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James Ivory finally strikes Oscar gold — at 89

  • James Ivory finally strikes Oscar gold — at 89 Hollywood, United States, (MILLAT ONLINE):Legendary filmmaker James Ivory won the first Oscar of his storied career Sunday for his screenplay of “Call Me By Your Name,” a sensual tale of first love set in sun-drenched 1980s Italy. Ivory, 89, is now the oldest ever winner of […]

  • Shifting fortunes for main parties as S. Leone votes

    Shifting fortunes for main parties as S. Leone votes Freetown, (MILLAT ONLINE):Sierra Leone holds a general election on Wednesday with uncertainty over the impact of new movements vying to break the stranglehold of two parties which have ruled since independence from Britain in 1961. President Ernest Bai Koroma is stepping down after a decade and […]

  • Philippines arrests suspected pro-IS militant over siege

    Philippines arrests suspected pro-IS militant over siege Manila, (MILLAT ONLINE):Philippine police announced on Monday the arrest of a suspected militant accused of killing civilians in last year’s deadly siege of the southern city of Marawi. Hundreds of gunmen flying black IS flags seized Marawi in May last year, triggering a five-month battle that claimed more […]

  • S. Korea starts annual training for 2.75 mln reservists

    S. Korea starts annual training for 2.75 mln reservists SEOUL, (MILLAT ONLINE):South Korea began its regular training session Monday for the nation’s 2.75 million-strong reserve forces, according to the Ministry of National Defense. They will go through three-day trainings in consecutive order at more than 260 sites nationwide, it said. South Korea has 650,000 troops […]

  • China to unveil plan for Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao coordinated development

    China to unveil plan for Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao coordinated development BEIJING, (MILLAT ONLINE)::China will unveil and implement the development plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, among other moves to promote coordinated regional development of the country this year, Premier Li Keqiang said Monday, Xinhua reported said. The country will promote in all areas mutually […]

  • Moon’s envoy says trip aimed at facilitating U.S.-N.K. denuclearization talks

    Moon’s envoy says trip aimed at facilitating U.S.-N.K. denuclearization talks SEOUL, (MILLAT NOLINE)::South Korea seeks to persuade North Korea to resume denuclearization dialogue with the United States and the international community, the chief of a South Korean delegation to the North said of his mission Monday, hours before the five-member team leaves for the reclusive […]