WASHINGTON, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – The White House on Monday released the official portrait of First Lady Melania Trump, with the photograph of the former model dividing public opinion. Trump is shown from the waist up, standing with arms crossed, dressed in a black jacket with a black bow around her neck. She’s wearing a very […]
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Melania Trump’s new portrait divides public opinion
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Solo yachtswoman forced to abandon Antarctica bid
SYDNEY, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP): An Australian attempting to become the first woman to circumnavigate Antarctica solo was forced to abandon the bid Tuesday after being demasted in ferocious seas and high winds, more than two months after setting sail. Lisa Blair was 72 days into the non-stop and unassisted 14,000-nautical mile voyage around the icy continent […]
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Basketball: T’Wolves halt Trail Blazers streak
LOS ANGELES, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Karl-Anthony Towns scored 34 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves cooled off the red-hot Portland Trail Blazers with a 110-109 NBA victory on Monday. Portland’s Damian Lillard had a solid look at what would have been a game-winning shot, but his jumper lipped out at the […]
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Trump pledges ‘full support’ to Putin over Russia metro attack
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – US President Donald Trump spoke Monday with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and pledged Washington’s “full support” for Moscow’s response to the deadly attack on the Saint Petersburg metro, the White House said. Trump expressed his condolences and condemned the attack, which killed 11 people and left dozens wounded. Russian authorities said […]
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Creepy crawly cargo caught in Australia
SYDNEY, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Australian customs officers got more than they bargained for when two shoe boxes arrived from Europe with venomous snakes, exotic spiders and scorpions found slithering inside the “creep crawly cargo”. The unusual discovery was made at Melbourne last month in two boxes marked shoes sent through the mail in a consignment […]
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Golf: Fowler confident of Masters breakthrough
AUGUSTA, United States, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – With an early season victory and plenty of birdies, eighth-ranked Rickie Fowler has renewed confidence he can capture a long-awaited first major title this week at the Masters. The 28-year-old American, who managed top-five finishes at all four majors in 2014 without a victory, took his fourth US PGA […]