Facebook booming even as time spent on it drops San Francisco, (MILLAT ONLINE):Facebook on Wednesday reported a big jump in profits even though people are spending less time on the world’s biggest social network. The company said its priority is to encourage personal interaction among users, rather than simply boost the number of hours they […]
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Facebook booming even as time spent on it drops
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President pledges more autonomy for local governments
President pledges more autonomy for local governments SEOUL, (MILLAT ONLINE):President Moon Jae-in reaffirmed his efforts to delegate more authority to regional governments Thursday, calling for a constitutional amendment that would support such a move. “Expanding local autonomy through a constitutional change is a task we must complete sooner or later,” the president said while meeting […]
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Tokyo’s main index snaps six-day losing streak
Tokyo’s main index snaps six-day losing streak Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Tokyo’s benchmark index snapped a six-day losing streak Thursday, supported by a stable yen and modest gains on Wall Street with investor focus shifting to upcoming corporate earnings announcements. The Nikkei 225 index, which the previous day fell for a sixth straight session, gained 1.68 percent […]
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Philippine guerrilla chief held after peace talks scrapped
Philippine guerrilla chief held after peace talks scrapped Manila, (MILLAT ONLINE):A senior Maoist guerrilla leader was arrested on the streets of Manila, Philippine security forces said Thursday, in the first swoop on the rebel leadership since President Rodrigo Duterte ended peace talks. Police said Rafael Baylosis and another armed man were detained in the capital […]
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Petrol bomb thrown at Suu Kyi’s lakeside villa: Myanmar govt
Petrol bomb thrown at Suu Kyi’s lakeside villa: Myanmar govt Yangon, (MILLAT ONLINE):A petrol bomb was thrown at the lakeside Yangon compound of Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday while she was away from her home, a government spokesman said. “It was a petrol bomb,” spokesman Zaw Htay confirmed to AFP, without giving […]
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US citizen mobilization, dreaming big against Trump
US citizen mobilization, dreaming big against Trump New York, (MILLAT ONLINE):The organization may have only five employees and a small office in the Empire State Building, but its ambitions are huge: holding the Trump administration accountable and fighting what it sees as the erosion of democratic norms in the United States. Far from the noisy […]