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Brasile Colombia
UN Documents 375 Killings in Colombia in 2020, Urges Government Action
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called on Colombia’s Government to take concrete actions to protect the population from the surge in violence inflicted on peasants, indigenous and Afro-Colombian people by non-State armed groups, criminal groups and other armed elements. "It is the State's ...
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Brasile
Dólar cai para R$ 5,08 em dia de otimismo externo
Em um dia de otimismo no mercado internacional, o dólar voltou a fechar abaixo de R$ 5,10. A bolsa de valores ultrapassou a marca de 116 mil pontos e zerou as perdas de 2020. O dólar comercial encerrou esta terça-feira (15) vendido a R$ 5,089, com recuo de R$ 0,034 (-0,66%). ...
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Brasile
ANTT aprova edital de concessão de ferrovia; leilão será em abril
Ferrovia de Integração Oeste-Leste (Fiol) receberá um investimento de R$ 5 bilhões no trecho entre as cidades de Ilhéus e Caetité, ambas na Bahia. O certame está confirmado para o início do segundo trimestre de 2021
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Nigeria
W/Bank Votes $3bn For Poverty Reduction In Nigeria
The World Bank Group has announced a new five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) from 2021 to 2024 and approved a $1.5-billion package to help build a resilient recovery post- COVID-19. In addition to that, the Bank also announced that it has approved $1.5 billion for two projects, which include: Nigeria ...
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Nigeria
Headline Inflation Hits 15%
Nigeria’s headline inflation recorded steep increase in November as the eco- nomic headwinds largely occasioned by outbreak of COVID-19 and slump in oil prices continue to impact the na- tion’s economy. Report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that the con- sumer price index (CPI) which meas- ures ...
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Nigeria
SAM NDA-ISAIAH 1962-2020: Senate Honours Media Mogul, Observes 1-min Silence At Plenary
The demise of the chairman of LEADERSHIP Group Limited, publishers of LEADERSHIP Newspapers and National Economy, Sam Nda-Isaiah, has continued to draw tributes from the high and mighty in Nigeria and beyond, with the Senate yesterday observing a minute silence in honour of the late media mogul. The late Nda-Isaiah ...
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Nigeria
Kankara Abduction: Partner With Security Agencies, APC Tasks Nigerians
By ANDREW ESSIEN ABUJA The governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the citizenry to partner with security agencies towards tackling the insecurity situation in the country. This is as asked security agencies to dig deeper and tackle the security challenges especially with the abduction of over 500 students ...
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Nigeria
Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun Harp On Women Empowerment
BY ABIODUN SIVOWAKU, Lagos Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has stressed the need for women empowerment to fast track the process of revitalizing the nation’s economy. The governor stated this at the maiden edition of the #Herconomy Conference and the third edition of #AGSTribe Annual Challenge held in Lagos. ...
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Cina
China’s online health platforms boom in wake of coronavirus
Demand for virtual consultations and drug sales driven by gaps in country’s healthcare coverage
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Senegal
Les partenaires invités à davantage s'engager en faveur de la promotion du genre
Dakar, 15 dec (APS) - Le ministre de l'Agriculture et de l'Equipement rural, Moussa Baldé, a invité mardi à Dakar, les partenaires institutionnels, techniques et financiers à maintenir leur engagement en faveur de la promotion du genre par le renforcement de leur soutien à l'élaboration et à la mise en ...