N. Korean incomes improving but far below South: Seoul Seoul, (MILLAT ONLINE):North Koreans enjoyed the fastest improvement in their incomes for five years in 2016, Seoul’s statistics agency has said — but Southerners are still more than 20 times better off. Per capita incomes averaged 1.46 million won ($1,340) in the North last year, Statistics […]
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N. Korean incomes improving but far below South: Seoul
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S.Africa ANC leadership vote delayed after disputes
S.Africa ANC leadership vote delayed after disputes Johannesburg, (MILLAT ONLINE):Thousands of delegates from South Africa’s ruling ANC party will vote Monday to choose their next leader after repeated delays to a ballot seen as a decisive moment in the country’s post-apartheid history. As rival supporters sang and chanted in the conference hall outside Johannesburg on […]
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Voting closes in what looks to be close race for Chile presidency
Voting closes in what looks to be close race for Chile presidency Santiago, (MILLAT ONLINE):Polling stations across Chile closed at 6:00pm (2100 GMT) Sunday in a runoff election held to choose the nation’s next president. Analysts were expecting a tight race between Sebastian Pinera, a billionaire former president seeking a comeback, and rival Alejandro Guillier, […]
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Homicide team to probe ‘suspicious’ deaths of Canada billionaire couple
Homicide team to probe ‘suspicious’ deaths of Canada billionaire couple Montreal, (MILLAT ONLINE):Toronto’s homicide unit has taken over a probe into the “suspicious” deaths of Canadian pharmaceutical billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife Honey, police said Sunday after finding they had died of strangulation. “The cause of death for both deceased was ligature neck compression,” […]
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British embassy worker found murdered in Lebanon: official
British embassy worker found murdered in Lebanon: official Beirut, (MILLAT ONLINE):A British woman employed at the UK embassy in Lebanon has been found murdered, a senior official said Sunday, adding that the crime did not appear to be political. “Our first impression is that it’s not politically motivated,” the official, who is involved in the […]
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Irish pilot union agrees to Ryanair talks ahead of planned strike
Irish pilot union agrees to Ryanair talks ahead of planned strike Dublin, (MILLAT ONLINE):The union representing Ireland-based Ryanair pilots said on Sunday it had agreed to talk with the no-frills airline but warned that the meeting could be too late to avert a strike set for Wednesday. The Irish airline on Friday offered to recognise […]