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USA
Man faces jail term for attacking Muslim airline worker
A US man has been charged with attacking a Muslim airline employee in New York, allegedly unleashing a tirade of abuse, kicking her and threatening that President Donald Trump would “get rid of all of you.” The 57-year-old man from Massachusetts is accused of unleashing an expletive-laden rant against the ...
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USA
Trump to meet Putin, Merkel, Hollande
US President Donald Trump will hold telephone talks Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the White House said Friday. Trump is hosting British Prime Minister Theresa May at the White House on Friday to discuss post-Brexit trade ties and inject new ...
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Nigeria
PHOTOS: Ambode commissions upgraded Eagle Square
Representative of the Lagos State Governor & Acting Commissioner, Tourism, Arts & Culture, Mrs. Adebimpe Akinsola, on Friday, January 27, 2017 commissioned the upgraded Eagle Square, Tinubu at Lagos Island. Present at the commissioning were the Sole Administrator, Lagos Island Local Government, Alhaji Nasir Musa; Special Adviser to the Governor ...
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Turchia Grecia Nigeria
Turkey threatens to cancel EU deal over Greek coup ruling
Turkey has threatened to cancel a deal with the European Union on taking back migrants who cross over to Greece. Turkish officials are unhappy about a decision by the Greek Supreme Court not to extradite a group of eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece after a failed coup in ...
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Nigeria
Firm To Govt: Intensify Tree Planting To Avert Effects Of Climate Change
The Chairman of Bisrod Furniture Nigeria Limited and the Evergreen Tree Planter, Giwa Bisi Rodipe, has urged both the Federal and State Governments to make huge investments in tree planting to avert effects of climate change. Rodipe, who stated this recently during the commissioning of the state-of-the-art Bisrod Mechanical Kiln ...
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Francia
Amine Mazouzi : les réserves de pétrole de l’Algérie ne s'épuiseront pas avant 2050
Les dernières déclarations d'un responsable de GRTgaz (filiale de la société française Engie) faisant état d'une rupture dans l'approvisionnement en gaz du sud ouest de la France à partir de l'Algérie relèvent de la "spéculation", a affirmé jeudi à Alger le P-dg de Sonatrach, Amine Mazouzi. "Nous n'avons entendu ni ...
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USA Spagna
Exportation de l’huile d’olive : Pourquoi ça grince
Alors que plusieurs pays méditerranéens, dont la Tunisie, exportent aujourd’hui de l’huile d’olive à coups de milliards de dollars par an, l’Algérie reste derrière et peine encore à rentabiliser ce secteur prometteur. Blady, cette entreprise de Béjaïa, qui a réussi à exporter sa production aux USA et en Europe, en ...
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USA
New US policy spells disaster for refugees
Source: Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement Country: United States of America, WorldThe actions by the Trump administration will close doors to refugees, who are already required to undergo thorough vetting. This is a major problem, both for its direct effects and for possible ripples internationally.The international refugee system, constructed in the ...
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USA Yemen
UN warns of impending famine in Yemen
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: YemenHumanitarian chief says the conflict in Yemen is now the primary driver of the largest food security emergency in the world: 14 million people are food insecure, of whom half are severely food insecure. New York, 26 January 2017 As delivered. Mr. President, I thank ...
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Nuova Zelanda
Large industrial building fire in Upper Hutt north of Wellington
Firefighters got medical attention as a precautionary measure after a carpet underlay business in Upper Hutt went up in flames.