WASHINGTON, (Millat + APP/AFP) – US President Donald Trump suggested that corporate tax reform could come within “weeks” Thursday, teasing a policy that could have significant implications for trade and the economy. Trump said that he would roll out ideas aimed at “lowering the overall tax burden of American businesses.” “Over the next two or […]
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Trump teases tax reform within ‘weeks’
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US general says NATO needs more troops in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, (Millat + APP/AFP) – The US general in command of the NATO force in Afghanistan warned Thursday that he needs thousands more troops and accused Russia of seeking to prop up the Taliban rebels. US-led forces have been fighting in Afghanistan for 16 years, making it already America’s longest ever war, but General John […]
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China police rescue 32 trafficked Vietnamese brides
BEIJING,, (Millat + APP/AFP) – Chinese police have rescued 32 Vietnamese women who were sold as brides to Chinese farmers, authorities said Thursday, in an operation aimed at curbing the practice in the impoverished countryside. Authorities arrested 75 suspects who were allegedly part of a ring that lured women to southwest China’s Yunnan province with […]
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Germany reports new record trade surplus in 2016
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, (Millat + APP/AFP) – Europe’s largest economy Germany reported a new record trade surplus in 2016, official data showed Thursday, exporting 253 billion euros more than it imported. Exports added 1.2 percent to top 1.2 trillion euros ($1.3 trillion), while imports climbed 0.6 percent to 955 billion euros, the federal statistics office […]
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Germany reports new record trade surplus in 2016
FRANKFURT AM MAIN (Millat + APP/AFP): Europe’s largest economy Germany reported a new record trade surplus in 2016, official data showed Thursday, exporting 253 billion euros more than it imported. Exports added 1.2 percent to top 1.2 trillion euros ($1.3 trillion), while imports climbed 0.6 percent to 955 billion euros, the federal statistics office Destatis […]
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Chinese police probe endangered animal banquet
BEIJING, (Millat + APP/AFP) – Chinese authorities are investigating a banquet where government officials may have feasted on endangered pangolins, considered the most trafficked mammal on earth, after posts about the meal drew outrage on social media. The animal’s brown scales are made of nothing more than keratin — the same substance as fingernails — […]