HONG KONG, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks ended the morning session lower in volatile trade fuelled by uncertainty over the outlook for the world economy under a Donald Trump presidency. The Hang Seng index eased 0.12 percent, or 27.19 points, to 22,253.34 by the break. And the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.31 percent, or […]
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Hong Kong stocks end morning lower
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Mexican pyramid built like a ‘Russian nesting doll’
MEXICO CITY, (MILLAT+APP/AFP): Experts have discovered a third structure within the Kukulkan pyramid in eastern Mexico, revealing that it was built like a “Russian nesting doll,” experts said Wednesday. A 10-meter (33-foot) tall pyramid was found within another 20-meter structure, which itself is enveloped by the 30-meter pyramid visible at the Mayan archeological complex known […]
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Mexico urges migrants in US to ‘stay calm’
MEXICO CITY, (MILLAT+APP/AFP): Days after Donald Trump vowed to deport undocumented migrants with criminal records, Mexico’s government told its citizens in the United States on Wednesday to “stay calm” and launched a hotline to report “incidents.” In the wake of Trump’s presidential election last week, the foreign ministry unveiled 11 actions that it will undertake […]
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PM Najib warns protesters over violence ahead of demonstration
KUALA LUMPUR, (MILLAT+APP/AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak warned Thursday violence would not be tolerated at a major anti-government demonstration planned for the weekend. Leading NGO and civil-society alliance Bersih called the rally in the capital to demand the scandal-tainted prime minister’s resignation. Bersih has urged its supporters to converge on Kuala Lumpur in its […]
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Torn between army and rebels, S.Sudan refugees speak out
YUMBE, Uganda, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – South Sudanese refugees in Uganda have described being forced to flee soaring ethnic violence at the hands of the South Sudanese army while avoiding forced conscription into rebel forces. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled the world’s newest country since renewed fighting broke out in the South Sudanese capital in […]
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Asian markets fluctuate as dealers assess Trump
HONG KONG, (MILLAT+APP/AFP): Asian markets were hit by fresh volatility Thursday as uncertainty permeates trading floors after Donald Trump’s shock election win, while the dollar pushed back up on expectations of a US interest rate hike. Investors have been struggling to ascertain the outlook for the global economy under a Trump presidency after his bellicose […]