Chinese consumers spend billions in ‘Singles Day’ shopping binge Shanghai, (MILLAT ONLINE):China’s smartphone-wielding masses unleashed billions of dollars in e-commerce spending Saturday as they rushed to snap up bargains on “Singles Day”, billed as the world’s biggest one-day online shopping festival. Also known as “Double 11” for the November 11 date, the event launched in […]
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Chinese consumers spend billions in ‘Singles Day’ shopping binge
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US Marine Instructor given 10-year prison sentence for abusing Pakistani-American recruit, two others Muslims
US Marine Instructor given 10-year prison sentence for abusing Pakistani-American recruit, two others Muslims WASHINGTON, (MILLAT ONLINE):A former US Marine drill instructor was sentenced to 10 years in prison for physically and verbally abusing Muslim recruits, including a 20-year-old Pakistani American who allegedly committed suicide after a troubling encounter, the Washington Post reported on Friday. […]
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Three US carriers lead naval drill aimed at N. Korea
Three US carriers lead naval drill aimed at N. Korea Seoul, (MILLAT ONLINE):South Korean warships joined three US aircraft carriers Saturday in an unusually strong display of naval force aimed at North Korea, whose nuclear ambitions have been a focus of US President Donald Trump’s ongoing tour of Asia. The four-day joint exercise in the […]
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‘We don’t feel safe’: Afghan anti-graft officials demand protection
‘We don’t feel safe’: Afghan anti-graft officials demand protection Kabul, (MILLAT ONLINE):A series of deadly attacks on Afghan anti-corruption officials has highlighted the dangers of taking on the country’s rich and powerful and sparked calls for better protection of the people waging war against graft. Three police investigators have been murdered in the year since […]
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Climate target too low and progress too slow: top scientist
Climate target too low and progress too slow: top scientist Bonn, (MILLAT ONLINE):The world must sharply draw down greenhouse gas emissions and suck billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air if today’s youth are to be spared climate cataclysm, a top scientist has warned. “This reality is being ignored by governments around the […]
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Republican candidate accused of abusing teen denies sexual misconduct
Republican candidate accused of abusing teen denies sexual misconduct Washington, (MILLAT ONLINE):A Republican Senate candidate reported to have sexually abused a 14-year-old girl lashed out at his accusers Friday, calling their allegations a “dangerous lie”. Roy Moore — a former state judge and Christian evangelical whose defense of a Ten Commandments display brought him national […]