‘Explosion’ heard near sub’s last known position: navy Mar del Plata, Argentina, (MILLAT ONLINE):Argentina’s navy confirmed Thursday that an unusual noise heard in the ocean near the last known position of a submarine appeared to be an explosion, dashing the last hopes of finding the vessel and its 44 crewmembers. Concern for the missing submarine […]
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‘Explosion’ heard near sub’s last known position: navy
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Tokyo shares lower as Mitsubishi Materials plunges
Tokyo shares lower as Mitsubishi Materials plunges Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Tokyo shares opened lower Friday, pressured by a strong yen and following sharp falls in the Shanghai market while Mitsubishi Materials plunged after news of a quality control scandal emerged. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.54 percent, or 121.78 points, to 22,401.37 in early trade […]
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Canada accepts most US border jumpers’ refugee claims
Canada accepts most US border jumpers’ refugee claims Ottawa, (MILLAT ONLINE):Canadian officials held crisis talks Thursday as new figures showed that most border jumpers who flooded into the country from the United States this year were granted asylum. Only 1,572 refugee claims out of 14,467 have been heard so far, but of these 941 or […]
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Tensions down after ‘coup’ in Ukraine’s separatist region
Tensions down after ‘coup’ in Ukraine’s separatist region Lugansk, Ukraine, (MILLAT ONLINE):Tensions appeared to abate Thursday in Lugansk, a stronghold of Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, two days after infighting erupted in the war-scarred region, culminating in accusations of a coup attempt. The so-called Lugansk People’s Republic, one of two regions controlled by the rebels, […]
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Algerians vote in low-key polls
Algerians vote in low-key polls Algiers, (MILLAT ONLINE):Algerians voted Thursday in local elections after a low-key campaign that has brought no expectation of change in the North African state. In a rare public outing, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who is expected to seek a fifth term in office in 2019, appeared in a wheelchair to cast […]
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Asian traders cautious after being unnerved by China sell-off
Asian traders cautious after being unnerved by China sell-off Hong Kong, (MILLAT OLNINE):Asian investors moved warily on Friday after a sharp sell-off in Shanghai the previous day fuelled concerns of fresh turmoil in China’s markets. The benchmark composite index plunged more than two percent in a late afternoon sell-off Thursday as mainland traders were spooked […]