China hits US sorghum with anti-dumping measure Beijing, (MILLAT ONLINE+AFP/APP):China announced Tuesday that it was slapping provisional anti-dumping duties on sorghum imported from the United States amid heightened trade tensions between the world’s two top economies. Fears of a trade war have been simmering in recent weeks, with Washington and Beijing exchanging tit-for-tat levies and […]
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China hits US sorghum with anti-dumping measure
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Macron calls for ‘European sovereignty’ in face of authoritarianism
Macron calls for ‘European sovereignty’ in face of authoritarianism Strasbourg, France, (MILLAT ONLINE+AFP/APP):French President Emmanuel Macron called Tuesday for a new “European sovereignty” in the face of increasing authoritarianism in some EU countries, in his first speech to the European Parliament. Outlining his vision of a reformed post-Brexit EU, Macron warned that there was a […]
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N. Korea’s muted response on Syria strikes speaks volumes
N. Korea’s muted response on Syria strikes speaks volumes Pyongyang, (MILLAT ONLINE+AFP/APP):A day after US, French and British missiles slammed into suspected chemical weapons sites in Syria, authorities in North Korea — its longstanding friend — held dances in the street to celebrate founder Kim Il Sung’s birthday. The North’s state media made no comment […]
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Afghan battle kills 16 militants in eastern Ghazni province
Afghan battle kills 16 militants in eastern Ghazni province GHAZNI, Afghanistan, (MILLAT ONLINEXinhua/APP)::Up to 16 militants have been killed and 13 more insurgents sustained injuries as a clash flared up between security forces and Taliban in Muqar district of Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni province, provincial police chief Mohammad Zaman Khosti said Tuesday. The clash, according to […]
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Poland broke EU law by logging in ancient forest: court
Poland broke EU law by logging in ancient forest: court Luxembourg, (MILLAT ONLINE+AFP/APP):Poland’s rightwing government broke the law by logging in one of Europe’s last primeval forests, a UNESCO world heritage site, the European Union’s top court ruled Tuesday. “The forest management operations concerning the Puszcza Bialowieska Natura 2000 site that have been undertaken by […]
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Myanmar pardons 8,500 prisoners in holiday amnesty
Myanmar pardons 8,500 prisoners in holiday amnesty Yangon, (MILLAT ONLINE+AFP/APP):Myanmar’s president on Tuesday announced pardons for more than 8,500 prisoners, including three dozen jailed in political cases, as part of an annual amnesty marking the country’s traditional new year. President Win Myint, who took office last month after his predecessor suddenly resigned, said the pardons […]