Italy’s ruling centre-left party admits election defeat Rome, (MILLAT ONLINE):Italy’s ruling centre-left Democratic Party on Monday admitted it had suffered a “clear defeat” in a general election after coming in third according to projections. “This is a very clear defeat for us,” Michele Martina, a minister in the outgoing government, told reporters. “We are expecting […]
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Italy’s ruling centre-left party admits election defeat
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PNG quake leaves 67 dead as aftershocks rock homes: Red Cross
PNG quake leaves 67 dead as aftershocks rock homes: Red Cross Sydney, (MILLAT ONLINE):At least 67 people were killed by a major earthquake that devastated Papua New Guinea’s remote highlands last week, the Red Cross said Monday, with thousands homeless and without food and clean water. The recovery effort has been slow as aid workers […]
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Two dead, one missing after avalanches in French Alps
Two dead, one missing after avalanches in French Alps Grenoble, France, (MILLAT ONLINE):Two skiers from France and Belgium were killed in avalanches in the French Alps on Sunday while three other people remain missing, a local official said. The deaths add to the toll in the French mountains from avalanches since Friday. Interior Minister Gerard […]
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Hong Kong stocks open slightly higher
Hong Kong stocks open slightly higher Hong Kong, (MILLAT ONLINE):Hong Kong stocks were flat in the first few minutes of trade on Monday, with concerns about a global trade war offset by bargain-buying after last week’s sharp losses. The Hang Seng Index edged up 8.94 points to 30,592.39 soon after opening. And the benchmark Shanghai […]
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Uganda president fires police chief, security minister
Uganda president fires police chief, security minister Kampala, (MILLAT ONLINE):Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has fired controversial police chief Kale Kayihura as well as the country’s security minister, a statement said Sunday. Kayihura, a serving general, was once regarded as the most powerful military officer in the country but has recently fallen out of favour with […]
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Syria’s Assad says operation in Ghouta ‘must continue’
Syria’s Assad says operation in Ghouta ‘must continue’ Damascus, (MILLAT ONLINE):Syria President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday that his forces must continue an operation in the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, despite mounting pressure to end it. “The operation against terrorism must continue, while at the same time civilians will continue to have the possibility” […]