Mugabe visits Singapore hospital on first trip since ouster Singapore, (MILLAT ONLINE):Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe, who was ousted from power last month, visited a Singapore hospital Friday during a trip to the city-state for a medical check-up. It was the first time he has been seen in public since he was forced to resign […]
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Mugabe visits Singapore hospital on first trip since ouster
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Venezuelan state oil company announces payments on certain bonds
Venezuelan state oil company announces payments on certain bonds Caracas, (MILLAT ONLINE):Struggling Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA says it has begun paying $539 million in interest payments on four bonds hours before a grace period expires. The company, source of 96 percent of the country’s foreign revenues, was declared in partial default by global rating […]
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730 children among 6,700 Rohingya killed by Myanmar
730 children among 6,700 Rohingya killed by Myanmar ANKARA, (MILLAT ONLINE):At least 9,000 Rohingya were killed in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state from Aug. 25 to Sept. 24, a global humanitarian organization said on Thursday. Doctors Without Borders published the figures after conducting surveys in refugee camps in Bangladesh. According to the report, the deaths of […]
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Peru president rejects demands he resign over corruption allegations
Peru president rejects demands he resign over corruption allegations Lima, (MILLAT ONLINE):Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski late Thursday rejected demands he resign, brushing aside an opposition ultimatum to step down or face impeachment over allegations he received bribes from Brazilian contractor Odebrecht. “I am not going to abdicate my honor, my values or my responsibilities […]
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Hong Kong stocks end morning in the red
Hong Kong stocks end morning in the red Hong Kong, (MILLAT ONLINE):Hong Kong stocks tumbled more than one percent in the morning session on Friday, in line with losses on Wall Street fuelled by worries US lawmakers could fail to pass market-friendly tax-cut measures. The Hang Seng Index fell 1.14 percent, or 332.62 points, to […]
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UN warns of cost if South Sudan stymies ‘last chance’ peace plan
UN warns of cost if South Sudan stymies ‘last chance’ peace plan United Nations, United States, (MILLAT ONLINE):The UN Security Council warned Thursday of “cost and consequences” for any side in South Sudan that blocks a new regional peace initiative set to open next week in Ethiopia. In a unanimous statement, the council said a […]