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Aviation capacity increases at Xinjiang airports

  • Aviation capacity increases at Xinjiang airports URUMQI,(MILLAT ONLINE):Airline companies in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region will greatly increase passenger capacity as the summer-autumn aviation season begins. China Southern Airlines will launch 11 new domestic routes in the region, said Xu Jianmin, vice sales manager of company’s Xinjiang branch. Five of the routes connect regional cities such […]

  • Putin wins fourth term with record vote

    Putin wins fourth term with record vote Moscow, (MILLAT ONLINE):Vladimir Putin was Monday set for another six years in power after winning a record victory in Russia’s presidential election but so far only allies have congratulated him as Moscow’s relations with the West disintegrate. Putin, who has ruled Russia for almost two decades, recorded his […]

  • Hong Kong stocks start week with gains

    Hong Kong stocks start week with gains Hong Kong, (MILLAT ONLINE):Hong Kong stocks closed slightly higher Monday, with investors moving cautiously before a crucial US Federal Reserve policy meeting later in the week. The Hang Seng Index edged up 11.79 points to end at 31,513.76. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index climbed 0.29 percent, or 9.37 […]

  • European stocks recede at open

    European stocks recede at open London, (MILLAT ONLINE):Europe’s major stock markets declined in opening deals on Monday, with London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index losing about 0.1 percent to reach 7,157.58 points. In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 index reversed almost 0.4 percent to 12,346.51 points and the Paris CAC 40 also shed 0.4 percent to […]

  • France’s Total to seek waiver if US revives Iran sanctions: CEO

    France’s Total to seek waiver if US revives Iran sanctions: CEO Abu Dhabi, (MILLAT ONLINE):French energy giant Total will push ahead with a $4.8 billion deal to develop an Iranian gas field and will seek a waiver if Washington re-imposes sanctions, the firm’s CEO has said. US President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw from […]

  • Myanmar’s Suu Kyi ‘unwell’, scraps Australia public appearance

    Myanmar’s Suu Kyi ‘unwell’, scraps Australia public appearance Sydney, (MILLAT ONLINE):Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday pulled out of a public speech and question-and-answer session in Sydney because she was “not feeling well”, the event’s organisers said. Suu Kyi has been under fire internationally for her public silence about a military […]