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Nigeria
PACT Will Strengthen Africa’s Ability To Deal With COVID-19- Lawanson
LEADERSHIP : In this interview with CHIMA AKWAJA, the Country Head, Mastercard Foundation, Nigeria, Chidinma Lawanson speaks on the continental-wide partnership to accelerate Coronavirus (Covid-19) testing, and treatment of patients as well as support for frontliners in the health sector battling the pandemic, among other issues. Mastercard Foundation is ...
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Argentina
Argentina extiende plazo para negociar su deuda
Esta es la quinta prórroga que dicta el Gobierno argentino para el canje de 66,238 millones de dólares en bonos emitidos bajo legislación extranjera para intentar incrementar la hasta ahora baja adhesión de los tenedores de los títulos, en su mayoría poderosos fondos de inversión, a su propuesta.
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Portogallo
Combustíveis sobem há sete semanas consecutivas em Portugal
Os combustíveis estão a subir há sete semanas consecutivas, com o desconfinamento gradual da economia em todo o Mundo a fazer disparar o consumo e os preços do petróleo nos mercados internacionais.
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Brasile USA Venezuela
US Applies Sanctions Against Mexicans for Oil Deals with Venezuela
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The US Treasury Department has included the Mexican-based companies Schlager Business Group and Libre Abordo in the OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) sanctions list as a result of their links with Venezuela. According to the US government, these companies are "linked to a network ...
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Brasile Spagna Regno Unito
Spain opens border to UK tourists; Trump wants less testing
Spain reopened its borders to British tourists on June 21in a bid to kickstart its economy while Brazil and South Africa struggled with rising levels of coronavirus infections. At a campaign rally, President Donald Trump said he told his government to reduce U.S. testing for the virus, an apparent attempt ...
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USA
Top US prosecutor who probed Trump's allies fired
America's top law enforcement official told a federal prosecutor known for probing allies of President Donald Trump that he was fired on June 20 -- sparking uproar and triggering an inquiry by Democratic lawmakers.
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Cina Hong Kong
China may enact Hong Kong security law at end of June
China's top lawmaking body has announced a three-day session for the end of this month, a move that raises the possibility of the enactment of a national security law for Hong Kong that has stirred debate and fears in the semi-autonomous territory.
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Dubai ports giant 'prepares for worst' as virus impact looms
DUBAI: The giant Dubai-based ports operator DP World is "preparing for the worst" in the months ahead, as coronavirus inflicts the heaviest blow on global trade since World War II.
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Nigeria
Police Launches Manhunt For Killers Of Abuja Business Man
LEADERSHIP : The Nigeria Police Force has launched a massive manhunt to arrest the unidentified gunmen who shot and killed a business man, Sunday Ike, in Abuja, on Friday night. Spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, who revealed this on Saturday, said the late Ike was shot ...
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USA Nigeria
No To Reopening Of Schools Now
LEADERSHIP : In a bid to curb the spread of the Covid -19 pandemic ,the federal government had, in March, shut down schools nationwide .The government also imposed lockdown in some states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Last month , the federal government begun the gradual opening of the ...