SEOUL, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – South Korea fell silent Thursday with heavy trucks banned and businesses opening late as more than 600,000 students sat the high-stakes annual college entrance exam which could define their future in the ultra-competitive country. Success in the exam — which teenage South Koreans spend years preparing for — means a place in […]
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S. Korea falls silent for crucial college entrance exam
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Five die in Lima fire near hotel for APEC attendees
LIMA, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – At least five people died Wednesday in a fire at a shopping mall steps away from a Lima luxury hotel where some APEC Asia-Pacific trade summit delegations were expected to stay, officials said. Five bodies — four men and one woman — were found near the mall’s movie theater, and a search […]
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Rare blue diamond goes under hammer in Geneva for $17 million
GENEVA, (MILLAT+APP/AFP): A rare blue diamond on Wednesday sold in Geneva for just over $17 million, as Sotheby’s eyed total sales in excess of $100 million at the autumn jewel auctions. The 8.01-carat “Sky Blue” diamond in a Cartier setting was snapped up for $17.1 million (15.9 million euros), a hike of 33 percent on […]
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Protesters storm Brazil Congress demanding military coup
BRASMLIA, (ًٌٌٰآٹ+APP/AFP) – Dozens of rightwing protesters burst into Brazil’s legislative chamber on Wednesday to demand a military coup. The approximately 40 people swept past security guards and broke a glass door to get into the chamber of the lower house of Congress, interrupting the start of the session. Taking over the podium they chanted […]
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French ex-economy minister Macron announces presidential bid
PARIS, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – France’s former economy minister Emmanuel Macron, a 38-year-old fresh face in national politics, announced his bid for the presidency on Wednesday, adding new uncertainty to next year’s election. “I’m ready, that’s why I am candidate for the French presidency,” he said at a press conference held at a training centre in a […]
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UN moves to step up human rights scrutiny in Crimea
UNITED NATIONS, United States, (MILLAT+APP/AFP): UN member states on Tuesday condemned rights abuses in Crimea and pressed Russia to allow UN monitors to visit the Ukrainian territory it invaded more than two years ago. The resolution drafted by Ukraine and backed by the United States, France and Britain was adopted by a vote of 73 […]