TOKYO, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Tokyo stocks on Wednesday suffered their biggest one-day fall since US President Donald Trump’s November election victory, underscoring investor concerns about the rookie politician’s ability to advance his economy-boosting agenda. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 2.13 percent, or 414.50 points, to end the day at 19,041.38, while the Topix index of […]
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Tokyo shares post biggest one-day fall since Trump vote
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North Korea fails in new missile test: Seoul
SEOUL, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – A new North Korean missile test failed on Wednesday, the South’s defence ministry said, two weeks after Pyongyang launched four rockets in what it called a drill for an attack on US bases in Japan. “South Korea and the United States are aware of the North Korean missile launch,” said a spokesman […]
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Pakistan calls for promoting harmony, international cooperation as UN marks int’l Day of Nowruz,
UNITED NATIONS,(MILLAT/APP): A top Pakistani diplomat underscored the need civilizational exchanges that promote harmony and foster international cooperation in a speech to a special ceremony at the United Nations marking the International Year of Nowruz on Tuesday night. “The positive energy from such exchanges help to influence and shape the course of our collective future,” […]
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Nine US deaths linked to breast implant-associated cancer
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Nine women are believed to have died in the United States from a rare cancer linked to breast implants, US health officials said Tuesday, with more than 350 cases of the disease recorded nationwide. A possible association between breast implants and anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL) was first identified in 2011 but at […]
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Deaths up sharply among people with autism: study
MIAMI, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – People with autism are three times as likely to die from an injury than the general population, said a study out Tuesday that pointed to troubling trends among people with the neurodevelopmental disorder. Deaths among people with autism are up 700 percent since 1999, according to the report in the American Journal […]
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Wastewater key to solving global water crisis: UN
PARIS, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Recycling the world’s wastewater, almost all of which goes untreated, would ease global water shortages while protecting the environment, the United Nations said in a major report Wednesday. “Neglecting the opportunities arising from improved wastewater management is nothing less than unthinkable,” said Irina Bokova, director-general of UNESCO, one of several UN bodies […]