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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
There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
— John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Source: Regional Mixed Migration Secretariat Country: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, YemenAs of the end of November, 111,504 migrants and refugees from the Horn of Africa are estimated to have arrived this year in Yemen, a record since monthly monitoring of migrant arrivals started in 2006.December 15, 2016. Written by: Bram Frouws/RMMS A record ...
Kenyans on social media have criticised remarks made by Mbita MP Millie Odhiambo calling President Uhuru Kenyatta a 'fake President who should go back to his Gatundu backyard." Millie on Tuesday asked Uhuru to stop harassing Kenyans by barring MPs from accessing parliament for the special sitting. "I dedicated this day to telling ...
Opposition leader Raila Odinga yesterday said Jubilee wants election laws weakened because "President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto have sensed defeat and panicked." Raila told the Star in an interview said the opposition's decision to join forces in the National Super Alliance, NASA, against Jubilee has sent shock ...
2016 saw a huge number and variety of cyberattacks, ranging from a high-profile distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) using hijacked Internet-facing security cameras to the alleged hacking of party officials during the US election.
OurMine has hacked several high-profile Twitter accounts this year, including those of Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and Google chief executive Sundar Pichai.
Global protectionism, likely to intensify with US President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to up trade barriers for the US,
(Teleborsa) - Crescono a sorpresa le scorte settimanali di greggio in USA, risultando peggiori delle attese del mercato, che indicavano un calo. Secondo l'EIA, divisione del Dipartimento...
(Teleborsa) - Rallentano il passo le vendite di case negli Stati Uniti, ma risultano sopra le attese, segnalando il proseguimento di una moderata ripresa del mercato immobiliare. Il dato,...
Source: International Organization for Migration Country: Nigeria“The need for food is increasing among the IDPs we surveyed. It is the biggest unmet need of 66 percent of the IDPs... Non-food items, like blankets, continue to be second thing most in demand,” said IOM.Nigeria - IOM has identified 1,770,444 people as displaced ...
Source: Human Rights Watch Country: IraqFleeing residents told HRW that ISIS justified attacks on civilians because many had refused the group’s orders to join its retreat, as they feared they would be used as human shields.Calls ‘Unbelievers’ Valid Targets (Erbil) – Fighters with the Islamic State (also known as ISIS) have indiscriminately attacked ...
The Russian ambassador to Turkey was shot in the back and killed as he gave a speech at an Ankara art gallery on Monday by an off-duty police officer who shouted "Don't forget Aleppo" and "Allahu Akbar" as he opened fire. President Tayyip Erdogan, in a video message to the ...
Heavily armed anti-riot police officers have blockaded Parliament buildings ahead of a special sitting by MPs. The legislatures are expected to make major changes to the use of technology in the general election. Tongaren MP Eseli Simiyu told The Star that members are not allowed to drive inside with their vehicles. "We are forced ...
The United States on Tuesday blacklisted seven Russian businessmen and eight companies and government enterprises over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the conflict in Ukraine, the U.S. Treasury said in a statement. The sanctions come a month before U.S. President Barack Obama hands over power to President-elect Donald Trump, who ...
Mingled optimism and concern in discussions the San Francisco Fed chief has had since the election.
The $2.4 billion deal is a turnaround from the global financial crisis, when the British government bailed out Lloyds.
SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son told President-elect Donald Trump this month he would create 50,000 jobs in the United States. Money for the first 3,000 positions was announced on Monday. Satellite startup OneWeb Ltd. said it raised $1.2 billion (about ¥141.6 billion) from SoftBank and existing investors, ...
The final quarter of 2016 has undoubtedly been characterised by a marked shift in momentum and investor sentiment within the bond market across different sub-sectors within the asset class. Many might argue that it has been a long time coming. Let’s face it, bonds, being the more defensive asset classes around, ...
A Turkish policeman fatally shot Russia's ambassador to Turkey on Monday in front of a shocked gathering at a photo exhibit and then, pacing near the body of his victim, appeared to condemn Russia's military role in Syria, shouting: "Don't forget Aleppo! Don't forget Syria!"The leaders of Turkey and Russia said the attack in ...
The International Monetary Fund's managing director was convicted Monday of negligence by a special French court for her role in a hugely contentious arbitration award to a businessman in 2008.But Christine Lagarde, who was France's finance minister at the time, was spared punishment and a criminal record.The Court of Justice ...
Russian investigators worked Tuesday to determine whether the assassination of their ambassador to Turkey was the work of a lone gunman or part of a wider conspiracy as the two countries, which have backed opposing sides in the Syrian war, said they would not let the killing disrupt efforts to ...
A truck rammed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing 12 people and injuring nearly 50 as it smashed through tables and wooden stands. Police said a suspect believed to be the driver was arrested nearby and a passenger died as paramedics were treating him.The ...