Tokyo stocks edge lower in morning ahead of FOMC meeting conclusion TOKYO, (MILLAT ONLINE):Tokyo stocks edged lower Wednesday morning as investors were in a circumspect mood ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting concluding later in the day. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average inched 59.69 points, or 0.26 percent […]
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Tokyo stocks edge lower in morning ahead of FOMC meeting conclusion
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UN official says North Koreans agree on importance of avoiding war
UN official says North Koreans agree on importance of avoiding war UNITED NATION, (MILLAT ONLINE):The U.N. political affairs chief has said that senior North Korean officials told him it was important to prevent war, but did not offer any commitment to talks during his four-day visit to North Korea last week. Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for […]
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Britain must obey EU environment rules for post-Brexit air deal: campaigners
Britain must obey EU environment rules for post-Brexit air deal: campaigners Brussels, (MILLAT ONLINE):The EU must make Britain’s air industry sign up to the bloc’s environment rules if it wants to keep access to European skies after Brexit, a campaign group warned in a report Wednesday. Airlines should stay in the EU’s emissions trading scheme […]
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Israel arrests senior Hamas leader in W. Bank raid
Israel arrests senior Hamas leader in W. Bank raid RAMALLAH, (MILLAT ONLINE):Israeli forces detained a senior Hamas leader in Israel-occupied West Bank on Wednesday. Hasan Yousef was arrested from his house in the West Bank city of Ramallah, according to his son. “Dozens of Israeli soldiers raided the house at dawn and arrested my father,” […]
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Asia markets mostly up ahead of Fed, dollar slips on Alabama poll
Asia markets mostly up ahead of Fed, dollar slips on Alabama poll Hong Kong, (MILLAT ONLINE):Asian markets mostly rose Wednesday as investors await the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting, but the dollar slipped as a shock Democrat poll win in a staunch Republican senate seat fuelled fears about Donald Trump’s tax cut plans. The Dow […]
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China plans to quintuple sea water desalination capacity
China plans to quintuple sea water desalination capacity BEIJING, (MILLAT ONLINE):China plans to increase its sea water desalination capacity more than fivefold during the next three to five years to ease a water shortage on its inhabited islands. Around 100 sea water desalination projects will be built or upgraded in 16 coastal provinces and cities, […]