• Regno Unito

    ‘UK ready to pay up to €40 billion to leave EU’

    Britain is prepared to pay up to €40 billion as part of a deal to leave the European Union, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported, citing three unnamed sources familiar with Britain’s negotiating strategy. The EU has floated a figure of €60 billion and wants significant progress on settling Britain’s liabilities before ...

  • Malta

    An elephant in the room

    Few may have an appetite for any discussion on the next budget in the sizzling heat of August but Finance Minister Edward Scicluna kept his appointment with the social partners within the Malta Council for Economic and Social Development a few days ago to keep them abreast of the government’s ...

  • USA Malta

    Please choose wisely

    Frank Portelli is quoted as saying that he would deport 80 per cent of migrants if he became prime minister. His claim that ‘patriotism’ is the route to a Nationalist Party victory tells us a lot about what sort of leader he would like to be. His rash promise of ...

  • USA

    The conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity

    The European Network of Maritime Cluster (ENMC) and the European Commission held their traditional annual meeting on blue growth for the third time. For three hours European Commissioner Karmenu Vella and the chairmen of 12 national maritime clusters, leaded by ENMC chairman Francis Vallat, discussed relevant topics related to ocean governance ...

  • Brasile

    Papa Francisco saúda casal gay de Curitiba por batizar filhos

    Um assessor do papa Francisco cumprimentou em nome do pontífice um casal homossexual de Curitiba pelo batismo católico dos três filhos adotivos, segundo carta enviada pelo Vaticano e publicada nesta segunda-feira por um dos pais. Leia mais notícias em Brasil  "O papa Francisco lhes deseja felicidades, invocando para a sua família a ...

  • Cina USA

    China July Trade Surplus With U.S. Slips to $25.2 Billion

    China had a $25.2 billion trade surplus with the United States in July, down slightly from $25.4 billion in June, which was the highest since October 2015, customs data showed on Tuesday.

  • USA

    Wells Fargo, Awash in Scandal, Faces Violations Over Car Insurance Refunds

    The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is investigating the lender for not refunding car buyers who bought special insurance and repaid their loans early.

  • Kenya

    Why the world has its eyes on Kenya’s General Election

    Country is a big player in Africa with global players having trade and other interests in it.

  • Nigeria

    Invest in Nigeria or regret in 10 years, Osinbajo tells investors

    Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday re-echoed the need for foreign investors to invest in Nigeria, warning that they would regret their inaction in the next 10 years. He also said the Federal Government was injecting over N701bn into the power sector. Osinbajo spoke at a ...

  • Nigeria

    NNPC owes oil firms N2tn in cash call —GMD

    ’Femi Asu The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has put the cash call arrears owed oil companies for the development of joint venture assets at $6.6bn (N2.01tn). The Group Managing Director of the corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, disclosed this on Monday at the inauguration of the reconstituted NNPC Anti-Corruption Committee in ...