PARIS, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – France’s embattled conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon, charged over a fake jobs scandal, will also be probed over luxury suits he received as gifts, a judicial source said Thursday. The probe into possible influence peddling is focusing on clothing furnished by jet-set tailor Arnys in February worth 13,000 euros ($14,000) and paid […]
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Fillon to be probed over clothing gifts: judicial source
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Headphone batteries explode on flight to Australia
SYDNEY, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – A woman whose headphones caught fire on a plane suffered burns to her face and hands, Australian officials said Wednesday as they warned about the dangers of battery-operated devices in-flight. The passenger was listening to music on her own battery-operated headphones as she dozed about two hours into the trip from Beijing […]
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Clashes rock Libya capital for third day
TRIPOLI, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Artillery exchanges rocked the Libyan capital for a third day on Wednesday after forces loyal to the UN-backed government stormed the headquarters of a rival militia overnight, witnesses said. Libya has experienced years of violence and lawlessness since the NATO-backed ouster of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, with rival parliaments and […]
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Jordanian, German ministers discuss cooperation in agricultural field
AMMAN, (MILLAT/APP/IINA) – Jordanian Minister of Agriculture Khaled Hneifat discussed here with German Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture Christian Schmidt and the accompanying delegation about the means to forge closer cooperation in the fields of agriculture and the efficient use of water. Hneifat briefed the German delegation on Jordan’s agricultural sector, and problems facing […]
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Germany’s EON posts record 8.45 bln euro loss in 2016
BERLIN, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – German energy giant EON said Wednesday that it booked a record loss of 8.45 billion euros ($9.0 billion) in 2016 after massively overvaluing its fossil fuels division which was spun-off late last year. The previous year, EON had already run up a bottom-line loss of almost seven billion euros.
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Football: 2017 under-20 World Cup draw
SEOUL, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Draw for the 2017 FIFA under-20 World Cup, to be held in South Korea on May 20-June 11, announced on Wednesday: Group A South Korea, Argentina, England, Guinea Group B Germany, Mexico, Venezuela, Vanuatu Group C Portugal, Costa Rica, Zambia, Iran Group D Uruguay, Japan, Italy, South Africa Group E France, New […]