Weakened and divided, S.Africa’s ANC to elect a new leader Johannesburg, (MILLAT ONLINE):South Africa’s ruling ANC party holds a conference starting Saturday to elect its new leader in a hotly contested two-way race seen as a pivotal moment in the country’s post-apartheid history. The winner will be well-placed to be the next president, but the […]
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Weakened and divided, S.Africa’s ANC to elect a new leader
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British PM suffers defeat in Brexit bill
British PM suffers defeat in Brexit bill London, (MILLAT ONLINE):British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday suffered a damaging parliamentary defeat on the eve of a crucial EU summit, after her own MPs rebelled to demand parliament have the final say on a Brexit divorce deal. Eleven members of May’s Conservative party joined with opposition […]
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Global, Asian heat waves in 2016 due purely to climate change: study
Global, Asian heat waves in 2016 due purely to climate change: study Miami, (MILLAT ONLINE):Last year’s global heat record, extreme heat in Asia and unusually warm waters off the coast of Alaska happened purely because the planet is getting warmer due to human activities like burning fossil fuels, a study said Wednesday. The findings mark […]
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Firefighters on top of wildfire in LA’s luxury Bel Air
Firefighters on top of wildfire in LA’s luxury Bel Air Los Angeles, (MILLAT ONLINE):Firefighters in Los Angeles said Wednesday they were nearing full containment of a week-old fire caused by “an illegal cooking fire” at a homeless encampment. The blaze, which is 90 percent under control, has scorched 422 acres (170 hectares) since it broke […]
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Canada authorizes export of automatic weapons to Ukraine
Canada authorizes export of automatic weapons to Ukraine Ottawa, (MILLAT ONLINE):Canada on Wednesday authorized the export of automatic weapons to Ukraine, citing its “steadfast” support for the security and sovereignty of a country engaged in a conflict with pro-Russian separatists. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, who is of Ukrainian descent through her mother, “announced that […]
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Turkey seeks closer defense ties with Colombia
Turkey seeks closer defense ties with Colombia BOGOTA, (MILLAT ONLINE):Turkey is considering closer military ties with Colombia, Deputy Defence Minister Suay Alpay said late Tuesday. Alpay, who attended Expodefensa 2017 in Bogota before visiting Anadolu Agency’s office in the city, said Turkey’s involvement in the exhibition demonstrated its support for the Colombian defence industry. “We […]