Kim’s new threads get Korea-watchers wondering Seoul, (MILLAT ONLINE):A snappy grey suit donned by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s for his New Year’s address has got analysts wondering whether the reclusive regime is deploying a new wardrobe as part of a diplomatic makeover for 2018. Kim used his annual speech to warn the United States […]
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Kim’s new threads get Korea-watchers wondering
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BP to take $1.5bn hit on US tax reforms
BP to take $1.5bn hit on US tax reforms London, (MILLAT ONLINE):British energy major BP said Tuesday that it expected to take a $1.5-billion (1.2-billion-euro) hit from US President Donald Trump’s tax reforms. “The lowering of the US corporate income tax rate to 21 percent requires revaluation of BP’s US deferred tax assets and liabilities,” […]
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Egypt hangs five prisoners: officials
Egypt hangs five prisoners: officials Cairo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Egyptian prison authorities executed on Tuesday five inmates who had been sentenced to death, four of them over a bombing that killed military cadets, security officials said. The hangings came days after the execution of 15 inmates convicted of attacking police and the military in the largest mass […]
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Turkey ‘concerned’ by Iran protests, warns against escalation
Turkey ‘concerned’ by Iran protests, warns against escalation Istanbul, (MILLAT ONLINE):Turkey on Tuesday said was “concerned” by days-long protests that have engulfed neighbouring Iran, warning against any escalation in the unrest. “Turkey is concerned by news the protests in Iran… are spreading, causing casualties and also the fact that some public buildings were damaged,” the […]
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Turkey, Qatar launch e-commerce platform for Qataris
Turkey, Qatar launch e-commerce platform for Qataris DOHA, (MILLAT ONLINE):Qatar Post (Q-Post) and Turkish Post (PTT) have launched the first e-commerce platform ”Turkish Souq” for Qatari residents, local media reported Tuesday morning. The ”Turkish Souq” will provide access to up to 5 million Turkish products, Qatar’s Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim bin Saif Al […]
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Two dead, thousands flee in storm-weary Philippines
Two dead, thousands flee in storm-weary Philippines Manila, (MILLAT ONLINE):Two people were killed and thousands fled strong winds and floods as a tropical depression hit the central Philippines on Tuesday, following deadly back-to-back storms during the Christmas season. The deaths were reported on Cebu island, where an elderly woman was killed in a landslide while […]