-
USA Iran Venezuela Yemen
Trump slaps travel restrictions on N.Korea, Venezuela
President Donald Trump on Sunday slapped new travel restrictions on citizens from North Korea, Venezuela and Chad, expanding to eight the list of countries covered by his original travel bans that have been derided by critics and challenged in court. Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen and Somalia were left on the list ...
-
Regno Unito Paesi Bassi
Could Valletta be a zero carbon city by 2030?
Imagine a Valletta skyline dotted with roof gardens, car-riddled streets reborn as pedestrian and bike-friendly spaces, and a business community bustling with green jobs – a carbon-neutral city of the future. That is the vision for the island’s capital as it embarks on an EU-funded sustainability experiment that will run until ...
-
USA
Voting starts in contraversial Kurd independence bid
Voting started today in an independence referendum organised by the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, despite regional and international fears that it would stoke instability and violence across the Middle East. Polling stations opened their doors at 8am (0500 GMT) and should close at 6pm. The final results should ...
-
Cina
Regulierung - Handel mit China: Wo der Schimmelkäse auf den Amtsschimmel trifft
Der Import von Käse zeigt, wie schwer es Europas Unternehmen mit der Bürokratie in China haben. Überregulierungen schrecken ab
-
Nuova Zelanda
National Party's Simon Bridges reclaims Tauranga electorate
It is back to business for newly re-elected Tauranga MP Simon Bridges who sets off to Wellington today to "help form a new government".The National Party MP reclaimed the Tauranga electorate on Saturday night with 19,111 votes....
-
Nuova Zelanda
Bank report rattles nerves as election result creates uncertainty
OPINION: The New Zealand economy has several key drivers, including tourism, migration and construction. How worried should we be, therefore, by an economic report that says all three of these may have peaked?
-
Myanmar
Rabbis call on gov’t to halt arms sales to Myanmar
More than 400,000 people from the Rohingya Muslim minority have fled Rakhine to Bangladesh since late August, religous leaders say now is the time to "shun evil".
-
Brasile
Governo federal lança calendário turístico para tirar Rio da crise
Autoridades do governo federal anunciaram neste sábado (24) o Programa Rio de Janeiro a Janeiro, que será implementado em parceria com o governo estadual e a prefeitura do Rio para viabilizar a realização de um calendário turístico anual com cerca de cem eventos estratégicos nas áreas de cultura, esporte, turismo ...
-
Brasile
Governo do Rio anuncia Fundo de Segurança com royalties do pré-sal
O governador do Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Fernando Pezão, anunciou hoje (24) a criação do Fundo de Segurança, que terá recursos da arrecadação de royalties do pré-sal. O projeto de lei com a proposta será enviado esta semana à Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Alerj).“Dos 10% [de ...
-
Kenya
University of Nairobi lecturer in Sh3,100 bribery to face law
University of Nairobi don allegedly sought cash to let student resit examination.