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China’s Xi will meet Trump in US April 6-7: Beijing

  • BEIJING, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – China’s President Xi Jinping will travel to Florida to meet US President Donald Trump April 6 to 7, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said Thursday. The meeting will take place at Trump’s resort, Mar-a-Lago, Lu told reporters at a regular press briefing.

  • Lloyd’s of London to open Brussels office due to Brexit

    LONDON, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Lloyd’s of London will open a Brussels office in early 2019 due to Brexit, the insurance market said Thursday, one day after the UK government triggered the nation’s EU divorce. “Following the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union, a subsidiary office will be opened in Brussels with the intention […]

  • Medicines should help, not harm, says WHO

    UNITED NATIONS, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP): Emphasizing that medicines should fulfill their real purpose “help people, not harm them” the United Nations health agency Thursday launched a world-wide ‘Challenge’ that seeks to reduce severe, avoidable medication-associated damage across the globe by half over the next five years. “We all expect to be helped, not harmed, when we […]

  • Schweinsteiger eager to start MLS career

    CHICAGO, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – German star Bastian Schweinsteiger said he is ready to make an immediate start to his Major League Soccer career with Chicago Fire at a formal presentation before journalists here Wednesday. The 32-year-old former Bayern Munich and Manchester United midfielder told reporters he was available to make his debut in Chicago’s clash […]

  • SpaceX poised to launch first recycled rocket

    MIAMI, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – SpaceX is poised to launch its first recycled rocket on Thursday, using a booster that sent food and supplies to the astronauts living at the International Space Station in April. The goal of the launch, scheduled for 6:27 pm (2227 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, is to send a communications satellite […]

  • Warner movies dazzle CinemaCon but preview lacks pizzazz

    LAS VEGAS, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Warner Bros. previewed its stunning slate of some of the mostly hotly anticipated upcoming movies at CinemaCon Wednesday — but its tightly scripted format lacked the personality of many rival shows. Warner is among ten studios presenting its output for the coming months at the four-day Las Vegas convention, where […]