DOONBEG, Ireland, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – On a windswept coastline in western Ireland, a sleepy hamlet is preparing one hell of an inauguration party on January 20 when billionaire tycoon and local investor Donald Trump becomes US president. At the pub on Doonbeg’s main street landlord Tommy Tubridy has developed a knack for writing the initials “DT” […]
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Irish village gears up to party for local hero Trump
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S. Korea leaves rate unchanged despite Fed decision
SEOUL, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – South Korea held its key interest rate unchanged on Thursday, despite an earlier US hike, as an ongoing political crisis tightened the reins on an already-slowing economy. In a move widely expected by analysts, the central Bank of Korea held its benchmark rate at its record-low of 1.25 percent for the sixth […]
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Russia and Brexit loom over ‘minefield’ EU summit
BRUSSELS, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – The shadows of Russia and Brexit loom over a “minefield” summit of European Union leaders in Brussels on Thursday at the end of a tumultuous year for the crisis-hit bloc. The EU leaders will hold dinner without British Prime Minister Theresa May where they will try to present a united front over […]
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Putin himself involved in US election hack: report
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – US intelligence officials now believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally involved in hacking during the American election campaign as part of a vendetta against Hillary Clinton, NBC News reported late Wednesday. Putin personally instructed how material hacked from US Democrats was leaked and otherwise used, the US television network said, […]
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Rare Omura’s whale spotted off Australia
SYDNEY,(MILLAT+APP/AFP) – A rarely seen Omura’s whale has been spotted on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, officials said Thursday, one of the few sightings globally of a species that scientists know little about. The whale was seen and photographed by a snorkelling boat operator, who submitted the images to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. […]
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China jails former Nanjing party chief for 12 years
SHANGHAI,(MILLAT+APP/AFP) – The former party chief of Nanjing city has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for accepting bribes, a Chinese court said Wednesday, two years after he was sacked amid a national crackdown on corruption. Yang Weize received a 12 and a half year sentence for taking over 16 million yuan […]