Hungary to hold general election April 8 Budapest, (MILLAT ONLINE):Hungary will hold general elections on April 8, the president said Thursday, with controversial right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban tipped to win a third consecutive term. “I announce the date for the 2018 general parliamentary elections as April 8,” President Jens Ader said in a widely […]
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Hungary to hold general election April 8
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‘Big obstacles’ still in way of Germany coalition deal: Merkel
‘Big obstacles’ still in way of Germany coalition deal: Merkel Berlin, (MILLAT ONLINE):German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the country’s top parties still had “big obstacles” to surmount before reaching a new coalition deal, ahead of a final round of negotiations Thursday. “There are still big obstacles on the path that need to be cleared,” she […]
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Mugabe ousted by ‘military coup’ claims ex-minister
Mugabe ousted by ‘military coup’ claims ex-minister Harare, (MILLAT ONLINE):Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe was ousted by a “military coup” that forced his resignation, former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo said in an interview with the BBC broadcast on Thursday. Moyo, a former higher education minister under the last president and an ardent Mugabe loyalist, said […]
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Son of Angola’s ex-president sacked from national investment fund
Son of Angola’s ex-president sacked from national investment fund Luanda, (MILLAT ONLINE):Angolan President Joao Lourenco removed the son of his predecessor Jose Eduardo dos Santos from the top job at the oil-rich country’s sovereign wealth fund, the presidency said on Wednesday. Jose Filomeno dos Santos, who was implicated in the “Panama Papers” offshore scandal, will […]
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S.Korea planning to close cryptocurrency exchanges, bitcoin dives
S.Korea planning to close cryptocurrency exchanges, bitcoin dives Seoul, (MILLAT ONLINE):South Korea is preparing to shut down cryptocurrency exchanges in the country, its justice minister warned Thursday, sending prices of bitcoin and other virtual units into a tailspin. A series of measures have failed to curb overheated virtual currency speculation in the country and Justice […]
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Israel approves more than 1,100 new West Bank settlement homes: NGO
Israel approves more than 1,100 new West Bank settlement homes: NGO Jerusalem, (MILLAT ONLINE):Israeli authorities have approved more than 1,100 new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the Peace Now NGO said Thursday, the latest in a raft of such moves in recent months. The approvals were given on Wednesday by a defence ministry […]