ASTORE, (MILLAT/APP): The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Astore has directed police force to adopt foolproof security measures for durable peace and maintaining law and order situation. Assistant Commissioner Astore, Sher Afzal told media persons that the DC has instructed police force to check all entrance and exit points in the district and arrest suspected elements. He […]
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DC directs police for foolproof security measures
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S.Korea ferry salvors find human remains: ministry
SEOUL, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Salvage workers who raised South Korea’s sunken Sewol ferry may have found the remains of a missing victim of the disaster, the maritime ministry said. The ministry said in a statement it would hold a briefing later Tuesday on “finding human remains suspected to be one of the missing victims”.
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Trump pivots to tax reform after Obamacare shipwreck
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – After a crushing defeat in the effort to repeal Obamacare, the Trump administration is hoping for smoother sailing on tax reform, expecting this will be less divisive among Republican party factions. “Health care is a very, very complicated issue. In a way (taxes are) a lot simpler,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said […]
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Asian markets see broad rebound after Trump sell-off
HONG KONG, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Asian markets mostly bounced Tuesday from the previous day’s hefty sell-off, with hopes Donald Trump can push through his economy-boosting agenda despite last week’s healthcare debacle. However, with expectations about the rate of future US interest rate hikes receding the dollar is struggling to break back against its major peers. Markets […]
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Fatigued World No. 1 Johnson withdraws from Houston Open
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – World number one Dustin Johnson withdrew from the PGA Houston Open on Monday, citing fatigue after winning seven matches last week to capture his third consecutive US PGA Tour victory. The 32-year-old American edged Spain’s Jon Rahm 1 up in Sunday’s championship match of the World Golf Championships-Match Play at Austin, Texas. […]
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S. Korea raises 2016 economic growth to 2.8%
SEOUL, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Asia’s fourth-largest economy grew slightly more than previously thought in each of the past two years, South Korean authorities said Tuesday. The central Bank of Korea raised its figure for the 2016 economic growth rate by 0.1 percentage points to 2.8 percent, saying the manufacturing sector performed better than earlier estimated. It […]