Peru president, accused of graft, survives impeachment vote Lima, (MILLAT ONLINE):Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski narrowly survived an impeachment vote late Thursday by lawmakers accusing him of graft in relation to disgraced Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht. “The demand for vacancy on grounds of permanent moral incapacity has not been approved,” the speaker of the opposition-dominated […]
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Peru president, accused of graft, survives impeachment vote
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Indonesia boosts security for Christmas, New Year
Indonesia boosts security for Christmas, New Year Jakarta, (MILLAT ONLINE):Indonesia will deploy some 180,000 security personnel ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays, authorities said Friday, following the arrests of more than a dozen suspected militants in the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country. Thirteen suspected militants were arrested in separate, pre-emptive raids across the Southeast […]
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UN vote a setback but US key to Mideast peace hopes
UN vote a setback but US key to Mideast peace hopes Washington, (MILLAT ONLINE):Washington’s latest overwhelming defeat at the United Nations may have been an embarrassment, but any claim it has lost its role as Middle East peace mediator will likely prove premature. A huge majority of UN member states, including close US allies and […]
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Japan company says to close two large ageing nuclear reactors
Japan company says to close two large ageing nuclear reactors Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):A Japanese company said Friday it would decommission two ageing nuclear reactors due to difficulty in ensuring safety, as the public remains wary about atomic energy after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Kansai Electric Power’s reactors No.1 and No.2 of the Oi plant in […]
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Majority states defies Trump warning, oppose US move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Majority states defies Trump warning, oppose US move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital WASHINGTON, (MILLAT ONLINE):Member states of the United Nations through a resolution on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected a US move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, ignoring warnings from President Trump who had threatened to cut off financial aid for countries which voted […]
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S. Korea blaze evokes Grenfell Tower fire: experts
S. Korea blaze evokes Grenfell Tower fire: experts Seoul, (MILLAT ONLINE):Flammable materials on the outside of a South Korean building fuelled a major blaze that killed 29 people, experts said Friday, evoking comparisons with the Grenfell Tower disaster in London. The fire engulfed an eight-storey tower in the southern city of Jecheon, killing 29 people […]