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Algeria
Three eminent figures to receive Emir Abdelkader Award
ORAN (Algeria)- Three prominent and distinguished international figures, Algerian Lakhdar Brahimi, Spanish Federico Mayor and Canadian Raymond Chrétien are the first winners of the Emir Abdelkader award for “the promotion of living together and peaceful coexistence in the Mediterranean and in the world,” which will be awarded Wednesday in ...
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USA
Lamamra leads Algerian delegation to 71st UN General Assembly
NEW YORK- Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra, who is leading the Algerian delegation to the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly, arrived Monday in New York. The works of the session will focus on the theme of "the Sustainable Development ...
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Spagna
Economía/Empresas.- Adveo incorpora una programa de emisión de pagarés en el MARF por un importe máximo de 50 millones
MADRID, 21 (EUROPA PRESS) Adveo ha incorporado un programa de emisión de pagarés en el Mercado Alternativo de Renta Fija (MARF) por un importe máximo de 50 millones de euros, con el objetivo de diversificar las fuentes de financiación, según ha informado la compañía este miércoles a la ...
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Spagna
Economía/Empresas.- Inditex gana 1.256 millones en el primer semestre, un 8% más y crea casi 10.000 empleos en un año
MADRID, 21 (EUROPA PRESS) Inditex obtuvo un beneficio neto de 1.256 millones de euros en el primer semestre de su ejercicio fiscal 2016-2017 (desde el 1 de febrero hasta el 31 de julio), lo que supone un aumento del 8% respecto al mismo periodo del año anterior, según ...
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Regno Unito Yemen
What Yemenis need to rebuild their lives in a country torn apart by conflict
Source: Oxfam Country: YemenThis new Oxfam report sets out what Yemenis are facing and what governments, armed parties and agencies must do to help get Yemenis back on their feet and reduce the chance of a long-lasting crisis. War pushes millions in Yemen to brink of catastrophe Published: 21 September 2016 Eighteen months of ...
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USA
UN report describes 'abundant evidence of gross human rights violations' in Burundi
Source: UN Human Rights Council Country: BurundiBecause the patterns of violations clearly suggest that they are deliberate and the result of conscious decisions, it is in the Government’s power to stop them, said the experts in a final report.GENEVA (20 September 2016) – The final report of the United Nations Independent ...
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USA
States, Business Groups Sue U.S. Government on Overtime Pay Rule
Officials from 21 U.S. states on Tuesday filed a lawsuit claiming an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to more than 4 million workers will place a heavy burden on state budgets.
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USA
Former House Speaker John Boehner Joins Washington Law Firm
Mr. Boehner, who left the speakership and Congress last year, will work as a “strategic adviser” to clients of Squire Patton Boggs.
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Uruguay
Odema participó del Foro Global de la Economía Social en Montreal
Odema participó del Foro Global de la Economía Social realizado en Montreal con la presencia de la Presidenta del Círculo Católico.
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Giappone
Mylan CEO defends 500% price spike in life-saving drug EpiPen
The head of pharmaceutical company Mylan is defending the cost for life-saving EpiPens and is signaling the company has no plans to lower prices despite a public outcry. “Price and access exist in a balance, and we believe we have struck that balance,” Heather Bresch says in prepared testimony released ...