Returning winds churn up heightened alert in fire-hit California Los Angeles, (MILLAT ONLINE):After a couple of days of respite heavy winds are expected to return Wednesday to the California area plagued by a massive fire, potentially hindering the efforts of firefighters battling in an already dry climate. The fire has already destroyed at least 272,000 […]
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Returning winds churn up heightened alert in fire-hit California
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World Bank approves $825 million package for Pakistan
World Bank approves $825 million package for Pakistan WASHINGTON, (MILLAT ONLINE):The World Bank on Tuesday approved a package of $825 million to improve the national power transmission system in Pakistan, and enhance health and education service delivery by strengthening financing management and procurement systems. The World Bank approved $425 million National Transmission Modernization Project-1 (NTMP-1) […]
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Erdogan rival vows to overturn executive presidency
Erdogan rival vows to overturn executive presidency Ankara, (MILLAT ONLINE):A dissident Turkish nationalist who founded a new political party and is now viewed as a possible rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to scrap her opponent’s vision of a super-presidency if elected. Meral Aksener, 61, Turkey’s first female interior minister between 1996 and […]
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Law intended to smooth Brexit reaches key hurdle
Law intended to smooth Brexit reaches key hurdle London, (MILLAT ONLINE):Legislation intended to smooth Britain’s exit from the European Union moves a step closer to becoming law on Wednesday, as ministers begin working out what they want from Brexit. The House of Commons will hold its eighth and final day of detailed scrutiny of the […]
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Bitcoin suffers dramatic price plunge in Asia
Bitcoin suffers dramatic price plunge in Asia Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Bitcoin prices plunged about 15 percent in Asian trade Wednesday before recouping some of the losses as investors apparently took fright at news that a South Korean exchange had been hacked. The unit, which hit a record $19,500 at the start of the week, took a […]
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Campaigns go silent ahead of knife-edge Catalan vote
Campaigns go silent ahead of knife-edge Catalan vote Barcelona, (MILLAT ONLINE):Catalonia heads into a 24-hour campaigning blackout Wednesday on the eve of a knife-edge vote, a potential turning point in the Spanish region’s hotly disputed independence crisis. Thursday’s regional election pits leaders of the wealthy northeastern region’s separatist movement against candidates who want to stay […]