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Vai alla Scheda Paese »There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
— John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Passengers disrupt Arik’s services at Lagos airport
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi Arik Air’s United States and South Africa-bound passengers, who were stranded due to bad weather condition, on Wednesday disrupted the airline’s services at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. The airline’s members of staff at a point abandoned their duty posts as the passengers ...
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Trump trumpets 8,000 Sprint, OneWeb jobs, inaugural prosperity preachers; new U.N. chief seeks talks
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said telecommunications group Sprint Corp. and a U.S. satellite company OneWeb will be bringing 8,000 jobs to the United States, celebrating the moves as a result of optimism associated with his election. It was unclear how the 8,000 jobs are related to a $50 ...
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Brazil Announces R$755 Million in Investments to Combat Drought
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – President of Brazil, Michel Temer, announced on Tuesday in the Northeastern city of Maceio, that the federal government would disburse over R$755 million to fifteen Brazilian states to help residents cope with the chronic drought. “We have many projects for ...
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Marketing Internazionale
In quali mercati investire nel 2017?
Come si legge nella introduzione al XIV edizione del rapporto ICE / Prometeia “il 2016 è destinato a essere ricordato come un punto di minimo nella storia del commercio internazionale. La frenata degli emergenti, la minor spinta delle filiere globali, un ciclo degli investimenti debole oltre che fattori accidentali e ...
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President Bouteflika signs Finance Act 2017
ALGIERS- President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika has signed Wednesday in Algiers the Finance Act 2017. The Head of State inked the Finance Act 2017 at the Presidency of the Republic, in presence of top state officials and members of the Government. Based on a reference price of US$50 ...
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Mosul residents face battle for survival
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: IraqWhile many residents have fled an ongoing battle to retake Iraq’s second city, thousands of families in Mosul struggle to find food, water and protection.While many residents have fled an ongoing battle to retake Iraq’s second city, thousands of families in Mosul struggle to ...
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Views of local civil society on the causes of conflict in Northern Nigeria and prospects for peace
Source: Peace Direct Country: NigeriaThis report highlights civil society analysis of the main conflict issues in Northern Nigeria – and what can be done to address them. Hope amidst the horror in Northern Nigeria 28 December 2016: A range of conflicts are causing devastation across Northern Nigeria. Shifting to a more locally-led approach, ...
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Ethiopia, America Create Ties That Bind
[Addis Fortune] The American Chamber of Commerce of Ethiopia was launched in Ethiopia last month at the Sheraton Hotel, one of the better known American brands. A slew of American, Ethiopian and Ethiopian-American entrepreneurs and guests were in attendance. It was a full house. The architect of Ethiopia's recent success ...
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Star Wars actor Carrie Fisher dies at 60
Carrie Fisher, who rose to fame as Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" films and later endured drug addiction and stormy romances, has died at age 60 following a recent cardiac episode. Se was internationally known for her role as Princess Leia. The Star Wars star suffered a cardiac episode on a ...
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Donald Trump cannot move ahead with his plan to dismantle his charitable foundation
Donald Trump cannot move ahead with his plan to dismantle his charitable foundation because state prosecutors are probing whether the president-elect personally benefited from its spending, the New York attorney general's office said Tuesday."The Trump foundation is still under investigation by this office and cannot legally dissolve until that investigation ...
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Maltese Bureau of Air Accident Investigation signs MOU with UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch
The Maltese Bureau of Air Accident Investigation (BAAI), established under Maltese law for the investigation of air accidents and incidents, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), Department for Transport, United Kingdom.The purpose of this MOU is for both countries to cooperate in relation ...
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Chief Justice complains about changes in protocol that pushed the judiciary further down
Addressing the President of the Republic at a ceremony to exchange New Year greetings, Chief Justice Silvio Camilleri complained about a recent change in the order of precedence that pushed the judiciary further down.Chief Justice Camilleri told the President: Thank God we are once again meeting in order to exchange ...
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Kachin rebels see more Myanmar attacks, no hope for peace
Ethnic Kachin rebels long at war with Myanmar troops say the government has only escalated fighting since Aung San Suu Kyi took over as leader, crushing the hopes that had led many ethnic minorities to support her party and leaving them with no confidence in the peace process that Suu ...
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U.S. charges Chinese trio of hacking law firms, gaining M&A info for insider trading
Three Chinese citizens have been criminally charged in the United States with trading on confidential corporate information obtained by hacking into networks and servers of law firms working on mergers, U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday. Iat Hong of Macau, Bo Zheng of Changsha, China, and Chin Hung of Macau were ...
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Tesla, Panasonic to make solar cells in Buffalo
Japanese electronics company Panasonic and U.S. electric car maker Tesla said Tuesday they plan to begin production of solar cells at a factory in Buffalo, New York. The two companies said they finalized an agreement calling for Tokyo-based Panasonic to pay capital costs for the manufacturing. Palo Alto, California-based Tesla ...
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Trump names company lawyer as international negotiations representative
Donald Trump has designated his company’s chief lawyer as a top international negotiator, the US president-elect’s transition team announced Tuesday. Jason Greenblatt, the executive vice president and chief legal officer for the Trump Organization — which oversees the Republican’s business empire — will serve as special representative for international negotiations, ...
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Toshiba shares fall 10% on nuclear business loss reports
TOKYO - Shares in Toshiba dived more than 10 percent Tuesday on reports it is likely to record a huge special loss related to a US subsidiary's acquisition of a nuclear power service company.
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Aumentano le vendite di armi da parte degli Stati Uniti.
Aumentano le vendite di armi da parte degli Stati Uniti. Malgrado una generale diminuzione del commercio di armi a livello globale, con 40 miliardi di dollari di fatturato il commercio statunitense di armi rappresenta circa la metà del mercato mondiale. Nel 2015 la vendita di armi da parte degli Stati ...
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Punishing the world for UN vote will be worse for Israel than BDS
After the settlements censure, Israel's consul general in New York suggested linking Israeli know-how to diplomatic support. But that would be like cutting off our nose to spite our export markets.
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Raila gives Uhuru nine-day ultimatum on election laws, says demos a last resort
Cord leader Raila Odinga has given the government a nine-day ultimatum to reverse the amended election laws before planned mass demonstrations. Raila said their protests will take place from January 4 as announced should President Uhuru Kenyatta not reject the laws. But he said there was room for negotiation should ...
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Pop superstar George Michael dies of heart failure at 53
George Michael, the British pop superstar who reached early fame with WHAM! and went on to a solo career lined with controversies and chart-topping hits that blended soul and dance music with daring social and personal commentary, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53.Michael died at his home in Goring, ...