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Kenya
Why ex-LSK boss wants Njoki Ndungu removed from Supreme Court
Nairobi based advocate and former Law Society of Kenya Chief Executive Officer Apollo Mboya has filed a petition seeking to remove Supreme Court Judge Njoki Sussana Ndungu from office.
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Egitto Armenia
Egypt: Egypt, Armenia Sign MOU to Support Joint Investments
[Egypt Online] Egypt and Armenia on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote joint investments between the two countries, on the sidelines of the 5th session of the Egyptian-Armenian joint committee.
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Belgio
Parc Maximilien: le ministre-président bruxellois Rudi Vervoort n'envisage pas d'agir sans le ...
Le ministre-président bruxellois Rudi Vervoort n'envisage pas que son gouvernement agisse seul sans le Fédéral, dans la controverse sur un centre d'accueil des migrants au quartier de la Gare du Nord à Bruxelles, mais il enjoint au Fédéral de prendre ses responsabilités, ressortait-il samedi midi d'une mise au point communiquée ...
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Brasile
Ação no STF pede que presídios federais devolvam detentos após 2 anos
A Defensoria Pública da União (DPU) pediu ao Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) que todos os detentos que estão há mais de dois anos em presídios federais sejam devolvidos aos seus Estados de origem. A DPU afirma que há constrangimento ilegal na permanência acima deste prazo. O relator da ação é ...
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Cina USA
US's Tillerson to focus on North Korea and trade during China visit
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is in Beijing for talks focused on trade and North Korea, along with preparations for a visit by President Donald Trump in November. Mr Tillerson is making his second visit in office to the world's No 2 economy and chief American rival for influence in ...
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Malta
MSE Equity Total Return Index up 1.7%
The MSE Equity Total Return Index strongly rebounded from last week’s decline as the index rallied by 1.7 per cent at 9,015.856 points. Malta International Airport plc, HSBC Bank Malta plc and International Hotel Investments plc were the major contributors towards this gain. A total of 17 equities were active ...
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Regno Unito
UK growth slows to four-year low as BoE prepares rate rise
Britain’s economy grew at its slowest pace since 2013 in the 12 months after last year’s Brexit vote, data showed yesterday, painting a subdued picture as the Bank of England prepares to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade. The world’s fifth-biggest economy was just 1.5 per cent ...
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Myanmar
Boris Johnson 'caught on camera quoting Kipling poem in Burmese temple'
Britain's foreign secretary Boris Johnson has reportedly been caught on camera part-reciting a colonial poem in a Burmese temple before being stopped by an ambassador. Mr Johnson was said to have begun quoting the opening lines of Mandalay during a visit to the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, the capital of Burma. The ...
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Myanmar
Portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi 'taken down by Oxford University College'
A portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi has been removed from the Oxford college where she studied, it is reported. The state counsellor of Burma studied at St Hugh's College between 1964 and 1967, earning a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. The Swan student newspaper reported the painting was taken down ...
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Ungheria Malta
Athletes must be well-prepared
Success in international competitions has been rare and far between for Maltese sportsmen. This primarily because our choice of talent is what it is, given the size of the country, and also because of limited resources, which, in turn, conditions training. In fact, sports administrators are continuously seeking foreign assistance ...