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Egitto Malta
€1.5 million awarded to Valletta 2018 European Capital of Culture
Valletta 2018 – European Capital of Culture has been awarded the Melina Mercouri prize of €1.5 million in view of its strong European dimension and citizens’ involvement, particularly through the education and capacity building programmes. Valletta 2018 Foundation Chairman Jason Micallef said “The award of the Melina Mercouri prize shows ...
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USA Regno Unito
UNICEF urges world to continue supporting Syria’s children amid reports of atrocities
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Syrian Arab RepublicThe daily reality for Syria’s children is very bleak. Children continue to pay the heaviest price for a brutal conflict not of their making. Last year was the deadliest for Syria’s children since the war began, said the regional director.Statement attributable to Geert Cappelaere, ...
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Nigeria
Chacina em SP: "Ele chegou baleado, pedindo socorro", diz vizinha de bar
As marcas de sangue ainda estão nas paredes das casas da Rua Carlos Guimarães, no Jaçanã, zona norte da capital paulista, ao lado do bar onde seis pessoas morreram e outras três ficaram feridas após um tiroteio. Foi nesta rua que uma das vítimas, identificada por vizinhos como José, chegou ...
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Brasile
Tiroteio durante blitz da Lei Seca termina com dois mortos e um ferido
Um policial militar foi morto, durante blitz da Operação Lei Seca na Baixada Fluminense, ontem (4) à noite. De acordo com a coordenação da operação, os agentes determinaram que um carro parasse na barreira montada na Avenida Marinho Hemetério de Oliveira, no centro de Queimados, por volta das 22h30. Leia mais ...
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Brasile
Chega ao Brasil primeira chimpanzé libertada de zoológico por habeas corpus
Chega hoje (5/4) ao Brasil a primeira chimpanzé do mundo a ser transferida de um zoológico para um santuário de animais por meio de decisão judicial. Cecília, a primata de 19 anos, vivia no Zoológico de Mendonza, na Argentina, e será levada para o Santuário de Grandes Primatas de Sorocaba, ...
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USA
Your Money Adviser: Study Finds Car Insurers Raise Rates in Minority Neighborhoods
An analysis finds disparity in auto insurance prices in four states that differences in risks could not explain.
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USA
DealBook: Business Goes to Washington
“We are absolutely destroying these horrible regulations that have been placed on your heads.” — President Trump.
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Brasile
Officer Killed at Lei Seca Point in Rio’s Baixada Fluminense
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A military police officer was killed during an Operação Lei Seca (Operation Dry Law) drunk driving blitz checkpoint in the Baixada Fluminense last night (April 4th) at around 10:30 PM. According to the authorities, the agents determined that a car ...
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Brasile USA
LAAD Defense and Security Conference Continues in Rio
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The 2017 LAAD Defense & Security trade show, the most important security and defense fair in Latin America, started on Tuesday (April 4th), at Riocentro in Barra da Tijuca and will continue until Friday, April 7th. Visitors will get to ...
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Kenya
Business News: Net profit for Kenya's top ten banks rise by 10.8pc to Sh93.81 billion
Kenya's top 10 banks registered a 10.8 per cent growth in net earnings to Sh93.81 billion for the financial year ended December 31, 2016.