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Turchia
Germany vows to defend firms doing business in Turkey
It is extremely difficult for German companies to make investments in Turkey under the current political climate in the country, German Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries said on July 20.
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Nigeria
Senate passes bill pulling NFIU out of EFCC in 24 hours
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Twenty-four hours after the Senate mandated its Committee on Financial Crimes and Anti-Corruption to sponsor a bill seeking autonomy for the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, the bill has emerged. The committee was given four weeks to do its job. Chairman of the panel, Senator Chukwuka Utazi, at the plenary ...
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Nigeria
Adamawa gov blames poor reading habit on technological advancement
Governor Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa on Thursday attributed the poor reading habit in Nigeria to technological advancement. Bindow made the observation at a `Readership Promotion Campaign’ organised by the National Library of Nigeria in Yola. The governor, who was represented by the Speaker, Adamawa House of Assembly, Kabiru Mijinyawa, said ...
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Francia
Israel: UNESCO is a full partner in Palestinian incitement
Israel's UNESCO ambassador in Paris condemned UNESCO's actions as helping encourage Palestinian incitement.
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Cina
DPR Korea facing worst drought since 2001
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Country: Democratic People's Republic of KoreaDPR Korea's crop production for 2017 has been severely damaged by prolonged dry weather conditions, with low rainfall levels affecting the planting of main season crops. DPR Korea’s food production hit by the worst drought since 2001 Food insecurity ...
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Turchia USA Grecia Pakistan
Lone migrant children left unprotected in Greece
Source: Human Rights Watch Country: Afghanistan, Greece, Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldUnaccompanied migrant children in Lesbos are being incorrectly identified as adults and housed with unrelated adults, leaving them vulnerable to abuse and unable to access the specific care they need, HRW said.Flawed Procedures Leave Those on Lesbos at Risk of ...
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USA
Conflict and instability vastly increase cost of feeding hungry world
Source: World Food Programme Country: WorldWFP, the world’s largest international food assistance agency, has seen its costs spike by more than 140 percent over a seven-year period, from US$2.2 billion in 2009 to US$5.3 billion in 2015. Summary World Food Assistance 2017 considers the measures pursued by national, regional and international actors to ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria: UN Charges Nigeria to Increase Investment in Women, Peace
[Premium Times] The United Nations, UN, has called on the Nigerian Government to increase its investment in the development of women and the promotion of peace in the country.
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Nigeria
Nigeria: UN Tasks Nigeria On Investment in Women, Peace
[Leadership] Abuja -The United Nations (UN) has called on the federal government to double it's investment on the development of women on promotion of peace in the country.
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USA
České zbrojovky loni vyvezly zbraně za rekordních 18 miliard korun
Export zbraní a vojenského materiálu z Česka dosáhl loni rekordní hodnoty 18,2 miliardy korun, v roce 2015 to bylo 15 miliard. Z jednotlivých států české zbrojovky nejvíc vyvezly do Iráku. K vývozu vojenského materiálu bylo v roce 2016 uděleno 1180 licencí. Vyplývá to ze zprávy, kterou v pondělí projedná vláda.Další ...