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Pakistan co-sponsors resolution on Jerusalem status for action at emergency UNGA session

  • Pakistan co-sponsors resolution on Jerusalem status for action at emergency UNGA session UNITED NATIONS, (MILLAT ONLINE):Pakistan told the OIC Ambassadorial Group at the United Nations, which met Tuesday ahead of the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) special emergency session on Jerusalem Status, that it will fully support and co-sponsor a resolution calling for the withdrawal of […]

  • Greek parliament approves ‘final bailout’ budget

    Greek parliament approves ‘final bailout’ budget Athens, (MILLAT ONLINE):Greece’s parliament on Tuesday approved the 2018 budget, described by the government as the last under the country’s multi-billion bailout, which nominally ends in August. “After eight years…this is the final bailout budget parliament is called to approve. We leave behind a period nobody will want to […]

  • Asian traders sit pat, with eyes on passage of US tax cuts

    Asian traders sit pat, with eyes on passage of US tax cuts Hong Kong, (MILLAT ONLINE):Asian markets moved narrowly on Wednesday as investors take a breather from recent gains while keeping an eye on Capitol Hill as US lawmakers close in on a massive tax overhaul. Equities have been on a broad upswing since last […]

  • Vandals take hammer to ancient Australia dinosaur footprint

    Vandals take hammer to ancient Australia dinosaur footprint Sydney, (MILLAT ONLINE):Vandals have taken a hammer to a 115 million year-old dinosaur footprint at a world renowned site in Australia, with officials Wednesday slamming the “sad and callous” act. The footprint of the medium-sized theropod was found by palaeontologists in 2006 at Flat Rocks in Victoria […]

  • New Austria govt will be judged on its actions: Juncker

    New Austria govt will be judged on its actions: Juncker Brussels, (MILLAT ONLINE):European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday he had no bias against Austria’s new government, which includes a far-right party, adding it would be judged on its actions. The coalition between the conservative People’s Party (OeVP) and the far-right FPOe has pledged to […]

  • Hong Kong stocks flat at open

    Hong Kong stocks flat at open Hong Kong, (MILLAT OLNINE):Hong Kong stocks kicked Wednesday off with minor moves as investors sat on their hands after a healthy two-day rally while they keep an eye on the passage of a key US tax reform bill. The Hang Seng Index dipped 11.67 points to 29,241.99. The benchmark […]