SYDNEY, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Australia’s dominant telecommunications company Telstra Thursday reported a surprise slump in first-half profit with its fixed-line and mobile businesses taking a hit amid increased competition and a shift towards digital. Net profit after tax for the six months to December 31 fell 14.4 percent to Aus$1.79 billion (US$1.38 billion) from the previous […]
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Australia’s Telstra profit slumps on competition
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Shetlanders flirt with independence after Brexit vote
LERWICK, United Kingdom, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Of all the ramifications of the Brexit vote, the fate of the Shetland Islands in the North Atlantic and their oil fields and fisheries may not top the list for negotiators in London and Brussels. But the prospect of a new bid for Scottish independence as Britain leaves the EU […]
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Second woman detained over N. Korea killing: Malaysia police
KUALA LUMPUR, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Malaysian police investigating the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader reportedly said Thursday they have detained a second woman in connection with the killing. A 28-year-old woman, who was carrying a Vietnamese passport, was arrested the previous day after reports said two female assassins sprayed toxins in the victim’s […]
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Barrow appoints Gambian UN prosecutor as chief justice
BANJUL, Gambia, (MILLAT/APP/AFP): President Adama Barrow appointed a Gambian UN prosecutor as chief justice of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, ending a series of controversial foreign appointments to the position by former leader Yahya Jammeh. Hassan Bubacar Jallow has served in the appeals chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and as a prosecutor […]
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HRW hails residency waiver for Syria refugees in Lebanon
BEIRUT, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Human Rights Watch has hailed a move by Lebanon’s government to lift a $200 residency fee for Syrian nationals, but said concerns remain about some of the most vulnerable refugees. Lebanon is home to just over a million refugees from neighbouring Syria, ravaged by nearly six years of war, and hundreds of […]
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Greece hopes EU’s Moscovici can break bailout deadlock
ATHENS, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Top EU economic affairs official Pierre Moscovici met Greek leaders in Athens on Wednesday in a bid to break the deadlock between the cash-strapped country and its creditors. The visit by the former French finance minister comes after months of failed talks between Athens and its eurozone and International Monetary Fund (IMF) […]