Liberians to choose new leader in delayed presidential vote Monrovia, (MILLAT ONLINE):Liberians go to the polls Tuesday to select either former international footballer George Weah or Vice President Joseph Boakai as their new president, in a vote that analysts say is too close to call. After seven weeks of delays caused by legal challenges against […]
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Liberians to choose new leader in delayed presidential vote
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Thousands protest pardon of Peru’s ailing ex-president Fujimori
Thousands protest pardon of Peru’s ailing ex-president Fujimori Lima, (MILLAT ONLINE):Thousands of Peruvians marched in Lima on Monday to protest the pardon of ailing ex-president Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses. Current President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski ordered the pardon of Fujimori and seven other prisoners on Sunday on humanitarian […]
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Tokyo stocks close lower on profit-taking
Tokyo stocks close lower on profit-taking Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Tokyo stocks fell Tuesday on late profit-taking, with investors keeping to the sidelines as major global markets remained closed for the Christmas holidays. The benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.20 percent, or 46.49 points, to close at 22,892.69 while the broader Topix index was down 0.27 percent, or […]
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Chinese activist jailed for 8 years
Chinese activist jailed for 8 years Tianjin, China, (MILLAT ONLINE):A Chinese court sentenced an activist known by the online pseudonym “Super Vulgar Butcher” to eight years in prison Tuesday after he refused to plead guilty to charges of “subverting state power”. Wu Gan, who was taken into police custody in May 2015, attracted authorities’ attention […]
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Football: Mourinho takes dig at City’s ‘extra day’
London, Dec 25 (AFP/APP):Jose Mourinho aimed a Christmas Day dig at Manchester City, claiming the runaway Premier League leaders have been handed an unfair advantage by playing their next match more than a day later than his United team. United welcome Burnley to Old Trafford on Tuesday but City, who have a huge 13-point lead […]
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Football: Mutko suspends Russian football role to fight Olympic lifetime ban
Moscow, Dec 25 (AFP/APP):Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, who has been hit with a lifetime ban from the Olympic Games over doping, on Monday said he is suspending his role as president of the Russian Football Union while he contests the ban in the Court of Arbitration for Sport. “I have decided to file […]