CARACAS, (MILLAT+APP/AFP): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday named a lawmaker as the country’s new central bank chief, after reportedly pushing out the former head as the country struggles through a deep economic crisis. Speaking on his weekly television program, Maduro announced he was nominating Ricardo Sanguino to take over from Nelson Merentes, who had […]
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Venezuela’s Maduro names new central bank chief
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US non-profit to sue Trump over foreign payments
WASHINGTON, MILLAT+(APP/AFP) – A Washington group of lawyers and researchers plans to file a federal lawsuit against Donald Trump Monday, alleging that the US president is violating a constitutional ban on accepting payments from foreign governments. In a statement released Sunday the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) said the newly sworn-in Trump […]
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Trump security adviser probed for Russia links: report
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – A top military counsel to President Donald Trump is under scrutiny by US counterintelligence agents who have probed the new national security adviser’s communications with Russian officials, the Wall Street Journal said Sunday. The paper reported that Michael Flynn, a retired three-star general who was among senior White House staff sworn in […]
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South Korea ruling party to change its name
SEOUL(MILLAT+APP/AFP) – South Korea’s ruling party is to change its name for the second time in five years, it said Monday, as it seeks to dissociate itself from the corruption scandal surrounding impeached President Park Geun-Hye. “We will begin collecting public suggestions starting today and change the party name as soon as possible,” said party […]
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Violence mars anti-Trump protests in Washington
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Masked, black-clad protesters carrying anarchist flags smashed windows, lit fires and scuffled with riot police Friday in downtown Washington, blocks from the parade in honor of newly sworn-in President Donald Trump. Washington police arrested at least 217 people for acts of vandalism committed on the fringe of peaceful citywide demonstrations against Trump’s […]
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UN slams destruction of sites in Palmyra, other ancient Syrian cities
UNITED NATIONS,(MILLAT+APP): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has confirmed the destruction of Palmyra’s famed tetrapylon and the facade of the ancient Syrian city’s Roman theatre, following its evaluation of the destruction of cultural heritage sites in iconic Aleppo. Condemning the destruction at Palmyra, the UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova said: “this destruction […]