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Turchia
Foreign footballers take issue with questions after Istanbul bomb attack
An Armenian-origin footballer who plays for Beşiktaş has taken umbrage with a question from Armenian broadcaster Armnews about the twin bombings in Istanbul, noting that the attacks could have occurred anywhere
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Nigeria
President Bouteflika receives Vice President of Nigeria
ALGIERS- President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika has received, Tuesday in Algiers, Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who is on a two-day official visit to Algeria. The audience was attended by Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal, Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra, and Minister ...
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Nigeria
Vice President of Nigeria pays tribute to National Liberation War martyrs
ALGIERS- The Vice-President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo paid tribute to the memory of the martyrs of the national liberation at al-Alia cemetery in Algiers. Accompanied by the minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ramtane Lamamra, the Nigerians Vice President laid a wreath at the Martyrs’ square…
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Nigeria
Nigerian Vice president starts official visit to Algeria
ALGIERS- The Vice-president of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo started, Tuesday, a two-day official visit to Algeria as part of the strengthening of friendship and fraternity relations. Upon his arrival at Houari Boumediene International Airport, Osinbajo was received by Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal, the minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane…
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Malta
Act on challenges flagged by the Central Bank, PN tells government
The Nationalist Party has called on the government to act on challenges highlighted in the Central Bank of Malta report which it said tallied with and vindicated its view. The PN noted that the report revised downward its GDP growth projections mainly due to the less upbeat assessment for exports. Besides ...
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Austria
Facebook ordered to take down hateful posts in landmark judgment
Facebook has been ordered to take down hateful posts by a fake profile in a landmark ruling in Austria which could create a precedent for thousands of other cases around the world. The Green Party in Austria had launched a court action against Facebook Ireland Limited because of online comments made ...
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USA Regno Unito Malta
Freddie Portelli, Malta's Elvis, gets medal for Service to the Republic
Singer Freddie Portelli, best known as Malta's Elvis but also well known for songs such as Viva Malta and Mur u Ħallini was awarded the Medal for Service to the Republic this morning. The top honour of the Ġieħ ir-Repubblika awards – the National Order of Merit - was awarded to retired Archbishop ...
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Australia Regno Unito
Armed police posing for pictures causes stir
Police have taken to social media to hit back at criticism of armed officers posing for pictures with members of the public at a Christmas market in the UK. This criticism came shortly after photos were uploaded showing policemen taking pictures with the general public while on patrol. The photo caused outrage ...
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Brasile
Retail Sales Decline 8.2 Percent from Last Year in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Retail sales results in Brazil fell in October, according to the country’s official statistics bureau, the IBGE, by 0.8 percent in comparison to September in the seasonally adjusted series. In comparison to October of 2015, retail sales fell by 8.2 ...
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Qatar Kuwait
Il Qatar riforma il sistema di reclutamento dei lavoratori stranieri.
Il Qatar riforma il sistema di reclutamento dei lavoratori stranieri. Il 13 dicembre entra in vigore nell’emirato una nuova legge sul lavoro che abolisce la discussa kafala, il sistema in base al quale il datore di lavoro faceva da sponsor ai lavoratori immigrati, che poi non avevano il permesso di ...