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Australia Nigeria
Writer Begins Continental Cities Tour To Promote Unity
By Chinelo Chikelu Author and medical practitioner, Segun Adigun has embarked on a book tour to traverse 40 cities in 4 continents; 24 across Nigeria, and 15 cities within Asia, Europe and Australia. Tour of Awakening, however, is not your traditional book tour, where the focus is marketing the author’s ...
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Nicaragua
Amnistía: “derechos en venta” con ley canalera
Amnistía Internacional (AI) lanzó este jueves desde Managua una “campaña global” para exigir la derogación de la Ley 840, que[...]
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Russia
Trump’s reboot of sanctions ushers in ‘new normal’ for Russia
As Russia hunkers down for “decades” of U.S. sanctions, the chill in geopolitics is threatening to turn into a deep freeze for an economy retooling ...
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Giappone
Sales of foreign-brand vehicles in Japan see first fall in 16 months
Sales of new imported foreign-brand vehicles in Japan dropped 3.8 percent in July from a year before, marking the first fall in 16 months, due ...
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Giappone
Toyota trawls for techies along Tokyo’s Nambu Line amid Silicon Valley’s tense rivalry
When it comes to recruiting tech talent, Toyota Motor Corp. is anything but subtle.The Japanese automaker recently launched a marketing campaign targeting information technology specialists ...
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USA
Trump administration goes on the attack against leaks
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions, taking up an issue that has infuriated President Donald Trump, went on the attack against a "culture of leaking" today, saying such leaks were hampering the government's ability to protect the country. The Justice Department has tripled the number of investigations into unauthorised leaks of classified ...
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Malta
Strips clubs should be closed, not regulated – MCWO
Businesses which glamorise the exploitation and objectification of women for profit should be closed not regulated, the Malta Confederation of Women's Organisations said, saying that they were “in reality hubs for prostitution, human trafficking and crime”. The MCWO was referring to a report that government is planning to regulate 'Gentlemen's Clubs'. “International ...
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Grecia
Greece to set up development bank to fund infrastructure projects
Greece will set up a development bank to fund infrastructure projects, start ups, small businesses and export oriented companies, the government's economic policy council said today. The Hellenic Development Bank will be a state lender that will complement commercial banks to help fund growth and regional projects. The bank will seek the ...
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Malta Cipro
GO improves revenues and profitability during first six months of the year
GO plc has announced improved results for the six month period to 30 June 2017, with growth in revenues and profitability as well as robust cash generation, the company said in a statement.Operating profit increased by 18.8 per cent to €14.6 million (2016: €12.3 million) whilst, during the same period, ...
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Taiwan
New library, training room opened at law courts
A new library and training room in the Maltese courts was inaugurated this morning by Minister for Justice Owen Bonnici.The assigning of these new rooms made space for three new court rooms as the former were shifted from their old state to be refurbished and made anew in different rooms. ...