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Brasile
Bottled Mineral Water Sales Jumped 50 Percent in Rio Between December and January
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Bloomberg) Sales of mineral water jumped 50 percent between December and January, according to the sector’s trade association, and logistics plans had to be reworked. Supermarket chains are enlisting new suppliers and increasing deliveries to the city -- already a hot market during the Southern ...
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Brasile
With 867 Deaths, São Paulo Police Lethality Climbs 2.6 Percent in 2019
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - São Paulo police lethality increased 2.6 percent in 2019 compared to the previous year. In total, 867 deaths occurred in the state in 2019 as a result of police intervention (with officers on duty or off duty): 845 related to the State Police (PM) and 22 ...
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Brasile
Federal Police Detectives Accuse Minister of “Fostering Hate” Against Civil Servants
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Association of Federal Police Detectives reacted to a statement by the Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, who on Friday, February 7th, compared public servants to parasites during an event in Rio de Janeiro. The body says it repudiates not only the term, but ...
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Brasile USA
Savings From Anti-Fraud Operations More Than Doubled in 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The savings generated from special anti-fraud operations more than doubled in 2019. According to a financial report recently disclosed by the Ministry of Economy, the operations resulted in savings of R$961 (US$225) million last year, 107.1 percent more than the R$464 million recorded in 2018. ...
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Brasile
“Brazil’s Greatest Cost Is Bolsonaro,” Says Fernando Haddad
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - During a speech to the Workers' Party (PT) faithful, celebrating the party's 40th anniversary this weekend in Rio, the former mayor of São Paulo and the party's defeated candidate in the 2018 presidential elections, Fernando Haddad, criticized President Jair Bolsonaro and the Minister of Economy, ...
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Kenya
Tullow job cuts deepen oil export doubts
Kenya’s path to oil riches has been slippery, with expensive trials likely to gobble up billions.
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Nigeria
NCC Receives “Outstanding Partnership” Award From ISACA
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been honoured with “Outstanding Partnership” award by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). The Association said it was gratified by the support, collaboration and partnership with the Commission and the great strides the Commission has accomplished as the national regulatory authority for ...
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Nigeria
Plugging Revenue Leakages, Arms Smuggling Via Cargo Tracking Note
For Nigerian seaports to compete favourably among its contemporaries in West and Central Africa, it has to deploy modern trade facilitation tools like the suspended international Cargo Tracking Note (CTN), YUSUF BABALOLA writes. Since the stoppage of the re-introduced international Cargo Tracking Note (CTN), by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi ...
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USA Vietnam
Göteborgs rikaste kvinna: ”Jag fick business i modersmjölken – konst har jag lärt mig”
Hon kallades ”den röda dottern” av redarpappan Sten A Olsson och tog sina barn till Vietnam för att visa på USA:s krigsbrott där.
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Nuova Zelanda
Te Puna business temporarily shuts doors after fire
A Te Puna furniture and homeware store has shut its doors until future notice after its building went up in flames.A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokeswoman said four fire engines went to the Sandali Home building on the corner...