Macron wants French baguette to get UNESCO heritage status Paris, (MILLAT ONLINE):President Emmanuel Macron on Friday joined calls by bakers for France’s traditional baguette to be recognised as one of the world’s cultural treasures on UNESCO’s list of “intangible heritage”. The call came after the art of Naples’ dough-twirling pizza makers was given the nod […]
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Macron wants French baguette to get UNESCO heritage status
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Merkel risks leading weak ‘losers’ coalition for Germany
Merkel risks leading weak ‘losers’ coalition for Germany Berlin, (MILLAT ONLINE):Germany’s veteran chancellor Angela Merkel, often called the world’s most powerful woman, will embark on a fourth term with diminished influence and little vision for shaping Europe’s future, analysts say. After wrapping up more than 24 hours of talks Friday between her conservatives and the […]
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Death toll from California mudslides now 18: official
Death toll from California mudslides now 18: official Los Angeles, (MILLAT ONLINE):Authorities in southern California said Friday they had discovered the body of an elderly man killed by mudslides that battered the region earlier this week, lifting the overall death toll to 18. The 87-year-old man was “located by a search and rescue team in […]
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1.5 C climate goal ‘unlikely’ but doable: draft UN report
1.5 C climate goal ‘unlikely’ but doable: draft UN report Paris, (MILLAT ONLINE):The Paris Agreement goal of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius will slip beyond reach unless nations act now to slash carbon pollution, curb energy demand, and suck CO2 from the air, according to a draft UN report. Without such efforts, “holding […]
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US stocks end at records again, extending rally
US stocks end at records again, extending rally New York, (MILLAT ONLINE):Wall Street stocks surged to another round of records Friday as earnings season kicked off amid optimism ignited by the US tax reform. All three major indices again ended at records, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.9 percent at the closing bell […]
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Exam shows Trump in ‘excellent health’: White House
Exam shows Trump in ‘excellent health’: White House Washington, (MILLAT ONLINE):Donald Trump’s doctor says he is in excellent health, after the 71-year-old president underwent his first medical examination Friday since taking office, the White House said. “The president’s physical exam today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center went exceptionally well,” the doctor, Ronny Jackson, […]