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Hong Kong stocks end morning sharply down

  • Hong Kong stocks end morning sharply down Hong Kong, (MILLAT ONLINE):Hong Kong stocks tumbled in the morning session Wednesday, in line with sharp losses across Asia on worries about US interest rates, while dealers were also spooked by disappointing Chinese factory data. The Hang Seng Index sank 1.68 percent, or 525.58 points, to 30,743.08.

  • Surge in Venezuelan asylum seekers worries UNHCR

    Surge in Venezuelan asylum seekers worries UNHCR Guatemala City, (MILLAT ONLINE):A worrying number of Venezuelans are seeking asylum in other countries as they flee economic collapse at home, a top official from the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday. Central America and Mexico are seeing “very dynamic movement” linked to the growing exodus from Venezuela, […]

  • Democracy should guide process to make UN Security Council more effective: Pakistan

    Democracy should guide process to make UN Security Council more effective: Pakistan UNITED NATIONS, (MILLAT ONLINE):Pakistan on Tuesday underscored the need for making the principle of democracy a “central tenet” of the UN Security Council reform process aimed at transforming the 15-member body into a more representative, effective and accountable one. “Anything less would mean […]

  • Quake-hit PNG struggles to assess damage

    Quake-hit PNG struggles to assess damage Sydney, (MILLAT ONLINE):Communication blackouts and blocked roads were hampering rescue efforts Wednesday as Papua New Guinea worked to get a better grasp of the damage wrought by a massive earthquake amid fears of its economic impact. The 7.5-magnitude tremor struck 90 kilometres (55 miles) south of Porgera in the […]

  • Run on bread in Ireland as snow-packed storm Emma looms

    Run on bread in Ireland as snow-packed storm Emma looms Dublin, (MILLAT ONLINE):Anxious residents in Ireland were hoarding bread Tuesday ahead of the arrival of a storm expected to cause the heaviest snowfall in decades. The National Meteorological Service, which had already issued a series of snow-ice alerts for the start of this week, was […]

  • Afghan Taliban calls for direct talks with the US

    Afghan Taliban calls for direct talks with the US Kabul, (MILLAT ONLINE):The Taliban has called for direct talks with the US to find a “peaceful solution” to the conflict in Afghanistan, in an apparent policy shift after months of escalating attacks. Civilian casualties surged in recent months as militants from the Taliban unleashed a wave […]