French railways warn of major disruption ahead of anti-Macron strike Paris, (MILLAT ONLINE):French state railway operator SNCF warned Sunday of major disruption caused by strikes this week that analysts say will be a major test of how much weight the country’s once fearsome trade unions still carry. Train drivers and other staff are set to […]
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French railways warn of major disruption ahead of anti-Macron strike
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Carlos Alvarado: Costa Rica’s president-elect with a taste for rock music
Carlos Alvarado: Costa Rica’s president-elect with a taste for rock music San José, (MILLAT ONLINE):Carlos Alvarado Quesada counts Ernest Hemingway and Pink Floyd among his guiding lights, but it was his experience as a former minister in Costa Rica’s outgoing center-left government that shaped the political career that Sunday led to him becoming president-elect. His […]
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Costa Rica votes in ex-minister as next president, spurns preacher rival
Costa Rica votes in ex-minister as next president, spurns preacher rival San José, (MILLAT ONLINE):Costa Rica on Sunday voted for a former minister from the center-left ruling party as its next president, rejecting his rival, an ultra-conservative preacher who had campaigned strongly against gay marriage. Carlos Alvarado, a former labor minister under current President Luis […]
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Tokyo drives Asia stocks higher in light holiday trade
Tokyo drives Asia stocks higher in light holiday trade Hong Kong, (MILLAT ONLINE):Tokyo stocks led Asian markets higher on Monday, shrugging off disappointing business confidence data to climb slightly higher in thin holiday trade. With no direction from Europe or Wall Street — both closed for Easter holidays at the end of last week — […]
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Gazans ready for new protests after bloodiest day in years
Gazans ready for new protests after bloodiest day in years Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, (MILLAT ONLINE):Palestinians prepared for further protests near the Gaza border Saturday, a day after a major demonstration led to clashes that saw Israeli forces kill 16 people in the bloodiest day since a 2014 war. Protesters began returning to a tent […]
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Russia says Britain must recall more than 50 diplomats
Russia says Britain must recall more than 50 diplomats Moscow, (MILLAT ONLINE):Britain has to reduce its diplomatic staff in Russia by more than 50 people, the foreign ministry said Saturday, following an escalating row over an attack on a former double agent. “Russia suggested parity. The British side has more than 50 more people,” foreign […]