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Qatar
Defiant Qatar says can survive forever as crisis grows
Qatar’s foreign minister rejected attempts to interfere in the country’s foreign policy on Thursday, defying calls from the emirate’s Gulf neighbours despite an escalating crisis. In an interview with AFP, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said calls for a change in Qatari policy from Saudi Arabia and its allies, which ...
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USA Nigeria
Nigeria should leave ECOWAS if Morocco joins –Akinyemi
Bayo Akinloye A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, has called on Nigeria to leave the Economic Community of West African States if the organisation fails to drop a plan to accept Morocco as its member. Last February, the Arab country made an official request to join ECOWAS ...
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USA
Yahoo, Verizon deal set to close June 13
Yahoo shareholders voted Thursday to back the sale of the company’s internet business to Verizon, clearing the way for the deal to close June 13. The California internet pioneer said approval came at a vote held at a special meeting of stock owners. Verizon’s internet division AOL and Yahoo will ...
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Regno Unito
Il voto inglese tiene al palo le Borse. Piazza Affari al top su stop legge elettorale
(Teleborsa) - Piazza Affari si conferma la migliore in chiusura rispetto ad un'Europa più cauta, per effetto dell'attesa del voto in Regno Unito e della prudenza palesata da Wall...
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USA
Generazioni
Dal 1924 al 1956 una legge che si basava su teorie scientifiche infondate vietava l’ingresso degli italiani negli Stati Uniti. Leggi
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Cina Regno Unito
SE Asia stocks down as investors brace for key global events
Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Thursday as investors shrugged off positive trade data from China to tread carefully ahead of the UK election, a European Central Bank policy meeting and congressional testimony from ex-FBI director James Comey.
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Brasile
Bebê morre após médica se recusar a prestar socorro no Rio de Janeiro
Um bebê de 1 ano e 6 meses morreu após uma médica plantonista da Unimed negar atendimento de emergência na quarta-feira (7/6). De acordo com os pais do bebê, ela foi embora antes de prestar socorro ao bebê, que sentia fortes dores no estômago. Breno Rodrigues Duarte Silva sofria de ...
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Brasile
PF apreende 240 quilos de pasta de cocaína em rodovia do Rio
Policiais federais (PF) apreenderam nessa quarta-feira (7/6) 240 quilos de pasta base de cocaína, no sul fluminense. Quatro homens foram presos durante a ação, que ocorreu na Rodovia Presidente Dutra (BR-116), na altura de Barra do Piraí.De acordo com a Polícia Federal, a droga estava escondida na carroceria de uma ...
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Cina
Alibaba Predicts Strong Sales in a Sign of Strength From China
The Chinese e-commerce giant is charging higher prices for the ads it sells to merchants that hope to reach the country’s indefatigable online shoppers.
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Brasile
Meirelles Says Economy Recovers in Brazil Despite Political Turmoil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian economy continues to show signs of recovery and growth despite the current political turbulence, according to Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles. According to the official Meirelles the markets are “relatively stable”, indicating an expectation of continuity in the evolution ...