Coming decades vital for future sea level rise: study Paris, (MILLAT ONLINE):How quickly humanity draws down the greenhouse gases driving global warming will determine whether sea levels rise half-a-metre or six times that, even if Paris climate pact goals are fully met, researchers reported Tuesday in a study. “The trajectory of emissions in the next […]
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Coming decades vital for future sea level rise: study
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DR Congo leader Kabila names new interior minister
DR Congo leader Kabila names new interior minister Kinshasa, (MILLAT ONLINE):Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has named his party secretary general Henri Mova Sakanyi as the new interior minister and deputy prime minister, state television reported Tuesday. He replaces Emmanuel Ramazani Shadari, who has been in the post since December 2016. “This is […]
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US ‘deeply concerned’ about attacks on Syria rebel enclave
US ‘deeply concerned’ about attacks on Syria rebel enclave Washington, (MILLAT ONLINE):The United States said Tuesday it was “deeply concerned” about the escalating Syrian and Russian attacks on the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, which have left more than 250 civilians dead in two days. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert blamed the Assad regime’s “siege […]
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Asian markets rise as focus turns to release of Fed minutes
Asian markets rise as focus turns to release of Fed minutes Hong Kong, (MILLAT ONLINE):Asian markets rose Wednesday as traders brushed off a retreat on Wall Street with attention turning to the release later in the day of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s most recent policy meeting. Trading floors have calmed down since the wild […]
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Venezuela begins selling oil-backed cryptocurrency
Venezuela begins selling oil-backed cryptocurrency Caracas, (MILLAT ONLINE):Venezuela formally launched its new oil-backed cryptocurrency on Tuesday in an unconventional bid to haul itself out of a deepening economic crisis. The leftist Caracas government put 38.4 million units of the world’s first state-backed digital currency, the Petro, on private pre-sale from the early hours. During the […]
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Turkey orders detention of 170 suspects over links with coup
Turkey orders detention of 170 suspects over links with coup ISTANBUL, (MILLAT ONLINE)::Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 170 people over their suspected links with a failed coup in 2016, Xinhua quoted state-run Anadolu news agency report. The police launched operations in 38 provinces to arrest the suspects including soldiers, noting that 22 […]