Russia pushes for UN talks after joint spy probe rebuffed The Hague, (MILLAT ONLINE):Russia has called for urgent UN Security Council talks on the spiralling diplomatic crisis sparked by the spy poisoning scandal as a group of expelled US diplomats left their embassy in Moscow early Thursday. Britain blames Russia for the March 4 poisoning […]
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Russia pushes for UN talks after joint spy probe rebuffed
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Moderately strong quake struck off southern Philippines
Moderately strong quake struck off southern Philippines Manila, (MILLAT ONLINE):A moderately strong 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck at sea off the main southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, though local authorities said they did not expect any damage. The quake was recorded shortly before midday (0353 GMT) with the epicentre at […]
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Philippines to close Boracay island to tourists for six months
Philippines to close Boracay island to tourists for six months Manila, (MILLAT ONLINE):The Philippines has announced its best-known holiday island Boracay will be closed to tourists for six months over concerns that the once idyllic white-sand resort has become a “cesspool” tainted by dumped sewage. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the shutdown to start April […]
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Vietnam protestors clash with police ahead of activist trial
Vietnam protestors clash with police ahead of activist trial Hanoi, (MILLAT ONLINE):Several protesters were hauled off by plainclothes police in Vietnam Thursday as they marched to the trial of a prominent lawyer and five other activists charged with “attempting to overthrow the state”. The case against the pro-democracy activists, including high-profile lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, […]
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12 European hostages freed in troubled anglophone Cameroon
12 European hostages freed in troubled anglophone Cameroon Douala, (MILLAT ONLINE):Twelve European tourists have been freed after being taken hostage in western Cameroon, where anglophone militants are campaigning for an independent state, the government said on Wednesday. The group of seven Swiss and five Italians “were taken hostage by a band of armed terrorists” in […]
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Germans turn from diesel as city bans loom
Germans turn from diesel as city bans loom Frankfurt am Main, (MILLAT ONLINE):Diesel-powered cars’ share of the German market continued its slide in March, official data showed Wednesday, sapped by a court ruling that could see the vehicles banned from parts of city centres. Just 31.4 percent of cars registered by the KBA federal vehicle […]