Kremlin says will talk with IOC ‘to defend our rights’ Moscow, (MILLAT ONLINE):Moscow said on Wednesday it would talk with the International Olympic Committee “to defend our rights” after a number of top Russian athletes were confirmed banned from the 2018 Games. Short track speed skating star Victor An along with Olympic champion biathlete Anton […]
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Kremlin says will talk with IOC ‘to defend our rights’
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Madrid blocks Brussels meeting between Puigdemont, Catalan speaker: diplomatic source
Madrid blocks Brussels meeting between Puigdemont, Catalan speaker: diplomatic source Madrid, (MILLAT ONLINE):Spain on Wednesday ordered Catalonia’s representative in Brussels not to allow a planned meeting there between sacked president Carles Puigdemont and the speaker of the region’s parliament, a diplomatic source said. “The representative of the Catalan government in Brussels has been instructed not […]
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US wants to work with rest of world at Davos: Mnuchin
US wants to work with rest of world at Davos: Mnuchin Davos, Switzerland, (MILLAT ONLINE)::US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday said Donald Trump’s visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos was intended to promote international partnerships, despite the US president’s protectionist “America First” policies. “(This trip) is about an America First agenda but […]
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EU envoy urges China to release Swedish book publisher
EU envoy urges China to release Swedish book publisher Beijing, (MILLAT ONLINE):The European Union’s ambassador to China urged Beijing on Wednesday to immediately release a book publisher after the Swedish citizen was snatched for a second time, this time while accompanied by Swedish diplomats. The case of Hong Kong-based Gui Minhai, 53, has sparked a […]
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Asian markets see broad rebound but dollar takes fresh hit
Asian markets see broad rebound but dollar takes fresh hit Hong Kong, (MILLAT ONLINE):Most Asian markets shrugged off profit-taking Wednesday and pressed on with a new year rally that has sent Hong Kong to successive records, though the dollar suffered fresh losses against its major peers. Optimism about the global economy which was reinforced this […]
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Russia successfully tests advanced Mi-171A2 helicopters in extreme cold weather
Russia successfully tests advanced Mi-171A2 helicopters in extreme cold weather MOSCOW, (MILLAT ONLINE)::Russia has completed test of an advanced multi-role Mi-171A2 helicopter at extremely low temperatures, Xinhua reported on Wednesday. Quoting a news release issued by the Russian Helicopter Holding of the Rostec State Corporation, the news agency said the company has confirmed the successful […]