TOKYO, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Twinkle-toed Japanese footballer Kazuyoshi Miura has racked up another astonishing landmark by eclipsing former England great Stanley Matthews in the record books with his second professional appearance since turning 50. Miura, who last week became the first fiftysomething to grace the J-League, played in Sunday’s 1-1 draw against V-Varen Nagasaki at 50 […]
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Japan oldie Miura surpasses England’s Matthews
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Tibet’s 2nd largest airport terminal starts operation
LHASA, (MILLAT/APP/Xinhua): The second-largest airport terminal in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region started operation Monday. The new terminal, the sixth to open in Tibet, is located at Nyingchi Mainling Airport. It covers an area of 10,300 square meters and will be able to handle 750,000 passengers and 3,000 tonnes of cargo throughput annually by 2020. […]
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China’s 2017 defense budget to grow 7%: finance official
BEIJING, (MILLAT/APP/Xinhua): China’s 2017 defense spending is budgeted to grow 7 percent, an official with the Ministry of Finance said Monday. China’s military expenditure will be 1.04 trillion yuan (about 152 billion U.S. dollars), including 1.02 trillion yuan from the central budget, the official said. The figures can be found in a draft national budget […]
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Fifth night of suspected US raids on Yemen: security source
ADEN, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Yemen was hit by a fifth consecutive night of suspected US air strikes targeting Al-Qaeda members in the impoverished nation, a Yemeni security source said Monday. The source said the early dawn raid hit the town of Al-Nasl in the southern Abyan province, which has been the target of air strikes as […]
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CM announce Rs20m for Peshawar Zalmi
PESHAWAR, (MILLAT/APP): Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtwankhwa, Pervez Khattak has announced Rs 20 million cash prize for the winner of Pakistan Super League (PSL), Peshawar Zalmi which beat Quetta Gladiators by 58 runs last night. Talking to team owner, Javed Afridi on phone, the Chief Minster congratulated Peshawar Zalmi for becoming the champion of PSL-2 and […]
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Red Bulls spoil Atlanta United debut with 2-1 win
MIAMI, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – The New York Red Bulls spoiled Atlanta United’s Major League Soccer bow as a Daniel Royer header and Anton Walkes own goal lifted them to a 2-1 win over the expansion club on Sunday. Atlanta were off to a dream start in front of home fans in their first ever match, leading […]