PORT-AU-PRINCE, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – The cholera outbreak that hit Haiti after Hurricane Matthew slammed the island has been contained but persists due to lack of funding, according to the United Nations. An epidemic of the waterborne disease — which spread after a massive earthquake shook the nation in 2010 — saw a resurgence after Matthew devastated […]
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Fighting Haiti’s cholera outbreak requires more funds: UN
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Putin refuses to expel US diplomats, Trump applauds
MOSCOW, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ruled out tit-for-tat expulsions of Americans in response to US sanctions over alleged cyberattacks, a move that won plaudits from President-elect Donald Trump. Putin’s decision came despite the foreign ministry asking him to send home 35 US diplomats after President Barack Obama had turfed out the […]
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Polish plane makes emergency landing in Prague after bomb threat
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, MILLAT+(APP/AFP) – A Boeing 707 operated by a Polish charter airline on Friday made an emergency landing in Prague after a bomb threat, Czech air traffic controllers said. Czech public television said police had detained a man who had threatened to detonate a bomb. It was not immediately clear whether the man […]
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S. Korea pension chief arrested in corruption probe
SEOUL, MILLAT+(APP/AFP) – South Korea’s former health minister was arrested under a court order Saturday in a widening probe to determine whether impeached President Park Geun-Hye took bribes from businesses including Samsung. Moon Hyung-Pyo, who is now head of the National Pension Service (NPS), admitted to pressuring the state-run fund to back a controversial merger […]
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Indonesian pilot fired after slurred cockpit announcement
JAKARTA, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – An Indonesian pilot who stumbled through airport security and repeatedly dropped his belongings before making a slurred announcement to his 154 passengers from the cockpit has been fired, officials said Saturday. The CEO of budget airline Citilink, a subsidiary of national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, had also offered his resignation to take […]
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Russian hackers penetrated US electricity grid: report
WASHINGTON, MILLAT+(APP/AFP) – A code connected to Russian hacking efforts has been discovered within a utility system in Vermont, which could point to vulnerabilities in the US electrical grid, The Washington Post reported Friday. The code detected in the northeastern state’s system did not disrupt its operations, the paper cited US officials as saying. The […]