australia tariffs: Trump Washington, (MILLAT ONLINE):The United States is working to exempt ally Australia from its newly unveiled foreign steel and aluminum tariffs, President Donald Trump said Friday, tying the effort to a security agreement. Major US trading partners have condemned Trump’s decision to impose the punitive tariffs as protectionism and […]
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UN in talks with S. Sudan to keep radio station open
UN in talks with S. Sudan to keep radio station open United Nations, United States, (MILLATONLINE):The United Nations on Friday was in talks with South Sudan’s government after it ordered a UN radio broadcaster be shut down. The decision to close Radio Miraya would be another blow for press freedom in South Sudan, where foreign […]
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France’s far-right party now ‘adult’ and needs name change: Le Pen
France’s far-right party now ‘adult’ and needs name change: Le Pen Paris, (MILLAT ONLINE):France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Friday her National Front party needs a name change because it has become “adult” and ready to govern. As FN president, she said she would propose a new name for the party at its conference […]
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Shelling putting Ghouta aid delivery at risk: UN
Shelling putting Ghouta aid delivery at risk: UN Beirut, (MILLAT ONLINE):Renewed shelling of Eastern Ghouta is putting a humanitarian aid convoy that entered the besieged rebel enclave on Friday at risk, the United Nations said. A convoy of trucks carrying food aid from the UN, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Syrian […]