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Nigeria
Police arraign Lebanese, three others for stealing transformers
The Police in Ebonyi State on Friday arraigned a Lebanese, Antoine Alromi and three others in a Magistrate Court, Abakaliki District, for allegedly stealing three transformers belonging to his company, Lana Construction Company limited. The Lebanese and the second accused person, Benjamin Offia, according to court records, allegedly stole the ...
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Nigeria
Customs Zone B gets new coordinator
The new Coordinator, Zone B, Nigeria Customs Service, Assistant Controller General Udo-Aka Akpan has assumed duty on Friday in Kaduna. Akpan formally took over from ACG Aminu Dahiru, who was deployed to take charge of Zone A of the customs service in Lagos. Akpan was in charge of Oyo and ...
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USA
Thousands of Burundian refugees under pressure to return despite risk of torture and killings
Source: Amnesty International Country: Burundi, Uganda, United Republic of TanzaniaTwo East African countries have stopped automatically granting refugee status to Burundian asylum seekers. Tanzania stopped in January, and Uganda in June this year. Burundi: Thousands of refugees under pressure to return despite risk of torture and killings Thousands of Burundian refugees are under ...
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Taiwan
Aluno de Economia vence Gap Year Scholarship/Nova SBE
Bernardo Fortuna Rebelo e Silva escolheu escolheu a cultura oriental para fazer o interregno escolar, razão pela qual este ano visitará países como Taiwan, Filipinas, Indonésia, Tailândia e Índia.
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Francia
Le FONSIS résolu à accompagner le développement du tourisme (responsable)
Paris, 29 sept (APS) - Le Fonds d'investissement stratégiques (FONSIS) est résolu à accompagner le développement du secteur touristique, une option matérialisée par le projet ‘'Saraba'', réalisé en partenariat avec le Club Med, a souligné son directeur exécutif en charge des processus d'investissement, Pape Demba Diallo. - Actualités
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Portogallo
Dívida soberana portuguesa pode voltar ao mercado dos biliões de euros
A revisão em alta pela Standard & Poor's permitiu tornar mais atrativos os títulos soberanos para os investidores e abriu um precedente para nova avaliações entre as principais agências de notação, o que pode levar à inclusão de Portugal nos grandes índices de títulos soberanos.
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Portogallo
‘Politico’: PSD sob pressão nas autárquicas “enquanto economia sorri para Portugal de Costa”
As eleições de domingo aproximam-se e a imprensa internacional não lhes é indiferente. O jornal norte-americano ‘Politico’ diz que, salvo se houver uma grande perturbação, há poucas hipóteses de as eleições prejudicarem a posição de António Costa.
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Danimarca Regno Unito
Denmark woos big London-based asset managers
Finance minister-led delegation promotes Copenhagen’s appeal after Brexit
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Malta
‘Konrad Mizzi has my support on Air Malta’ – former tourism minister
Edward Zammit Lewis has defended his successor’s decision to reform Air Malta before finding a strategic partner, describing it “a different way of looking at a complex issue”. The former tourism minister insisted the restructuring being undertaken by Konrad Mizzi was a continuation of the process begun in the previous four ...
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Indonesia
Ancient ritual in Indonesia's Toraja connects the living and the dead
In the heart of Indonesian highlands of Tana Toraja, families dig up coffins of their ancestors that were once buried in caves, in preparation for the four-day Ma'nene celebration. The people of Tana Toraja, or "the land of Toraja", are mostly Christian, but adhere to old traditions that trace their roots ...