WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Outgoing US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared strong US-German ties vital for world order on Thursday, in an implicit rebuke of Donald Trump. The White House said the pair talked by telephone and agreed cooperation is “essential to ensuring a sturdy trans-Atlantic bond, a rules-based international order, and […]
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Obama, Merkel say strong US-Germany ties ‘essential’ for world order
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French left battles for relevance in Socialist primary
PARIS, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – France’s ailing, divided Socialists hold the first round of voting in their presidential primary Sunday, seeking unity and relevance as the country veers to the right after four years of leftist rule. Leading the field of seven candidates chasing the Socialist nomination is former prime minister Manuel Valls, who put a stern […]
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‘Many dead’ in avalanche-hit hotel after Italy quake
ROME, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Several people have died after a ski hotel was hit by a huge avalanche in earthquake-ravaged central Italy, local media reported Thursday quoting rescue services. “There are many dead,” Antonio Crocetta, the head of a group of Alpine police coordinating the rescue effort was quoted as saying after an advance party reached […]
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Goldman Sachs to slash London presence due to Brexit: report
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – US bank Goldman Sachs will move 1,000 staff from London to Frankfurt as part of a post-Brexit reorganisation that will reduce its City headcount by half, German business daily Handelsblatt reported Thursday. “The bank is weighing transferring up to 1,000 employees to Frankfurt, including traders as well as top bankers,” […]
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Bush senior in intensive care, wife Barbara also hospitalized
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Former president George H.W. Bush was admitted to an intensive care unit Wednesday suffering from pneumonia, highlighting concerns about the health of a political dynasty’s patriarch just as a new US leader prepares to enter office. Bush, 92, was initially hospitalized Saturday for shortness of breath, but was moved to intensive care […]
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‘Many dead’ in avalanche-hit hotel after Italy quake
ROME, MILLAT+(APP/AFP) – Several people have died after a ski hotel was buried by an avalanche in earthquake-hit central Italy, local media reported Thursday quoting rescue services. “There are many dead,” Antonio Crocetta, the head of a group of Alpine police that was trying to reach the cut-off hotel, was quoted as saying. Media reports […]