KUALA LUMPUR, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Malaysia will deport 50 North Koreans for overstaying their visas, the deputy prime minister said Tuesday, in an apparent exception to a departure ban after the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam. The killing of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un last month in Malaysia with VX nerve agent triggered an […]
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Malaysia to deport fifty N. Koreans despite ban: deputy PM
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US to urge G20 to meet commitments on exchange rates
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT/APP/AFP): US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will attend his first Group of 20 meeting this week and will press members to fulfill their prior commitments on exchange rates, a senior Treasury official said Monday. The official, who briefed reporters on background, said the G20 can be a “helpful” forum to promote issues of interest […]
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Tennis: Thiem cruises into Indian Wells fourth round
INDIAN WELLS, United States, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Eighth-seeded Austrian Dominic Thiem powered into the fourth round of the ATP Indian Wells Masters on Monday with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Germany’s Mischa Zverev. World number nine Thiem, riding high after winning the title in Rio, is in the fourth round in the California desert for the […]
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Canadians with cystic fibrosis live 10 yrs longer than Americans
MIAMI, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Canadians with cystic fibrosis, an inherited disease which attacks the lungs, tend to live a decade longer than Americans suffering from it, likely due to diet, medical insurance and the availability of transplants, researchers said Monday. The median — or midpoint — age of survival for people with cystic fibrosis in Canada […]
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NBA: Iguodala fined over racially charged comments
SAN FRANCISCO, (MILLAT/APP/AFP): Golden State Warriors guard Andre Iguodala was fined $10,000 on Monday for racially charged remarks deemed “inappropriate” by the NBA. Iguodala incurred the wrath of the league for comments made following the Warriors’ 103-102 defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves last Friday. Asked about a plan by coach Steve Kerr to rest Iguodala […]
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Trump in Detroit this week to talk cars and deregulation
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – US President Donald Trump will head this week to Detroit to meet with auto industry executives and workers to discuss deregulation, one of his major policy promises, the White House said Monday. “On Wednesday, the president will visit Detroit for a trip focusing on job creation and automobile manufacturing,” White House spokesman […]