RIO DE JANEIRO, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Nine men, including an Evangelical pastor, massacred in a remote part of western Brazil were knifed and shot to death, police said Sunday after releasing the bodies for burial. No arrests were announced in the slayings which took place Thursday in a hard-to-access settlement in Mato Grosso state. A […]
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Nine killed in Brazil massacre were shot, stabbed: police
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German foreign minister hails French results, ‘sure’ Macron will be president
BERLIN, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Germany’s Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Sunday hailed projected results in France’s first-round presidential vote putting centrist Emmanuel Macron ahead of far-right leader Marine Le Pen. The Social Democrat said he was “sure” Macron would be elected president in the run-off on May 7.
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Chiefs halfback banned three weeks for stamping
WELLINGTON, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Rookie Waikato Chiefs halfback Finlay Christie was suspended for three weeks on Monday after pleading guilty to stamping on an opponent’s head. The incident occurred during the Chiefs 16-7 Super rugby win over the Western Force in Perth on Saturday, with SANZAAR’s judiciary later determining it warranted a red card. SANZAAR […]
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Bale limps off in Clasico return
MADRID, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP): Gareth Bale’s return from injury lasted just 37 minutes in Sunday’s El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona as he limped off to be replaced by Marco Asensio. The Welshman was surprisingly included in Zinedine Zidane’s starting line-up after only returning to training on Thursday after missing Madrid’s last two outings with […]
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Venezuela pro-government protester dies, raising toll to 21
CARACAS, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – A woman wounded while participating in an April 19 pro-government march died Sunday, an official said, raising the death toll in three weeks of unrest in Venezuela to 21. Almelina Carrillo, 47, succumbed to injuries suffered when she was struck in the head by a bottle thrown from a building during […]
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France’s Hollande congratulates Macron on reaching presidential runoff
PARIS, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP): French President Francois Hollande congratulated pro-EU candidate Emmanuel Macron on Sunday after projected results showed him reaching the second round of the presidential election. Hollande’s office said he had called Macron “to congratulate him” on reaching the runoff in which he will face far-right leader Marine Le Pen, according to projections, but […]