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Cina USA
Manufacturing Shows Signs of Revival across the World
As the global economy recovers slowly, manufacturing expansion is seen everywhere in North America, Europe, and Asia. Korea's manufacturing sector is also showing signs of rebound. In some economies including eurozone and China, there are even talks of reining in inflationary pressure.According to Global Manufacturing PMI produced jointly by JP ...
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Thailandia
Exporters see rosier year for growth
Thai shippers have raised their export growth forecast to 2.5-3.5% this year from an earlier 2-3% after the country's export performance fared better than expected in the first quarter.
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Nigeria
UI Law student jumps to her death
Olufemi Atoyebi. Ibadan The University of Ibadan on Wednesday said a 100 Level female Law student of the institution died on Monday during a show at her hall of residence. A statement signed by the institution’s Director of Public Communications, Olatunji Oladejo, said Miss Effiong Imarbong died after she jumped ...
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USA Nigeria
Nigeria’s total debt now N17.5tn –NBS
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The National Bureau of Statistics has said that the country’s foreign and domestic debts stood at $11.41bn (N3.49tn) and N14.02tn as of December 2016. The bureau stated this in its states and federal debt stock data, which was released on Wednesday in Abuja. A breakdown of the ...
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Albania
Macron clash in fiery final French debate
French centrist Emmanuel Macron and his far-right presidential rival Marine Le Pen clashed over terrorism, the economy and Europe Wednesday in a bad-tempered TV debate that laid bare their profoundly different visions for the country. The duel ahead of this Sunday’s election was billed as a confrontation between Macron’s call ...
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USA Giappone Australia Nuova Zelanda
Japan trying to sell idea of TPP with four other nations: sources
An idea has emerged that the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact can take effect among at least five nations, including Japan, Australia and New Zealand, negotiations sources said Wednesday. The idea cropped up as the 11 states involved discussed what to do with the pact, from which the United States ...
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Giappone
Facebook boosts screeners in fight to curb violent videos, hate speech
Facebook is stepping up its efforts to keep inappropriate and often violent material — including recent high-profile videos of murders and suicides, hate speech and extremist propaganda — off of its site. On Wednesday, the world’s biggest social network said it plans to hire 3,000 more people to review videos ...
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Giappone
Health bill again teeters but House OKs $1.1 trillion budget bill
Their health care bill teetering on the brink, House Republican leaders and President Donald Trump intensified their already-fierce lobbying Wednesday to save the long-promised legislation, agreeing to changes that brought two pivotal Republicans back on board. Democrats stood firmly united against the health bill, but they generally applauded a separate ...
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Colombia Ecuador Regno Unito
Indigenous peoples forced to flee armed violence in Colombia's marginalized Chocó region
Source: ABColombia Country: ColombiaNeo-paramilitary groups threaten and perpetuate violence against rural communities and their leaders, generating forced displacement which intensifies the humanitarian crisis.The Inter-Ethnic Forum, the Indigenous Board and the Dioceses’ of Quibdó, Istmina and Apratadó and many NGOs in Colombia, like ABColombia’s partner, the Inter-Church Commission for Justice and Peace ...
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USA Yemen
While displacement from west Mosul continues, IDPs return to east Mosul at steady rate
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Iraq, Syrian Arab RepublicMain reasons cited for return include lack of livelihood opportunities in camps, insufficient food rations, discomfort in tents due to heat, and a lack of specialized health services. KEY FIGURES 358,410 Iraqis currently internally displaced from Mosul and surrounding areas since military operations ...