Germany parcel bomb blackmailer demands millions in bitcoins Berlin, (MILLAT ONLINE):A blackmailer whose parcel bomb sparked the evacuation of a German Christmas market last week demanded 10 million euros ($11.8 million) worth of bitcoins, a news report said Wednesday. The German-language message demanding an untraceable payment in the virtual currency was addressed to the parcel […]
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Germany parcel bomb blackmailer demands millions in bitcoins
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Russian MPs ban US media from parliament
Russian MPs ban US media from parliament Moscow, (MILLAT ONLINE):Russian lawmakers on Wednesday voted to ban US media labelled as “foreign agents” from accessing the lower house of parliament in response to the US Congress stripping state channel RT of its credentials. The move came a day after Moscow named nine US media outlets including […]
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Myanmar opium crop shrinks by a quarter
Myanmar opium crop shrinks by a quarter Bangkok, (MILLAT ONLINE):The area under opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has shrunk by a quarter in the last two years, a UN study said Wednesday, as demand for opiates eases and methamphetamine use surges. Myanmar remains the world’s second largest producer of opium — the base ingredient for […]
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N. Korea missile test raises flight safety concerns
N. Korea missile test raises flight safety concerns Seoul, (MILLAT ONLINE):A North Korean ballistic missile was seen by the crew of several airliners last week, aviation authorities said Wednesday, raising concerns about the threat to civilian flights posed by Pyongyang’s unannounced tests. The North has conducted a flurry of missile tests this year in defiance […]
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India using so-called economic leverage to blackmail world powers over human rights issues
India using so-called economic leverage to blackmail world powers over human rights issues WASHINGTON, (MILLAT ONLINE):“India is using its so-called strategic and economic leverages to blackmail western nations to ignore atrocities it is unleashing against innocent Kashmiris in the Occupied Valley, President AJK Sardar Masood Khan said here on Tuesday. “Political expediency and mercantilism must […]
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China targets booming online lending as crisis fears build
China targets booming online lending as crisis fears build Beijing, (MILLAT ONLINE):When Jia Xinru needed to borrow money to buy new clothes, order food and buy a projector to screen Breaking Bad on her wall, she had instant access to China’s growing number of lenders via her mobile phone. The 24-year-old secretary is among millions […]