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Nigeria
National GDP Growth Depends On Performance Of Public Service – Oyo-Ita
Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, Head of Civil Service of the Federation, says the growth of a nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) depends on the output of its public service. Oyo-Ita said this in Abuja on Monday, while signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG), an ...
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Portogallo
Portugal e Hong Kong têm novo acordo sobre troca de informações financeiras
Acordo assinado por Rocha Andrade e K. Chan permite a troca de saldos das contas financeiras detidas pelos residentes na outra jurisdição.
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Brasile
Janot questiona normas de sigilo em investigações de acidentes aéreos
Ação proposta ao Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) pelo procurador-geral da República, Rodrigo Janot, afirma que a restrição de acesso às investigações de acidentes aéreos no Brasil é inconstitucional. Para Janot, a proibição legal prevista no Código Brasileiro da Aeronáutica suprime o direito de defesa, dificulta o direito de acesso à ...
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Brasile
STF bloqueia R$ 129 mi do governo do Rio para pagar salários do Judiciário
O ministro Dias Toffoli, do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), determinou hoje (3/4) o bloqueio judicial de R$ 129 milhões nas contas do estado do Rio de Janeiro para o pagamento dos salários de servidores do Tribunal de Justiça do Rio de Janeiro (TJRJ).Toffoli atendeu a um pedido de liminar (decisão ...
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Brasile
Idoso é morto por bala perdida durante operação policial no Rio
Um idoso foi morto por bala perdida durante operação policial na manhã desta segunda-feira (3/4) na favela do Mandela, em Manguinhos, na zona norte do Rio. De acordo com o comando da Unidade de Polícia Pacificadora (UPP), policiais da unidade estavam em patrulhamento na localidade conhecida como Mandela 2, por ...
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USA
Mexico Ready to Play the Corn Card in Trade Talks
Much of the corn Mexico consumes comes from the United States, potentially making it a useful lever in negotiations over Nafta.
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Brasile Argentina Venezuela Paraguay Uruguay
Brazil and Mercosur Partners Consider Expelling Venezuela
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Foreign relation ministers from the four founding countries of Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) called an emergency meeting on Saturday, April 1st in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to discuss the current situation in Venezuela. They also announced they were starting ...
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Brasile
GDP in Brazil Registers Lowest Decline in 22 Months
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Gross Domestic Product in Brazil fell by 0.3 percent in January compared to the same period last year, according to the Monitor report by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV). Despite the decrease, January’s result was the least negative result ...
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USA Regno Unito
International solidarity needs to match Lebanon's hospitality as a host country - UN
Source: UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon Country: Lebanon, Syrian Arab RepublicAs hosting more than one million Syrians is straining Lebanon's limited resources, the international community must prevent 'hospitality fatigue', the Humanitarian Coordinator says.By Philippe Lazzarini As the seventh year of conflict in Syria begins, Lebanon faces overwhelming socioeconomic, security and ...
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Serbia Turchia USA Bulgaria Grecia Macedonia
Report says about 1,300 unaccompanied children at risk in Balkans
Source: International Rescue Committee, Save the Children Country: Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, WorldChild refugees and migrants are at an increased risk of exploitation, violence and trafficking due to the restrictive border policies and inadequate social protection systems across the Balkans. UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE CHILDREN AT EXTREME RISK IN ...