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Kenya
Violent protests mark Nasa's quest for reforms
In Rift Valley and central Kenya counties, it was business as usual.
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USA
US, EU envoys caution against poll law review
Diplomats warn of sanctions against hardliners and inciters on both sides of the political divide.
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Brasile
Brazil Attracts ExxonMobile into Investing in Oil Fields
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The government of Brazil is hailing last week’s oil field exploration auction as a sign that foreign and Brazilian investors alike are regaining confidence in the country and its economy, and looking for opportunities to invest. The 14th round of ...
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Brasile
Rio’s Police Launches Beach Security Effort Last Saturday
By Beatriz Miranda, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last Saturday, September 30th, the Military Police of Rio’s State launched an action to reinforce the security in Rio’s beaches, from Flamengo to Recreio. With eight hundred extra police officers patrolling the areas, the effort is part of the 2017-2018 Summer ...
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USA Nigeria
Mbembe calls for African integration through open borders
Renowned African historian, Joseph Achille Mbembe, has made a solid case for Africa’s integration through open borders that allow free movement of people on the continent. “History tells us that the first thing you do to incapacitate people is to restrict their ability to move. Mobility allowed the stretching of ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria needs committed generation of people — Minister
Dr Okechukwu Enelemah, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, on Monday said that a committed generation was needed to build the Nigeria of our dream. Enelemah said this while delivering a keynote speech entitled “Wanted: A New Tribe to Build the Nigeria of our Dream’’ at the “Platform,’’ organised by ...
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Nigeria
NBBF to fix minimum wage for League players
The players’ representative on the board of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, (NBBF) Ejike Ugboaja has hinted that the federation will soon go into talks with clubs in the Nigerian League system to fix the minimum wage for players. Ugboaja made this known after a 2-day retreat with players plying their ...
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Spagna
Economía/Empresas.- Las posiciones cortas en Telefónica caen a su nivel más bajo desde septiembre de 2014
br /> MADRID, 2 (EUROPA PRESS) Las posiciones cortas en Telefónica han registrado un fuerte descenso de más de dos puntos porcentuales, que les ha llevado a marcar su nivel más bajo desde septiembre de 2014, según los últimos datos publicados por la Comisión Nacional del ...
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Spagna
Economía/Finanzas.- Juan Carlos Alvarez, nuevo director financiero de Santander Consumer USA
br /> MADRID, 2 (EUROPA PRESS) Santander Consumer USA, la filial de financiación al consumo de Banco Santander en Estados Unidos, ha designado a Juan Carlos Alvarez como nuevo director financiero de la entidad en sustitución de Ismail Dawood con efecto inmediato.
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USA
Google relaxes rules on free news stories
SAN FRANCISCO: Google announced on Sunday that subscription news websites would no longer have to provide users three free articles per day or face less prominence in search results, relaxing its rules following complaints from media giants like News Corp that their sales were suffering.