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Giappone
Nikkei dives to end below 19,000 for first time since Dec. 9
The benchmark Nikkei average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost further ground to finish below 19,000 for the first time since Dec. 9 last year on Tuesday, with a wide range of issues coming under selling in the face of the yen’s continued appreciation. The 225-issue Nikkei tumbled 281.71 points, ...
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Giappone
On-time awards for JAL; new flights for NZ; Emirates adds perks
On-time awards for JAL Japan Airlines (JAL) was awarded the On-time Performance Services Award by FlightStats, Inc., an independent aviation performance tracking company, coming in first in both the “mainline” and “network” categories under Asia-Pacific Major Airlines. Network is defined as a system of flights that are marketed by a ...
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Giappone
Tokyo office boom fades with more space, fewer workers
Commercial property prices in Tokyo, a bellwether for the market, look to have peaked as the capital faces a glut of new offices even as the number of workers is set to decline. The property market had rebounded in the past three years as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic policies ...
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Egitto Etiopia Yemen
Over two million Yemenis displaced by conflict - IOM
Source: International Organization for Migration Country: YemenAs the humanitarian crisis further deteriorates by an additional stream of Horn of African migrants, IOM provides health care and non-food items to help families cope with winter weather.Yemen - The humanitarian crisis in Yemen caused by the ongoing conflict over the past 22 months ...
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Turchia USA
Cash-based aid gives refugees in Turkey dignity and choice
Source: European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Country: Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyThe Emergency Social Safety Net is a partnership between Turkish and international actors, with €348 million in funds. Turkey hosts 3 million people who have fled war and poverty.In September 2016, the European Union signed ...
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USA Etiopia
Ethiopia seeks US$948 million to help 5.6 million people
Source: Government of Ethiopia, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: EthiopiaThe 2017 HRD presents prioritises plans in water and sanitation, agriculture, relief food, nutrition, health, education, protection, and shelter and non-food items in the affected areas. Ethiopia: Government and partners launch the Humanitarian Requirements Document (HRD) for 2017 US$948 million ...
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Brasile
MEC e STF firmam acordo por doações de livros a presídios
O Ministério da Educação e o Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) assinaram, nesta terça-feira (17/1), um acordo para a doação de cerca de 20 mil livros para 40 bibliotecas que serão montadas em presídios nacionais. A primeira entrega será feita na próxima semana em uma penitenciária feminina próxima a Belo Horizonte, ...
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Portogallo
Dois dias após massacre, detentos circulam livremente dentro de Alcaçuz
Dois dias depois do fim do massacre que deixou 26 mortos, os presos da Penitenciária Estadual de Alcaçuz, em Nísia Floresta, no Rio Grande do Norte, permanecem soltos do lado de fora dos pavilhões nesta terça-feira (17/1). De acordo com o tenente Edmilson Paulino, da Companhia de Guarda Penitenciária, apenas ...
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Brasile
Presidente quer acelerar presídios e fechar acordo com os Estados
Em uma tentativa de abrandar a atual crise, o presidente Michel Temer determinou ao ministro da Justiça, Alexandre de Moraes, que a pasta conclua a construção de cinco presídios federais em até um ano.A implementação dos estabelecimentos prisionais está prevista no Plano Nacional de Segurança Pública anunciado por Temer no ...
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Portogallo
Detentos mantêm controle do Presídio Rogério Coutinho Madruga, em Natal
Detentos do Presídio Rogério Coutinho Madruga ainda detinham o controle da unidade 48 horas depois do início do motim, que culminou com o assassinato de 26 presos na Penitenciária de Alcaçuz, na Grande Natal, vizinha ao local e invadida durante a ocorrência. Apesar de não darem sinais de confronto ou ...