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Nigeria
Family Planning To The Rescue Amid Deepening Recession
By The Society for Media Advocacy on Health, Nigeria As the economy slips into deeper recession with no adequate resources to cater for the growing population, there is the need for couples to adopt family planning by giving birth to children that they can cater for. Nigeria’s economy has slipped ...
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Nigeria
Hotelier Tasks FG On Infrastructure, Security, Others
By ANTHONY AWUNOR, Lagos A key player in the nation’s hospitality and tourism industry has appealed to the federal government to assist in facilitating more business-friendly environment by providing adequate infrastructure, security and others facilities that will make hotel business thrive. Chairman of Dover Hotel, Mr Jackson Agbai Abbah who ...
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Iran
Netanyahu meets O'Brien, says 'business as usual with Iran' would be a mistake
Jerusalem visit by U.S. national security adviser follows the announcement of a U.S.-brokered normalization deal between Israel and Morocco, the fourth such agreement since August
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Turchia Azerbaigian Iran
Turkey, Iran calm down tension regarding poem
Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu held a phone call with his Iranian counterpart on late Dec. 12 over a recent dispute regarding the Turkish president’s recitation of a poem on a visit to Azerbaijan, which Tehran deemed as support for the secession of Azeri ethnic parts of Iran, and the Iranian ...
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Thailandia
TLAA ponders digital face-to-face sales
The Thai Life Assurance Association (TLAA) is discussing with the Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) the approval of sales of unit-linked and universal life products through a digital face-to-face distribution channel, as well as speeding up a feasibility study for e-training and e-insurance agent examinations, says TLAA president Sara ...
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Thailandia
Commerce chief gets tough on counsellors
Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit has threatened to move Thai commercial counsellors in foreign countries back to Thailand if they fail to function as salespeople to boost shipments and tackle hurdles for exports.
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Pakistan
Thousands take to streets in Pakistan in anti-government protest
Opposition calls for new elections as public anger mounts over rising prices and weak economy
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Brasile
The Brazilian Livestreams Guide for Sunday, December 13, 2020
LIVESTREAM: Chico César and Letrux (online) – The "Seguindo a Canção" project, aimed at promoting debates on creative processes in the Brazilian music, closes its 2020 edition with Chico César and Letrux (photo). The artists will discuss love and its transformative power in music at 8 PM. "Seguindo a Canção" ...
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USA
Vaccinated? Show Us Your App
Covid-19 health pass apps could help reopen businesses and restore the economy. They could also unfairly exclude people from travel and workplaces.
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Irlanda
Boosting Ireland, African Trade Relations
Ireland and Africa have continued to intensify efforts to bolster their trade relations. In this piece, KINGSLEY OPURUM X-rays the steps and strategies employed by Ireland and Africa to deepen their diplomatic cooperation. Plans have been afoot to increase the value of two-way trade between the Republic of Ireland and ...