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USA Etiopia
South Sudan health crisis worsens as more partners pull out and number of displaced rises
Source: World Health Organization Country: South SudanPreventable and curable diseases, such as malaria and acute watery diarrhoea, are major causes of death among the growing number of IDPs in the country.The recent escalation of the conflict in South Sudan has forced many people to flee, including those that were supporting the ...
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USA
About 360,000 Yezidis remain displaced, in dire need of psychological care
Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Assistance Mission for Iraq Country: IraqA new UN report details the testimony of Yezidi survivors of ISIL atrocities in Iraq since August 2014, and states that these violations and abuses may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. UN ...
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Etiopia
Ethiopian Police Detain Journalists Reporting On Drought, Escort Them Back to Capital
[CPJ] Ethiopian police On August 8 2016, detained three journalists reporting on the effects of a severe drought in the country before escorting them back to Addis Ababa with a warning not to work outside the capital, the Foreign Correspondents' Association of Ethiopia said in a statement.
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Nigeria
Nigeria: Andrew - to Boost Agriculture in Nigeria, Govt Must Attract Foreign Investments
[This Day] As the Federal Government renews focus on agriculture as a viable alternative to crude oil, international wealth advisor, chairman of the Advisory Board of the African Wealth Report (AWR) and investor, Mr. Olusegun Paul Andrew, in a recent chat with select journalists in Lagos, outlined the huge potential ...
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USA
Wal-Mart alza le stime grazie al fatturato che batte le attese
(Teleborsa) - Vendite che battono le attese per Wal-Mart grazie al fatturato dei negozi aperti da almeno un anno. Le vendite negli Stati Uniti sono salite dell'1,6% mentre gli...
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Cina
Cina, Moody's alza le stime di crescita
(Teleborsa) - Moody's migliora la propria view sulla Cina. L'agenzia di rating americana ha alzato le stime di crescita sul Prodotto Interno Lordo cinese (PIL) sulla scia del maxi piano di...
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Ghana
Only 63% of Ghanaians believe EC will be neutral – Survey
A survey conducted by the Center for Democratic Development (CDD) Ghana, has discovered a worrying public perception about the Electoral Commission’s (EC) ability to effectively declare voting results. Even though 63% of Ghanaians believe the Commission will perform its duties neutrally, guided by law, almost half of the voter population ...
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Giappone
Japan preps ¥3 trillion injection to expedite JR Tokai maglev project by eight years
The government is poised to offer ¥3 trillion ($29.6 billion) in loans to Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) in an attempt to expedite high-speed maglev services between Tokyo and Osaka by up to eight years, government sources said. Under the plan — which involves amending the law to legalize ...
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Giappone
Government and BOJ pledge coordination on volatile yen
In a meeting Thursday, the government and the Bank of Japan affirmed that they will cooperate on action over speculative moves in the currency market after the U.S. dollar dropped below the ¥100 line. “We are monitoring the market very carefully all the time,” Masatsugu Asakawa, vice finance minister for ...
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Qatar
Foreign investment in Qatar grows to $144 billion
Country’s total inward investments increased by $440 million (QR 1.6 billion) from 2013 to 2014