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Nigeria
Lagos Vows To Clamp Down On Traffic Laws Violators
The Lagos State government has vowed to continue to enforce its traffic laws to maintain sanity and curb carnages on its roads. Speaking as the Lead Speaker at the Fifth Lagos Traffic Radio Lecture Series Webinar held on Thursday, 17th December, with the Theme: ‘Traffic Law Enforcement; The New Normal’, ...
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Thailandia Indonesia Singapore Vietnam Filippine
FPO forecasts RCEP deal to fuel export bonanza
Thai exports are expected to receive a windfall thanks to the signing by 15 Asia-Pacific economies of a huge trade pact during the Asean Summit in Hanoi in mid-November, says the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
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USA
Banpu keen on natural gas after $100m injection
Banpu Plc, a non-oil energy conglomerate, aims to become a leader in technology-driven natural gas exploration and production after Oaktree Capital Management LP, a leading investment management firm, injected US$100 million in capital into Banpu's gas business unit in the US.
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Thailandia
Fetco efforts aim to expand investor base
The Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (Fetco) is preparing to propose a capital market development plan to the Finance Ministry encompassing a long-term equity fund for youth to promote savings, a capital fund for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and a revision of tax incentives for the Super Saving ...
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Brasile
Área de soja aumenta e puxa venda de fertilizantes no país
Demanda doméstica por adubos bate novo recorde em 2020 Impulsionadas pelo avanço do plantio de soja e pelos investimentos que os produtores de grãos, mais capitalizados, têm feito nas lavouras, as vendas de fertilizantes no Brasil deverão manter a tendência dos últimos anos e crescer de 3% a 5% em ...
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Brasile Portogallo
Nicette Bruno morre no Rio, vítima de covid-19
Atriz de 87 anos estava internada desde 29 de novembro A atriz Nicette Bruno morreu na manhã deste domingo, aos 87 anos. Ela estava internada com covid-19 na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) da Casa de Saúde São José, no Humaitá, zona sul do Rio de Janeiro. De ...
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Brasile
STJ manda desembargadora acusada de vender sentenças voltar para a prisão
Alvo da Operação Faroeste, Lígia Cunha teve prisão temporária convertida para preventiva A desembargadora do Tribunal de Justiça da Bahia (TJ-BA), Lígia Ramos Cunha, teve a prisão temporária (prazo de cinco dias) convertida para preventiva (máximo de 180 dias) na manhã deste domingo e terá que voltar para a cadeia. ...
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Brasile
Ministro do STJ converte em preventiva prisão de magistrada da Bahia
Desembargadora é investigada no âmbito da Operação Faroeste, que apura um esquema de venda de decisões por magistrados do estado
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Brasile
Brazilian Economy Minister to Stay Until end of Bolsonaro Administration, President Says
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro said in a video published on Saturday, December 19th, that his finance minister Paulo Guedes assured him he will stay on in the government until the end of his administration. Bolsonaro acknowledged in the video that Guedes is unhappy because of ...
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Cina
Apple supply chain workers in Asia protest over unpaid wages
Tech group suspends new business with contractor while Shanghai plant is hit by demonstrations