SUNGAI LIAT, Indonesia, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Deep beneath the murky ocean, Paci breathes through a thin plastic tube as he dredges the seabed for tin, a vital component inside smartphones and tablets that’s brought riches and ruin to his island home. One-third of the world’s tin comes from the Indonesian islands of Bangka and Belitung, where […]
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Indonesian islands pay price for global smartphone rush
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Pakistan, Afghanistan, India’s security interconnected: US State Department
WASHIGNTON MILLAT+(APP): The security of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan are interconnected and it will be better for these countries to cooperate with each other in countering terrorism, a US State Department spokesman said. “Responding to a question at a briefing at the State Department, Spokesman Mark Toner said that “Afghanistan’s security, Pakistan’s security, and indeed […]
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Mexico says ‘no way’ it will pay for US border wall
MEXICO CITY, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Mexico’s new foreign minister insisted on Tuesday that there is “no way” that his country will pay for a massive US border wall as US President-elect Donald Trump has demanded. Luis Videgaray, who was appointed by President Enrique Pena Nieto last week to seek “constructive” relations with the Trump administration, told […]
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Uncertainty over Trump policy clouds global outlook: World Bank
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – The World Bank on Tuesday pared back its global growth estimate for 2017, but uncertainty about the economic policies of US President-elect Donald Trump is clouding the outlook. “We need to pay attention. All eyes are on US policymakers and how they will formulate their policies,” Ayhan Kose, main author of the […]
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US Marines send F-35 stealth fighter squadron to Japan
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – The US Marine Corps said Tuesday it has sent a squadron of F-35B fighters to Japan, marking the first operational overseas deployment for the controversial jet that is under scrutiny from President-elect Donald Trump. The planes’ deployment to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni on Honshu Island marks a major milestone for the […]
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Portugal says goodbye to its ‘father of democracy’
LISBON, MILLAT+(APP/AFP) – Thousands on Monday paid their last respects to Mario Soares, widely seen as the father of Portugal’s modern-day democracy, as his funeral cortege was set to wind its way across the capital. The founder of Portugal’s Socialist Party, who served as president from 1986-96, died in hospital on Saturday. Monday was the […]