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USA
US suspends visa services worldwide due to coronavirus
In 2019, the United States has issued a total of more than 9.2 million immigrant and non-immigrant visas at its more than 160 foreign missions
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Angola
Angola receives cattle from Chad to repay $100 million debt
Cattle represent 53 per cent of Chad’s GDP and livestock accounts for 30 per cent of its exports.
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Kenya
Trump notifies Congress of trade deal with Kenya
Trade between the two countries rose4.9 per cent to Sh113.26bn in 2019.
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USA
Air crash litigation: Think twice before hiring US lawyers
LSK says foreign lawyers can only work here if approved by the CJ.
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Turchia
Villagers turn orange peels into income
Nearly 300 tons of orange peels are brought into the economy annually in the Kadirli district of Osmaniye, which is one of the important agricultural centers of the Çukurova region in Turkey’s south.
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Nuova Zelanda
New Zealand passes historic law to decriminalise abortion
New Zealand has passed a landmark bill that treats abortion as a health issue rather than a crime, a major reform in laws that have been unchanged for more than four decades.
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Thailandia
SET down 31.75 points to 1,016.40 at opening
Thai stocks opened down 3.03% at the start of trade this morning.
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Giappone
Ex-chief of Japan Business Federation set to lead scandal-hit Kepco
A former chief of Japan’s most powerful business lobby group is expected to become the new chairman of Kansai Electric Power Co., sources close to ...
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Nigeria
NDIC Pays Depositors Of 18 Failed Banks
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Company (NDIC) has completed the payment of depositors of 18 failed banks. The commission, which disclosed this yesterday, said that the monies were trapped in the affected banks. NDIC explained that the payments included both insured and uninsured monies. Its managing director/chief executive officer, Alhaji Umaru ...
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Nigeria
Credit Bureaux Responsible for Decline In NPL, Boosts Lending
The managing director/chief executive officer, CRC Credit Bureau, Mr. ‘Tunde Popoola, has said the operation of the credit bureaus and credit rating agencies played a significant role in bringing down the level of non-performing loans in Nigeria. Speaking at the Bimonthly Forum of Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN), Popoola ...