Asian markets jump as US tax cuts move step closer Hong Kong, (MILLAT ONLINE):Asian markets rallied on Monday, tracking fresh records on Wall Street, while the dollar held gains as Donald Trump’s much-hyped tax cuts moved a step closer to being passed. The controversial reforms look destined to become the US president’s first major congressional […]
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Asian markets jump as US tax cuts move step closer
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Trump says no plans to fire Mueller
Trump says no plans to fire Mueller Washington, (MILLAT ONLINE):President Donald Trump insisted Sunday he has no intention of sacking Robert Mueller, after his transition team claimed the special counsel unlawfully obtained tens of thousands of emails for his probe into Russian meddling in the US election. When asked if he intended to fire Mueller, […]
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Billionaire ex-president Pinera leads in Chile election
Billionaire ex-president Pinera leads in Chile election Santiago, (MILLT ONLINE):Chile’s billionaire ex-president Sebastian Pinera is on track to return to office, according to partial results from a runoff election held Sunday. Electoral authorities said the 68-year-old conservative, who previously ruled 2010-2014, had 54 percent, with nearly half the ballots counted. That placed him comfortably ahead […]
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US Senator John McCain to miss key tax vote
US Senator John McCain to miss key tax vote Washington, (MILLAT ONLINE):US Senator John McCain will miss a key vote on the Republican tax bill because of a viral infection, further narrowing the already-thin margin of support for the controversial plan. The veteran Republican lawmaker, 81, will not return to Washington until January, his office […]
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Three people killed in US plane crash: police
Three people killed in US plane crash: police Washington, (MILLAT ONLINE):Three people died when a small plane crashed in the US state of Indiana, police said on Sunday. The single-engine Cessna went down and caught fire behind a home in a heavily-wooded area of the Midwestern state at about 9:10 pm (0210 GMT) local time […]
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Pride in being Spanish reborn in Catalonia
Pride in being Spanish reborn in Catalonia Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain, (MILLAT ONLINE):Francisco Alfonso had never voted or taken part in a demonstration before, but that all changed when Catalonia’s leaders tried to break the wealthy northeastern region away from Spain. “Before, you kept quiet, you didn’t say anything,” said the 37-year-old plumber, a […]