SINGAPORE, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Italy and Scotland will play a test match in Singapore June 10 as the city-state seeks to establish itself as a stopover for nations bound for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The two Six Nations sides will make the stopover en route to Fiji and Australia for another series […]
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RugbyU: Italy and Scotland to play test match in Singapore
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Australia takes 2-0 Davis Cup lead against USA
BRISBANE, Australia, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Nick Kyrgios and Jordan Thompson gave Australia an unexpected 2-0 lead after the first day of their Davis Cup quarter-final against the United States in Brisbane on Friday. The unheralded Thompson stunned world number 15 Jack Sock in four sets in the opening rubber before Kyrgios saw off the big-serving […]
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Family tragedy sees Australia flood death toll rise
SYDNEY, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – The bodies of a “hero” mother and her two young children were pulled from a river in Australia Tuesday as the death toll rose from cyclone-fuelled floods that devastated parts of the country. At least five people are now confirmed dead after lashing rain and powerful winds pummelled swathes of Queensland […]
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Renewable energy sources could be cheaper than fossil fuels within 10-year: UN report
UNITED NATIONS, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP): A new UN-backed report has revealed overwhelming consensus that renewable power will dominate in the future, with many experts saying that even large international corporations are increasingly choosing renewable energy products either from utilities or through direct investment in their own generating capacity. “The report is meant to spur discussion and […]
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North Carolina beat Gonzaga for NCAA collegiate crown
LOS ANGELES, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP): The University of North Carolina Tar Heels, who fell agonizingly sort of the goal last year, beat the Gonzaga Bulldogs 71-65 on Monday to claim the coveted US collegiate basketball crown. The Tar Heels won their sixth national title with the triumph at the University of Phoenix Stadium, where center Kennedy […]
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More than 270 dead in Colombia mudslides
MOCOA, Colombia, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – The Colombian government on Monday declared a state of economic emergency in the town of Mocoa in southern Colombia, after mudslides left more than 270 people dead, including 43 children. “We have the toll of the people who have unfortunately died,” said President Juan Manuel Santos, as he revisited the […]