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Belarus Ambassador presents credentials to Singapore President

  • Belarus Ambassador presents credentials to Singapore President MINSK, (MILLAT ONLINE):Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Indonesia and concurrently to the Republic of Singapore Valery Kolesnik presented his credentials to Singapore President Halimah Yacob on 25 January, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the protocol meeting, the parties […]

  • Ariane 5 satellites in orbit but not in right location

    Ariane 5 satellites in orbit but not in right location Kourou, (MILLAT ONLINE):Two commercial satellites have been placed in orbit by an Ariane 5 rocket but have yet to reach their correct position, Arianespace said Thursday, after mission control briefly lost contact with the craft in a rare malfunction. The usually reliable European space workhorse […]

  • PM, Saudi ministers discuss investment opportunities at WEF

    PM, Saudi ministers discuss investment opportunities at WEF DAVOS, (MILLAT ONLINE):Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi during his visit to World Economic Forum held a meeting with senior Saudi ministers and discussed a number of development projects for Saudi investment in Pakistan. The Saudi delegation comprised Minister for Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Minister for Commerce and Investment […]

  • Volcanos, earthquakes: Is the ‘Ring of Fire’ alight?

    Volcanos, earthquakes: Is the ‘Ring of Fire’ alight? Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):A volcanic eruption in the Philippines forces mass evacuations, while another in Japan kills one person. Across the Pacific, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hits off Alaska. So what’s the link? The spate of activity around the so-called Ring of Fire has raised concerns that a […]

  • S. Korea urges North to talk before military drills restart

    S. Korea urges North to talk before military drills restart Seoul, (MILLAT ONLINE):The Winter Olympics will offer only a brief respite from tensions over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, the South’s unification minister warned Friday, urging Pyongyang to seize the opportunity to talk to Washington. Seoul and the US have only agreed to put off major […]

  • Tokyo stocks close down on late profit-taking

    Tokyo stocks close down on late profit-taking Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Tokyo stocks fell Friday on late profit-taking, after the dollar edged back from a surge that followed remarks by US President Donald Trump on a strong greenback. he benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.16 percent or 37.61 points to 23,631.88 while the broader Topix index was […]