Florida students to march on Washington in call for gun reform Washington, (MILLAT ONLINE):Students who survived a mass shooting at their Florida school on Sunday announced plans to march on Washington in a bid to “shame” politicians into reforming laws that make firearms readily available. The “March for Our Lives” will take place on March […]
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Florida students to march on Washington in call for gun reform
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Top official in Merkel’s CDU to step down: party sources
Berlin, Feb 18 (AFP/APP):Peter Tauber, secretary-general of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative CDU party, will step down from his post for health reasons, party sources said Sunday. Tauber, 43, will announce his decision on Monday, the sources said, with a successor to be named at an extraordinary party congress on February 26. Although Tauber is […]
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Australia’s Agar expects another run-fest in T20 final
Wellington, Feb 19 (AFP/APP):Australian spinner Ashton Agar said Monday that Eden Park’s notoriously short boundaries mean another run-fest is likely in this week’s Twenty20 tri-series final against New Zealand. Australia completed a world-record run chase to overhaul New Zealand’s 243 at the Auckland ground last Friday in a match that featured 32 sixes. They go […]
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Togo talks offer ‘last chance’ to resolve crisis
Lome, Feb 19 (AFP/APP):After six months of political crisis, a dialogue between Togo’s government and the opposition opening on Monday is seen by many as the last chance to resolve a bitter dispute over the rule of embattled President Faure Gnassingbe. But the talks have raised a welter of emotions in this tiny west African […]
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Fire guts textile market in Haitian capital
Fire guts textile market in Haitian capital PortauPrince, (MILLAT ONLINE):A fire gutted a textiles market in Haiti’s capital on Sunday, less than a week after a blaze partially destroyed a historic market, underscoring authorities’ failure to ensure public safety. Officials in Port-au-Prince sent in the few fire trucks available to fight the blaze. They were […]
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Mexican presidential race kicks off with nominations
Mexican presidential race kicks off with nominations Mexico City, (MILLAT ONLINE):The campaign for Mexico’s July 1 presidential election began in earnest Sunday as the country’s top parties officially nominated their candidates, with all three front-runners trying to sell a message of change. It is still a wide-open race to succeed President Enrique Pena Nieto, who […]