7.0 magnitude quake off New Caledonia, triggering tsunami warning Noumea, (MILLAT ONLINE):A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of New Caledonia on Monday, triggering a tsunami warning, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The US Geological Survey said the shallow tremor hit approximately 82 kilometres to the east of the lightly […]
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7.0 magnitude quake off New Caledonia, triggering tsunami warning
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7.3 magnitude quake strikes east of New Caledonia: USGS
7.3 magnitude quake strikes east of New Caledonia: USGS Sydney, (MILLAT ONLINE):A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of New Caledonia Monday in the tectonically active Pacific region, the US Geological Survey said. The tremor hit at a depth 25 kilometres (16 miles) some 85 kilometres to the east of the lightly populated […]
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Pinera, Guillier to contest runoff in Chile election
Pinera, Guillier to contest runoff in Chile election Santiago, (MILLAT ONLINE):Billionaire conservative Sebastian Pinera, who held a commanding lead in Chile’s first round of presidential elections, and leftist former TV journalist Alejandro Guillier will contest a runoff next month. Ex-president Pinera had a 36.6 percent lead to Guillier’s 22.6 percent with more than 90 percent […]
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Hong Kong stocks open slightly higher
Hong Kong stocks open slightly higher Hong Kong, (MILLAT ONLINE):Hong Kong stocks rose soon after the open on Monday, building on last week’s gains, though the advance was limited by profit-taking and a negative lead from Wall Street. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.19 percent, or 56.21 points, to 29,255.25. But the benchmark Shanghai Composite […]
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Cambodian reporters charged with espionage for filing news to US
Cambodian reporters charged with espionage for filing news to US Phnom Penh, (MILLAT ONLINE):Two Cambodian journalists were charged on Saturday with spying for allegedly filing news reports to Washington-based Radio Free Asia amid a sweeping government crackdown on dissent. The reporters were detained on Tuesday night, days before Cambodia’s main opposition party was dissolved over […]
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Desperate Rohingya Muslims use home-made rafts to get to Bangladesh UN
Desperate Rohingya Muslims use home-made rafts to get to Bangladesh UN UNITED NATIONS, (MILLAT ONLINE):Dozens of makeshift rafts carrying more than a thousand people have floated into Bangladesh over the past 10 days, reflecting the increasing desperation of Rohingya Muslims to flee to the violence in Myanmar, the United Nations refugee agency said Friday. “Unable […]