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Giappone
Updated: Japan enacts law for Emperor Akihito, 83, to abdicate
Japan's parliament on Friday passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to become the first monarch to abdicate in 200 years, but put off a debate over how to tackle the shrinking royal population including male successors.The 83-year-old emperor expressed his apparent wish to abdicate last August, citing his old age ...
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Angola USA Ecuador Austria
Landmine treaty President calls on to redouble efforts to achieve the 2025 deadline
Source: Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Country: Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iraq, Thailand, World, Zimbabwe“Providing support to those states that are still implementing key actions of the Convention is as important today as it was 20 years ago. It is a humanitarian imperative,” said Ambassador Hajnoczi.Geneva, Vienna 9 June 2017 – The Committees ...
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Belgio
Koen Geens compte interdire la vente de chargeurs d'armes lourdes
Il est aisé en Belgique de se procurer des chargeurs pour mitrailleuses dans des magasins d'armement. Le ministre de la Justice Koen Geens (CD&V) veut mettre fin aux abus en la matière, rapporte De Tijd samedi.
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Argentina Paraguay
Expertos del Tesoro de USA en Triple Frontera
Expertos del Departamento del Tesoro de los Estados Unidos, junto con sus homólogos de los Ministerios de Finanzas de Argentina, Paraguay y Brasil, se reunirán con representantes del sector privado y público en el área de la Triple Frontera.
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Qatar USA
Trump accuses Qatar of being ‘high level’ terrorism sponsor
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday accused Qatar of being a "high level" sponsor of terrorism, potentially hindering the U.S. Department of State's efforts to ease heightening tensions and a blockade of the Gulf nation by Arab states and others.
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Portogallo
Hospital Oriental de Lisboa vai custar 500 milhões de euros e irá abrir portas até 2024
Ministro da Saúde garante que a futura unidade hospitalar vai trazer mais 800 camas para a região de Lisboa, será construída em Parceria Público-Privada e manterá um pólo no Hospital de São José.
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Kenya
Business: Black Soldier Fly: Insect that can turn farm waste into rich animal feed
A top international research centre in Kenya has been conducting a study on an insect that may change the fortunes of fish and poultry farmers by significantly reducing the cost of feeds.
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Kenya
Kenya: Proposed law makes it easier for Kenyans to donate organs
Happy Kidney Foundation says the greatest challenge is getting people to donate their bodies or body parts to be used after their death.
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Kenya
Kenya: Get papers, customary law not enough, says AG
A new directive issued on Friday by Attorney General Githu Muigai has also tightened the noose on those who do not want to legalise their marriages by making it mandatory to those in unions made under customary or Hindu ceremonies to register their unions by August 1.
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USA Nigeria
Nigeria has suffered long to break up now, says US don
Jesusegun Alagbe A Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University, Illinois, United States of America, Richard Joseph, on Friday said despite the myriad of problems facing Nigeria, it should not contemplate breaking up. Joseph — whose research works focus on African politics, democratisation, political economy, and international security — said ...