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Belgio
Affaire Boël: Décision dans le mois sur l'obligation ou non pour Albert II de se plier à un test ADN
La cour d'appel de Bruxelles a clos les débats, jeudi, sur le fait de contraindre ou non le roi Albert II de donner son ADN en ...
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Kenya
Student becomes new millionaire in the Shukrani Kochokocho promotion
Steve Ngoje, an engineering student at Moi University, is the latest winner of Sh1 million in the ongoing Shukrani Kochokocho Kenya Nzima promotion.
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Brasile
March Inflation in Brazil is the Highest in 4 Years
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Consumer Price Index (IPCA) increased by 0.75 percent in March, according to a report released yesterday by the Brazilian Statistics and Geography Institute (IBGE). The index was higher than that of the previous month (February) and of March of ...
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Brasile USA
Brazilian Startup JaUbra Goes Where Uber Drivers Panic
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – When Alvimar da Silva realized Uber did not reach some of the more dangerous, far-flung areas of São Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, he saw an opportunity: If the popular ride-sharing service did not go there, he would. After six months of ...
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Brasile
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Dines With Ambassadors of Arab Nations
By Dorah Feliciano, Contributing Reporter BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL – President Jair Bolsonaro tried to ease tensions between the country and Arab nations on last night by attending a dinner with 37 ambassadors from Arab countries in Brasilia. According to Bolsonaro, the federal government welcomes trade relations with all countries “with open ...
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Brasile USA
Deadly Storm in Rio Causes Losses of Almost 50 Million Dollars
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The torrential storm that hit the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Monday night caused local business losses of R$ 182.8 million (US$ 47 million), according to the Fecomércio (Federation of the Commerce of Goods, Services, and Tourism of ...
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Brasile
Coup de Grâce for Brazilian Science
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Researchers in Brazil are up in arms after President Jair Bolsonaro’s government announced late last month that it had frozen 42 percent of the budget for the country’s Science and Communications Ministry (MCTIC). The decision is especially painful because the ...
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Brasile
Ministro de Minas e Energia defende popularização da mineração no país
O ministro de Minas e Energia, Bento Albuquerque, disse hoje (11) que é preciso tornar a imagem da mineração brasileira mais popular como forma de explorar todo o potencial do setor, atualmente responsável por 4% do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) do país. "Temos que tornar a mineração pop em nosso país. Temos muito ...
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USA
Under Koo Kwang-mo, LG expands investments in US startups
Under its fourth-generation leader Koo Kwang-mo, LG Group is expanding investments in startups in the fields of latest t
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Nigeria
Zimbabwe GDP Grows By 4% In 2018 -Treasury
LEADERSHIP: Zimbabwe’s economy grew by four per cent last year, below an initial target of 4.5 per cent, Treasury said on Thursday, as the country struggles with a severe shortage of dollars and surging inflation. Treasury said in its fourth-quarter report ending December that the government’s foreign and domestic debt ...