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Russia Turchia
A murder, an accord and the end of Ankara’s ‘Assad must go’ policy
When news broke of the horrendous murder of Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov in the heart of the Turkish capital, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu was on his way to Moscow to meet his Russian and Iranian counterparts for critical talks on Syria.
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Turchia Iran
One sentence explaining everything
Two statements, one after the other, came on the day the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the “Syria Summit” to be held together with Turkey and Iran.
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Turchia
Electricity consumption soars as Turkey ditches winter time: Association
Turkey’s electricity consumption surged sharply in November due to the country’s move to ditch the winter time system, despite a slight slowdown in the economy and moderate weather conditions, a sector association said Dec. 21
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Turchia
Turkey’s GDP could soar 20 pct if women’s participation in labor force doubled: Study
Turkey can increase its GDP 20 percent by 2025 if it can boost the average number of women in the labor force from 30 percent to the OECD average at 63 percent, according to a study by worldwide management consulting firm McKinsey & Company in cooperation with the Turkish Industry ...
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Brasile USA
Brazil’s Odebrecht to Pay U.S., Switzerland Billions in Fines
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazilian construction conglomerate, Odebrecht, and one of its subsidiaries, Braskem, have agreed to pay at least US$3.5 billion in penalties due to bribes paid to government officials in Brazil, the United States and Switzerland, in what is already being considered ...
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Brasile USA
Petrobras of Brazil Closes US$2.2 Billion Deal With Total
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s oil giant, Petrobras, announced that it signed a Master Agreement with the French petroleum company Total, in connection with a Strategic Alliance Accord signed in October. In the agreement, Total will pay US$2.2 billion in the way of cash ...
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Messico
Dopo l’incendio nel mercato di Città del Messico
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Russia
Israel's Teva agrees to pay U.S. $519m over foreign bribery claims
Israeli drugmaker reaches settlement for alleged misconduct in Ukraine, Mexico and Russia.
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USA Canada
Looking beyond violent extremism to build peace in Mali
Source: International Alert Country: MaliNew project will rebuild trust between communities and improve their relationship with security forces. In doing so Int'l Alert will support both groups in tackling violence, including extremism. International Alert has launched a new policy brief on violent extremism in Mali with a roundtable event in Bamako attended ...
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India Pakistan
Record numbers of Afghan refugees return from Pakistan in 2016
Source: Afghanistan Analysts Network Country: Afghanistan, PakistanThe younger ‘returnees’ include those who have never lived in Afghanistan and some whose parents weren't even born there. Many now find themselves in a desperate situation, with neither jobs nor proper housing. Author: Jelena Bjelica Date: 22 December 2016 More than half a million Afghan refugees ...