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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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MPs want to question Ruto's aide Farouk Kibet
MPs last night were discussing a possible summons to DP William Ruto's aide Farouk Kibet in connection with the NYS scandal, despite Ruto's insistence he not testify in the probe. Four members of the Public Accounts Committee separately told the Star yesterday they had asked chairman Nicholas Gumbo to summon ...
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Nicaragua's Ortega wins third term as president with wife as VP
Nicaraguan leftist Daniel Ortega powered to his third consecutive term as president of the poor Central American country on Sunday, as voters cheered years of solid economic growth and overlooked criticism he is installing a family dynasty. By fusing his militant past with a more business-friendly approach, Ortega stands in ...
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Mexicans burn Trump effigy, hope for loss
Fears rife that the tycoon’s win could ruin US economy by imposing big tariffs on imports.
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Vote while you float: US astronaut votes from space
A 1997 Texas law allows US astronauts to vote from space.
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Korea's Housing Price Growth Lags Behind Those of Major Countries
The growth in Korea's housing price is relatively lower than that of major countries, with the nation's average housing price one of the lowest among major countries. According to an analysis of foreign housing price trend released by the Korea Appraisal Board on November 7, Korea's housing price rose 1.37 ...
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New Law Needed to Keep Gov't from Asking Companies to Make Forced Donations
Korean companies are subject to an inordinate amount of "quasi-taxes" that must be paid even though they are required by law to pay. The best example of a quasi-tax is 77.4 billion won (US$67.8 million) coughed up by 53 large corporations at the request of the Mir Foundation and K-Sports ...
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Escalating food crisis in South Sudan in 2017, FAO warns
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Country: South SudanThough harvests provided some reprieve, FAO experts warn that the benefits will be short lived as local stocks will deplete rapidly. The risk of famine is increasing for the most vulnerable communities.An increasing number of South Sudanese will continue to ...
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Gozo Minister furious after Jason Azzopardi asks if Refalo ordered Bogdanovic’s release
Justice Shadow Minister Jason Azzopardi this evening asked whether Gozo Minister Anton Refalo had issued the order for a footballer who was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence to be released. This prompted an angry outburst by Dr Refalo, who demanded that the MP substantiate or withdraw the allegation. Dr ...
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End-of-Year Forex Stays Stable for Brazil Despite U.S. Elections
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The volatility seen in financial markets this past week due to the upcoming United States Presidential elections on Tuesday, November 8th, is expected to continue until a winner of the highest position in U.S. government is announced. The forecast for ...
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On Eko Bridge, The Man Died
I was devastated when I received the news of Uchechukwu Okeke’s death on the 1st of June 2016. Ginger, as I fondly called him, was a bosom friend and a budding diplomat with the Nigerian Foreign Service. He died along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, shortly after returning from New York. At ...
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First female US attorney general Janet Reno passes on
She was the top law enforcement officer throughout the Clinton years.
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USA 2016, cosa si aspettano gli investitori? Focus di Allianz GI
(Teleborsa) - Le elezioni presidenziali USA sono dietro l'angolo e il risultato avrà forti implicazioni per l'economia americana e per gli investitori. Kristina Hooper, US Investment...
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Focus Paese
South Dakota, alla scoperta dello "Stato del coyote"
Il South Dakota prende il nome dalla tribù di Nativi Americani Lakota (Sioux) e venne ufficialmente ammesso tra gli Stati federati il 2 Novembre 1889. Esso confina a nord con il Dakota del Nord, a sud con il Nebraska, a est con Iowa e Minnesota, a ovest con il Wyoming ...
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Nissan's quarterly profit falls on weak yen
TOKYO - Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co reported Monday that its profit fell 15% in the July-September quarter. Strong sales in North America and China failed to make up for sluggish demand in Japan and a stronger yen.
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Pope Francis holds special Jubilee Mass for prisoners
Pope Francis held a special Jubilee Mass for prisoners in St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday, telling them that all people "have made mistakes" and urging them to never give up hope in God's mercy.He later urged political leaders across the world to respect the dignity of inmates and offer them ...
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‘Terrorism knows no borders, our approach should be likewise’ – EU Commissioner for Migration
Asked what new techniques and forms of cooperation are being developed in order to tackle and counter terrorism, he said: “The EU has come a long way on security cooperation. Since April 2016 we are working on the basis of creating a genuine and effective Security Union – something which ...
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Trade deficit widens in September, reaches of €198.5 million
Preliminary figures show that Malta registered a trade deficit of €198.5 million in September 2016, compared to €169.6 million in the corresponding month of 2015, the NSO said today.Provisional data for international trade show that the trade deficit in September stood at €198.5 million, up by €28.9 million when compared ...
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Editorial: International reputation - Malta as seen from afar
The following is a word-for-word excerpt from a letter of a friend from a country far from Malta: “What’s going on there, folks? Planes falling from the sky, bombs at the airport…”Now we all know there was no connection between the two incidents, but people abroad do not have the ...
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Le marché sous le diktat des importateurs
Au delà de l’engouement qu’a connu la 21e édition du Salon international du livre d’Alger à travers le nombre important de visiteurs, d’autres questions de grande importance nécessitent d’être soulevées. Des questions liées au développement de l’industrie du livre, un secteur encore à l’état embryonnaire, qui peine à sortir de ...
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New Mexico, un "pezzo di Spagna" negli States
Il New Mexico è uno Stato federale considerato “spagnolo” in quanto lo spagnolo è la sua seconda lingua ufficiale, dopo l’inglese. Esso è attraversato dal terzo fiume più lungo degli USA: il Rio Grande ed è animato dalla fusione di tre grandi culture: quella anglosassone, quella ispanica e quella nativa ...
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Opposition plans how to share power
STRATEGISTS working on a formula to bring together the Opposition chiefs ahead of next year’s elections have proposed the reintroduction of the position of Prime Minister and two Deputy PMs. The team has also proposed that the Constitution be amended to create the three positions in a mode that will also ...