UNITED NATIONS, (MILLAT+APP): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as well as senior humanitarian officials have condemned attacks that have killed and maimed scores of civilians in Syria, including children, and called on all parties to cease such attacks as well as to ensure unhindered humanitarian access to the people in need. In a statement issued […]
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UN chief slams attacks on civilians and infrastructure in Syria’s Aleppo
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Sarkozy concedes defeat in French rightwing primary
PARIS, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy conceded defeat in the first round of the rightwing presidential primary on Sunday after finishing third behind two former prime ministers. “I did not manage to convince the voters,” Sarkozy said in a speech to supporters after he was beaten into a surprise third place behind Francois […]
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Seven migrant workers dead in Russian blaze
MOSCOW, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Seven construction workers from Tajikistan died in western Siberia Saturday when the shipping container they used as a home at a building site caught fire, officials said. “Seven people died, while three were poisoned by the fumes and hospitalised,” the emergencies ministry’s branch in the oil-rich Tyumen region said. The suspected cause […]
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Obama declares parts of Arctic off-limits for oil drilling
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – US President Barack Obama has declared portions of the Arctic off-limits for oil exploration for the next five years, dealing a blow to Republican efforts to expand fossil fuel extraction. The decision means new oil and gas exploration leasing in the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea will not be considered until after […]
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US trade tsar warns scrapping TPP carries ‘serious costs’
LIMA, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – US Trade Representative Michael Froman warned of “serious” strategic and economic costs from scrapping a major trans-Pacific trade deal, as proponents lobbied hard to overcome president-elect Donald Trump’s opposition. Acknowledging that the fate of the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, or TPP, is now largely out of the Obama administration’s hands, Froman indicated […]
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Urgent pleas to Trump at UN climate talks
MARRAKESH, Morocco, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – The Moroccan head of UN climate talks and the leader of Fiji, whose nation is being resculpted by rising seas, on Friday pleaded with Donald Trump to join the fight against global warming. Invoking World War II, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama urged the United States to play its part in rescuing […]