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Malta
PD to present parliamentary motion for government to curtail ‘large scale project frenzy’
The Partit Demokratiku will present a private member's motion in parliament, urging the government to curtail the large scale project frenzy for a limited time until a proper well studied National Masterplan.Such a plan, the PD says, can guide planners and developers as to how, when, where and what kind ...
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Malta
Updated: MEA defends unpaid sick leave proposal, cites widespread abuse
The Malta Employers Association has stuck to its guns on its controversial proposal that the first day of sick leave should be unpaid, citing widespread abuse by workers.The proposal, which was included in the association's pre-budget proposals, was met with fierce opposition by the main workers' unions.Speaking to The Malta ...
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Malta
DBRS affirms Malta’s credit rating at A and changes trend to positive
Following the credit rating upgrades by Standard and Poor's and Fitch, another credit rating agency, DBRS, has affirmed Malta's credit rating at A while upgrading the trend on the ratings to positive, government said in a press statement.Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna comments that: "Four years ago, we had promised to ...
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Paesi Bassi
Gasunie heeft plan voor import Brits aardgas
Gasunie wil een pijp in zee openen voor import van Brits aardgas, nu winning in Nederland terugloopt. Bouw het gasgebruik liever snel af, zeggen groene organisaties.
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Senegal
Le PUMA et l'ONFP comptent former 2000 personnes dans les zones transfrontalières
Dakar, 25 août (APS) - Le Programme d'urgence de modernisation des axes et territoires frontaliers (PUMA) et l'Office national de formation professionnelle (ONFP) ont signé vendredi un protocole de partenariat portant sur la formation, par la seconde structure, de 2000 personnes dans les zones frontalières. Dakar, 25 août (APS) - ...
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Senegal
Sensibilisation sur le code de conduite dans les réseaux sociaux, mardi
Dakar, 25 août (APS) - L'Autorité de régulation des télécommunications et des postes (ARTP) en partenariat avec Facebook organise, mardi à partir de 9h, à l'hôtel Radisson Blu, une session de sensibilisation sur le code de conduite dans les réseaux sociaux, annonce un communiqué reçu à l'APS. Dakar, 25 août ...
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Italia
Il Governo studia il bando per il 5G. Asta da 2 miliardi nella Legge di Bilancio
(Teleborsa) - L'Italia accelera sul 5G, la banda di frequenze da liberare a favore degli operatori di Tlc, per sviluppare lo standard del mobile nel futuro. L'avvio della...
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USA
Lobbyist says US likely to punish East Africa over mitumba ban
US trade agency conducted early assessment of Agoa compliance in Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
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Colombia Ecuador
ACNUR-Colombia señala riesgo inminente de desplazamiento en Riosucio, Chocó
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: ColombiaEl ACNUR, preocupado por las comunidades afrodescendientes e indígenas que habitan el territorio, hace un llamado urgente a los actores armados ilegales para que no involucren ni afecten a la población civil.Una nueva víctima mortal dejan los fuertes combates entre actores armados ilegales ...
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Nigeria
Workers oppose FG’s N39bn loan to Discos
Okechukwu Nnodim and Ife Ogunfuwa The two major electricity unions in Nigeria’s power sector on Friday opposed the Federal Government’s decision to provide N39bn loan to power distribution companies for the provision of meters to customers across the country. The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has also opposed the proposed ...