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Sudafrica
Southern Africa enters peak of lean season after worst El Niño-induced drought in decades
Source: Regional Interagency Standing Committee, Southern Africa Country: Madagascar, Malawi, ZimbabweHumanitarian agencies of the Regional Inter-Agency Standing Committee (RIASCO) today launched a revised Action Plan, outlining the deteriorating humanitarian conditions as well as the response in the region. Johannesburg, 6 December 2016: Southern Africa is now entering the peak of the lean ...
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Sudafrica
Needs continue to grow in southern Africa as lean season set to peak
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Madagascar, Malawi, World, ZimbabweWith food stocks largely depleted due to poor or failed harvests across the region, estimates of people in need of humanitarian assistance have increased by more than one million to 13.8 million.Johannesburg, 6 December 2016: Southern Africa is ...
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Perù
Seed distributions help Haitian farmers grow for winter harvest
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Country: HaitiHurricane Matthew struck in October during Haiti's second main harvest time, causing losses to agriculture of $580 million and striking a major blow to the country's food security.Hurricane Matthew struck blow to agriculture, 1.4 million people in need of food assistance 6 ...
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Kenya
Juba’s food-insecure population has more than doubled since July 2015
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan, UgandaAn estimated 260,280 people in South Sudan's capital are estimated to be food-insecure. More than 90% of households have reduced the number of meals they eat per day and ...
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Etiopia
Keeping Pace With Industrial Parks Expansion
[Ethiopian Herald] Setting and implementing multi-sectorial goals, the government of Ethiopia has currently made efforts to enable the nation reach middle income country by 2025. To make this happen, the government has given prime attention to the development of industrial parks that could assist to expand manufacturing sectors, and develop ...
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Cina
China Merchants Eyes 40 Percent Stake in Eslse
[Addis Fortune] China Merchants Holdings is in hot pursuit to acquire no less than a 40pc stake of the Ethiopian Shipping & Logistics Services Enterprise (ESLSE), a state-owned monopoly with a near complete control of the logistics business, sources close to the deal disclosed to Fortune.
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Spagna
Economía/Bolsa.- El Ibex 35 rompe su bloqueo al rebotar un 2,64%, su mayor alza desde junio, rozando los 8.900 puntos
MADRID, 6 (EUROPA PRESS) El Ibex-35 ha logrando rebotar este martes, Día de la Constitución, un 2,64% al cierre de mercado, lo que supone su mayor alza desde finales del mes de junio, y ha logrado situarse en los 8.893,3 puntos básicos.
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Giappone
Dollar easier below 114 yen in Tokyo
The dollar was easier below ¥114 in late Tokyo trading on Tuesday amid a dearth of major fresh trading incentives. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥113.82-83, slightly down from ¥113.91-91 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.0760-0760, up from $1.0603-0604, and at ¥122.49-51, up from ...
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Giappone
Stocks rally on overseas equity gains
Stocks rebounded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tuesday, supported by overnight rises in European and U.S. equities. The 225-issue Nikkei average gained 85.55 points, or 0.47 percent, to close at 18,360.54. On Monday, the key market gauge shed 151.09 points. The TOPIX index of all first-section issues finished up 10.24 ...
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USA Giappone
SoftBank’s Son said to plan meeting with Trump in New York
SoftBank Group Corp. founder and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son was to meet with President-elect Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. Son has no specific agenda for the meeting but wants to meet Trump as an investor in the U.S., ...