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Senegal
Une Charte signée par des entreprises pour la promotion de la diversité
Dakar, 18 oct (APS) - Au total 11 entreprises opérant au Sénégal dans différents secteurs d'activité ont signé mardi à Dakar une "Charte de la diversité des entreprises au Sénégal", un document qui les engagent à "mieux refléter dans leurs effectifs, la diversité" de la population sénégalaise. - Société
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Giappone
Mitsubishi Heavy to scale down shipbuilding business
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said it will scale down its shipbuilding operations by withdrawing from the money-losing large passenger ship business. The company said Tuesday it will concentrate on building small and medium-size passenger vessels and passenger-cargo ferries, and is considering spinning off that business. It said it is already ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks rise as yen pauses its climb
Stocks extended their winning streak to a third straight session on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tuesday, helped by buying on dips on the back of a halt to the yen’s strengthening versus the dollar. The Nikkei average advanced 63.49 points, or 0.38 percent, to end at 16,963.61. On Monday, it ...
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Giappone
Dollar rises to around ¥104 as confidence in Clinton victory grows
The dollar was easier around ¥104 in Tokyo trading late Tuesday after dipping below ¥103.70 earlier, following overnight falls on stock markets and in U.S. Treasury yields. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥103.99-99, down from ¥104.14-16 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.1014-1014, up from ...
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Canada Belgio
L'UE donne à la Belgique jusqu'à vendredi pour dire oui au Ceta
La Commissaire européenne au Commerce Cecilia Malmström a donné à la Belgique jusqu'au sommet européen des 28 dirigeants de l'UE à Bruxelles vendredi pour donner son feu vert au Ceta, traité de libre-échange avec le Canada, lors d'une conférence de presse mardi.
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USA
Aleppo vigil mourns the hundreds of children killed and injured since ceasefire breakdown
Source: Save the Children Country: Syrian Arab RepublicDespite reports of an eight-hour pause in the airstrikes, this will not be enough time to get aid in or evacuate injured children before the fighting resumes, says Save the Children, calling for an immediate 72-hour ceasefire in Syria.One month since the breakdown of ...
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Nigeria Regno Unito
Girls held by Boko Haram in Nigeria need support to rebuild shattered lives
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Nigeria“We are delighted to see the girls back with their families, but we must keep pressing for all the women and children held by Boko Haram to be freed,” said a UNICEF Representative in the country.Chibok girls’ family reunions highlight plight of thousands of girls held ...
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Yemen
Humanitarian assistance delivered to 4.6 million people in Yemen
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: YemenDespite bureaucratic, security, and funding challenges, humanitarian partners have provided direct assistance to 4.6 million people across Yemen since January 2016. HIGHLIGHTS New pledges totaling more than $116 million have been committed by donors to the Yemen operation. UNICEF supports 600,000 children to ...
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India Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigeria Negotiates U.S.$15 Billion Oil, Gas Investments With India
[Daily Trust] The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, yesterday in India, negotiated a $15 billion investment with the Indian government.
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Qatar USA
[AUDIO] Ngai! Uhuru laughs off Auditor General plan to visit Federal Bank in Eurobond probe
The President has put the Auditor General on the spot for saying he will investigate the Federal Reserve Bank of New York over missing Eurobond proceeds. Uhuru Kenyatta criticised Edward Ouko on Tuesday in an address through which he shared his frustrations in the fight against corruption. Read: Frustrated Uhuru scolds state officials on ...