-
Corea del Sud
Songdo IBD Residents Demand Independence from Incheon City
The residents of Incheon's Songdo International Business District demanded to the Incheon metropolitan city government that Songdo be separated from Yeonsu District and be allowed to become a special autonomous district. This is because the Incheon city government diverted funds earmarked for the development of Songdo toward plugging the gap ...
-
Etiopia
Addis-Ababa Withdraws Troops Over 'Lack of Support'
[Dalsan Radio] Ethiopia has withdrawn troops from Somalia, where they had been battling Islamist militants. It blames a lack of international support for the move, following the EU's recent cut in its funding for foreign troops in Somalia.
-
USA Giappone
Top pilot who stole plane to escape WWII prison camp dies
Robert A. "Bob" Hoover, a World War II fighter pilot who became an aviation legend for his flying skills in testing aircraft and demonstrating their capabilities in air shows, has died at age 94.Hoover, who lived in Palos Verdes Estates, California, died early Tuesday, said Bill Fanning, a close family friend ...
-
Regno Unito
British economy grows more than expected after Brexit vote
Britain's economy grew faster than expected in the three months after its vote to leave the European Union, despite concern that uncertainty would weigh on business activity.The Office of National Statistics said Thursday that the economy grew by a quarterly rate of 0.5 percent in the July-September period thanks in ...
-
Grecia Danimarca Malta
Editorial: Is Malta’s competitiveness sliding away?
Today’s front page story which reports that Malta is the most difficult country in the whole of the European Union in which to do business does not make for pretty reading, coming as it has as Malta is in the throes of the yearly debates over a budget cooked up ...
-
USA
European Parliament approves Alfred Sant’s report on new investments in Europe
The Plenary of the European Parliament in Strasbourg approved the report on the challenge of new investments in Europe presented by former Prime Minister Alfred Sant as Rapporteur for the S&D Group in the Economic Monetary Committee of the European Parliament (ECON). The report was approved with 423 votes in favour, ...
-
Cina Serbia Indonesia Grecia Singapore Kenya Nuova Zelanda Danimarca Malta Kazakistan Georgia (Country) Hong Kong Pakistan
World Bank rankings: Malta remains the most difficult place in the EU to do business
Malta remains the most difficult place to do business in the whole of the European Union, according to the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings that were released on Tuesday.On a global level Malta climbed slightly in this year’s World Bank assessment, by four spots from 80th place last ...
-
Malta
Petition for Mosta rotunda car park premature, says Labour councillor Alex Muscat
The 5,000 signatures attained in petition against the construction of a car park and an overlying public space is ‘premature’ according to Labour Party minority Mosta local council leader Alex Muscat, who is also the deputy chief of staff within the Office of the Prime Minister.The project aims to create ...
-
Regno Unito
Regno Unito, l'economia snobba la Brexit, PIL accelera nel 3° trimestre
(Teleborsa) - L'economia britannica continua a crescere ed a un ritmo più veloce rispetto ai trimestri precedenti, nonostante i rischi posti dalla Brexit, l'uscita del Paese dall'UE decisa con...
-
Canada Belgio
Ceta: la délégation canadienne ne vient pas à Bruxelles
La délégation canadienne ne se déplacera pas mercredi soir vers l'Europe pour signer le traité commercial entre l'UE et le Canada, a confirmé le porte-parole de la ministre canadienne du commerce Chrystia Freeland.