• Nigeria

    IYC tasks Buhari on special funds for Niger Delta

    The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide on Saturday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the multinational oil companies doing business in the Niger Delta to set up special funds for the region’s development. IYC said the call became necessary following recent directive by the Federal Government, asking multinational oil companies ...

  • Paraguay

    Brindan tópicos para potenciar las ventas electrónicas en moda

    Para lograr internacionalizar una marca de diseño en moda, a través del e-commerce (comercio electrónico) hay pasos fundamentales con el fin de lograr el éxito. Estos y otros tópicos fueron abordados ayer en el 4º Congreso Internacional de la Industria de la Moda, organizado por la Asociación Industrial de Confeccionistas ...

  • Spagna

    Economía/Finanzas.- CriteriaCaixa traslada su sede social a Palma de Mallorca

    br /> MADRID, 7 (EUROPA PRESS) El holding industrial CriteriaCaixa, sociedad participada al 100% por la Fundación Bancaria 'la Caixa', ha comunicado que el Patronato de la Fundación ha decidido trasladar su sede social a Palma de Mallorca "en tanto se mantenga la actual situación en ...

  • Italia

    Moody's conferma rating Italia: "PIL più forte ma pesano elezioni"

    (Teleborsa) - L'agenzia di Rating Moody's ha confermato il merito di credito dell'Italia con Baa2 e l'Outlook negativo.  Nessuna promozione dunque per il Bel Paese e nessun effetto sperato...

  • USA

    Growth initiative launched in Africa

    Hilton has committed $50 million over the next five years towards the Hilton Africa Growth Initiative to support the continued expansion of its Sub-Saharan African portfolio. These funds are intended to support the conversion of around 100 hotels (roughly 20,000 rooms) in multiple African markets into Hilton branded properties, namely into ...

  • Regno Unito

    Maltese architect winner at international design awards

    Maltese architect Jonathan Mizzi was a winner in the ‘Outside’ category at the Restaurant & Bar International Design Awards ceremony in King’s Cross, London. Together with his team, Mizzi was recognised for his breathtaking Colicci Coffee kiosk at London’s Westfield Stratford shopping centre. Mizzi Studio’s design for the Colicci kiosk is ...

  • Malta

    Today's front pages

    The following are the top stories in national newspapers today. Times of Malta says the Ombudsman is questioning once again whether the employment of people from outside the public service on a ‘position of trust’ basis is in line with the Constitution. In another story, it quotes Prime Minister Joseph Muscat ...

  • Malta

    Part of intangible heritage

    The Malta Band Clubs’ Association has just been awarded the prestigious European Citizen’s Prize for 2017 by the European Parliament. The Maltese members of the European Parliament had nominated it for the prize on the 70th anniversary of its formation in recognition of its promotion of cross-border musical cooperation in ...

  • Malta

    INDEPTH: Trade unions were against health and safety issues, now recognise importance – OHSA chief

    Trade unions were against health and safety issues on the workplace, but have now understood their importance to safeguard workers, Occupational Health and Safety Authority chief executive officer Mark Gauci said.Interviewed by The Malta Independent online editor Stephen Calleja on Indepth, Gauci recalled a day when a prominent trade unionist ...

  • USA Myanmar

    Stymied police seek help in uncovering Vegas gunman's motive

    After five days of scouring the life of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock and chasing 1,000 leads, investigators confessed Friday they still don't know what drove him to mass murder, and they announced plans to put up billboards appealing for the public's help.In their effort to find any hint of ...