Vatican City, Dec 25 (AFP/APP):Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas address on Monday called for peace in Jerusalem and highlighted the plight of children scarred by conflict, having earlier urged the world’s Catholics not to ignore the conditions migrants face. Tens of thousands of worshippers gathered at the Vatican to hear the pontiff’s fifth “Urbi […]
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Pope’s Christmas message seeks peace in Jerusalem
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N. Korea preparing to launch satellite: report
Seoul, Dec 26 (AFP/APP):North Korea is preparing to launch a satellite, a Seoul newspaper said Tuesday, as outside observers warn that the nuclear-armed regime’s space programme is a fig leaf for weapons tests. Pyongyang is under multiple UN sanctions over its nuclear and missile tests and is prohibited from carrying out any launch using ballistic […]
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Tokyo stocks open slightly lower
Tokyo, Dec 26 (AFP/APP):Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower on Tuesday, with investors keeping to the sidelines as major global markets remained closed for the Christmas holidays. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged down 0.06 percent, or 13.34 points, to 22,925.84 in early trade while the broader Topix index was down 0.07 percent, or 1.37 points, […]
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China firmly supports just cause of Palestinian people to restore legitimate national rights
BEIJING, Dec 25 (APP):China Monday firmly supported the just cause of the Palestinian people to restore their legitimate national rights, the two-state solution, and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state of full sovereignty with East Jerusalem as its capital along the 1967 border. “China believes that only when a Palestinian state is established in […]
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UN Security Council slams missile attack on Riyadh by Yemeni rebels
UN Security Council slams missile attack on Riyadh by Yemeni rebels UNITED NATIONS, (MILLAT ONLINE):The U.N. Security Council has condemned “in the strongest possible term” this week’s ballistic missile attack by Houthi rebels in Yemen against Saudi Arabia’s capital or Riyadh. A statement approved Friday by all 15 council members “also expressed alarm at the […]
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Madrid stocks sink on Catalan woes; London retreats from record
Madrid stocks sink on Catalan woes; London retreats from record New York, (MILLAT ONLINE):The Spanish stock market tumbled Friday after a victory for Catalan separatists in a snap poll, while London hit an intraday record before retreating. On the other side of the Atlantic, Wall Street stocks retreated as President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited […]