Marshalls decries inclusion on EU tax blacklist Majuro, Marshall Islands, (MILLAT ONLINE):The Marshall Islands has described its inclusion on a European Union tax haven blacklist as “sad”, with the Pacific nation’s chamber of commerce alleging the move was politically motivated. The EU on Tuesday unveiled a list of 17 states it said were “non-cooperative” and […]
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Marshalls decries inclusion on EU tax blacklist
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US House advances funding bill to avert government shutdown
US House advances funding bill to avert government shutdown Washington, (MILLAT ONLINE):The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a stopgap federal spending extension as pressure mounted on President Donald Trump and congressional leaders to reach agreement to fully fund government and avert a crippling shutdown. With federal spending authority expiring on Friday at midnight, […]
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May, Juncker ‘likely’ to hold Brexit talks at 0600 GMT: EU
May, Juncker ‘likely’ to hold Brexit talks at 0600 GMT: EU Brussels, (MILLAT ONLINE):British Prime Minister Theresa May is set for a possible meeting with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels early on Friday in a bid to seal a Brexit divorce deal, the EU said. EU Commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva said on Twitter […]
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North Korea prize money frozen at Asian football tournament
North Korea prize money frozen at Asian football tournament Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):North Korea will not be entitled to any prize money at this month’s East Asian football championships due to economic sanctions imposed on Pyongyang, tournament organisers have said. Visiting North Korea kick off the men’s competition against hosts Japan in Tokyo on Saturday in […]
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Japan revises up Q3 quarterly growth to 0.6%
Japan revises up Q3 quarterly growth to 0.6% Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Japan posted economic growth of 0.6 percent in the three months to September from the previous quarter, in new data Friday that showed the world’s third-largest economy expanding faster than previously estimated. The new quarterly figure was sharply higher than the preliminary 0.3 percent and […]
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Marches back Honduras president in drawn-out, contested election
Marches back Honduras president in drawn-out, contested election Tegucigalpa, (MILLAT ONLINE):Thousands of supporters of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez marched on Thursday to back his claim of victory in a strangely drawn-out election that the opposition says was rigged. But his leftwing rival, former TV president Salvador Nasralla, maintained he won the November 26 poll […]