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Relentless fighting questions peace process future
Source: International Peace Institute Country: South SudanThe renewed conflict calls for a serious rethinking of the mechanisms needed to ensure local justice, accountability for crimes committed, and an inclusive and legitimate peace process.South Sudan’s capital Juba has in the past month witnessed the heaviest fighting since the country’s civil war began ...
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MidEast buyers said to invest $11m in BBC’s former London home
Investors from region account for 4% of sales at Stanhope’s Television Centre
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Gran Bretagna, l'economia continua a crescere
(Teleborsa) - La Brexit sembra non scalfire, almeno per il momento, l'economia britannica che continua a crescere rispetto ai trimestri precedenti. Nel 2° trimestre, infatti, il PIL ha...
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Winging it
The Chinese are on side WILL the Reds go red? Everbright, a Chinese state-backed financial conglomerate, is reportedly keen to buy Liverpool Football Club, one of the sport’s most celebrated names. If it were to happen, it would be the biggest in a series of recent investments made by mainland firms ...
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Access to essential healthcare dramatically reduced due to increased violence
Source: Médecins Sans Frontières Country: South SudanWhile MSF teams continue to treat 60,000 patients per month across the country, ongoing insecurity is causing a significant decline in access to healthcare for tens of thousands more people who are in dire need.25 August 2016, Juba/London: Thousands of people in South Sudan in ...
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Frankfurt charm offensive for Brexit-wary London firms
FRANKFURT - The marketing team of Frankfurt never expected its English-language dummy website to attract new businesses would actually go live after Britain's European Union referendum.
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School of Law – Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London is one of the most esteemed higher education providers of the modern world. With 21,187 students, 4,000 staff and an annual turnover of more than £300m, Queen Mary represents one of the largest University of London colleges. Queen Mary is a multidisciplinary University with research ...
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Trade implications of BREXIT
The knock on effects of the recent decision of British citizens to leave the European Union on the legal framework governing the trade relations between the UK and the rest of the world are yet to be determined. First, by virtue of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European ...
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Food aid needs in North East nearly double since March
Source: World Food Programme Country: Cameroon, Chad, Niger, NigeriaThe number of people in need of food assistance in north-eastern Nigeria has risen to 4.5 million, according to a mid-August analysis. A worsening economy could cause the figure to rise by a further million as early as next month.DAKAR/ABUJA – The number ...
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Jordan commits to provide education to every child
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Jordan, Syrian Arab RepublicWith an estimated 91,000 Syrian refugee children out-of-school in Jordan, the Ministry of Education, in partnership with UNICEF, and support from donors, aims at enrolling all Syrian children in the new school year.AMMAN, Jordan: The Government of Jordan has reaffirmed its landmark commitment ...
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Diageo, Union Standoff Over 30pc Proposed Layoff
Diageo Plc, a UK based company, has faced resistance from both the labour union and the Federation for Beverage, Tobacco & Allied Trade Unions, after Meta Abo Brewery’s proposal to…
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Advent of 24-hour subway service signals new era for London, night owls
London bills itself as a global city, the world’s biggest financial center and a creative hub to rival New York. Until now, though, getting home after midnight meant taking the bus. Not anymore. The London Underground is starting its first-ever overnight service, a move city leaders hope will make the ...
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Gli inglesi scacciano i timori di Brexit con lo shopping
(Teleborsa) - Gli inglesi tornano a fare shopping, scacciando le preoccupazioni per la Brexit. Nel mese di luglio le vendite al dettaglio del Regno Unito espresse in volume, ossia in base alla...
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World’s largest aircraft, helium-filled airship Airlander, takes off for first time
A blimp-shaped, helium-filled airship considered the world’s largest aircraft flew for the first time Wednesday with a short but historic jaunt over an airfield in central England. Engines roaring, the 302-foot (92-meter) Airlander 10 rose slowly into the air from Cardington airfield, 45 miles (73 kilometers) north of London. A ...
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Sony buys British dance music label
Sony Corp. said it has acquired Britain’s dance music label Ministry of Sound Recordings Ltd. in a bid to enhance content for younger consumers in its music entertainment business. Ministry of Sound Recordings originated from a nightclub in South London and was founded in 1993, with cumulative sales of more ...
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RBS ‘looks to sell Turkish loans in latest bid to exit shipping’
Royal Bank of Scotland has put its portfolio of Turkish shipping loans up for sale, in the latest move by the state-backed bank to exit this troubled sector and cut overall losses through asset sales, two sources told Reuters
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Bill & Melinda Gates' Trust raises stake in Vietnam-focused fund: report
It now controls 11.34 percent of Vietnam Enterprise Investment Ltd, also known as VEILVietnam fund lists on London bourse
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Meccanica, Trasporti & Mobilità
Nella torre più snella del mondo c'è un po' di Made in Italy
160 metri di altezza, "solo" 3,9 di diametro ed una meravigliosa veduta sul canale della Manica, queste sono le peculiarità offerte dalla British Airways i360 una torre d'osservazione inaugurata lo scorso 4 agosto presso la città inglese di Brighton. Nel progetto che ha portato alla realizzazione di quella che è stata ...
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Nissan says Brexit deal will determine future U.K. plant investment: report
The chief executive of carmaker Nissan said future investment decisions about Britain’s biggest car plant will depend on the terms of a Brexit deal struck with the European Union on customs, trade and free movement of goods. Nissan’s Sunderland plant in the north of England built nearly one in three ...
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Turkish companies show interest in Azerbaijani privatization policies
Large companies and conglomerates in Turkey have shown interest in Azerbaijan’s privatization polices and are eagerly awaiting the announcement of a new privatization package, Turkey-Azerbaijan Business Council Chairman Selçuk Akat has said
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U.K. central bank unveils stimulus to counter Brexit jitters
The Bank of England has unveiled a series of stimulus measures, including its first interest rate cut since the global financial crisis, as it tries to jump-start an economy shocked by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. The central bank cut its key rate to 0.25 percent from a ...