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USA
UN report on 2014-16 killings in Ukraine highlights “rampant impunity"
Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Country: UkraineThe report states that the armed conflict in certain districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, “... accounts for the majority of violations of the right to life in Ukraine over the last two years”, claiming up to 2,000 civilian lives. UN ...
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Cina USA
Unenforced law puts thousands of Afghan children at risk of injury, death
Source: Human Rights Watch Country: AfghanistanHRW says Afghan government is failing to protect tens of thousands of children, some as young as five, from hazardous conditions in the workplace, in violation of its labour laws. Afghanistan: Hazardous Work for Children Widespread Unenforced Law Puts Thousands at Risk of Injury, Death (New York) – The ...
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Egitto Giordania
UN calls for end to indiscriminate attacks on civilians in Aleppo and respect for humanitarian law
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Syrian Arab Republic Country: Syrian Arab RepublicThe UN and partners in east Aleppo have enough food supplies for 145,000 people for one month, and are urgently working on a response to meet increasing needs. Statement is attributable to Yacoub ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria: IG Orders Audit of Police Investments, Subsidiaries
[Guardian] The Acting Inspector-General of Police (I-G) , Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has engaged the services of two audit firms, Messers Nsebot William & Co. and Gbenga Abimbola & Co. to undertake the audit of Police Investments and subsidiaries.
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Egitto
Egypt: Cabinet Approves Several Decisions On Investments, Projects
[Egypt Online] The cabinet under Prime Minister Sherif Ismail took a number of pro-investment decisions on Wednesday 13/7/2016.
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Angola USA
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's FDI Inflows Drop 23 Percent in 2015 - UNCTAD
[Financial Gazette] ANGOLA was the largest recipient of foreign direct investment in Africa at US$8,7 billion but Zimbabwe continues to under-perform with the country recording an almost 23 percent decline in flows received in 2015.
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Kenya Etiopia
CS Amina Mohamed Clarifies Kenya-Ethiopia Pipeline Deal
[Nation] Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has moved to clarify the agreement Kenya signed with Ethiopia following confusing statements that the two countries agreed to construct an oil pipeline.
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Etiopia
Govt Affirms Its Keenness to Consolidate Economic Cooperation With Ethiopia
[SNA] Khartoum -The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Badr-Eddin Mahmoud, has affirmed Sudan keenness to consolidate its relations and economic cooperation with Ethiopia.
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USA
Messaging app Line soars in stock market debut
NEW YORK - Shares in the Asian hit messaging app Line, Thailand's favourite smartphone app, surged 40% in opening trade in New York Thursday in a market hungry for the newest technology IPO.
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USA
Pokemon Go could be next big marketing tool for retailers
NEW YORK - Pokemon Go, a mobile game that has rocketed to the top of Apple Inc and Android app stores in record time, looks set to challenge young internet companies which specialise in increasing foot traffic for small businesses and may end up playing a role in major brands' ...