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Brasile
Torcedor ateia fogo no corpo após derrota do time no Campeonato Brasileiro
Está internado na Unidade de Queimados do Hospital da Restauração (HR), no Recife, um homem que ateou fogo ao próprio corpo na noite desta quarta-feira. De acordo com informações prestadas no posto policial do HR, o paciente seria um torcedor do Sport Club do Recife, que teria cometido a tentativa ...
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USA
TIAA Receives New York Subpoena on Sales Practices
The move by Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman followed whistle-blower complaints of pressure to push products more lucrative to the firm.
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USA
Wanted: A ‘Corporate Kaepernick.’ Mellody Hobson on Workplace Diversity
Mellody Hobson, the president of Ariel Investments, a Chicago investment firm, spoke about the lack of diversity in corporate America at the annual DealBook conference on Thursday.
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Cina USA
Trump Promotes Deals in China, but Hints at Long Trade Fight Ahead
Washington and Beijing are preparing to tackle thorny trade issues that went unaddressed by a meeting that stressed cooperation and muted rhetoric.
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USA
‘Where Is the Corporate Kaepernick?’
Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments, asked whether business leaders would be willing to take a stand — or a knee — over the lack of diversity in corporate America.
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Nigeria
87-year-old woman remanded in Kirikiri for allegedly peddling hemp
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, remanded one 87-year-old woman, Maria Agbomabiwon, in prison custody for dealing in 10.3 kg of Marijuana. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency dragged the accused, who resides at No. 9, Osunba Street, Oto-Awori, Ijaniki, Lagos, to the court, presided over by Justice ...
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Nigeria
Ex-NIA DG Oke fraudulently converted agency’s funds, says EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Thursday accused former National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Director-General Ayodele Oke of fraudulently converting the agency’s funds. It alleged that Oke’s wife, Folasade, used part of the funds to buy Flat 7B in Osborne Towers on 16 Osborne Road, Ikoyi, where large sums of foreign ...
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Nigeria
Daddy Freeze: Paying tithe is matter of love not law – FEB Idahosa
The President of Benson Idahosa University, Bishop Faith Emmanuel Benson (F.E.B) Idahosa has advised Christians to avoid being misled by certain individuals who think paying tithe is wrong. The Bishop, Church of God Mission International, Faith Arena, who was commenting on a recent statement by popular On Air Personality (OAP) Daddy ...
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USA Nigeria
Stakeholders Reject Morocco’s Admittance Into ECOWAS
By Kauthar Anumba-Khaleel, Abuja Stakeholders and Experts in international relations Thursday vehemently kicked against attempts to admit Morocco into the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). This is as the minister of foreign affairs posited that Morocco’s inclusion will be economically beneficial to the region but added that it would ...
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Brasile Cina India Costa Rica
World food import bill rising, says FAO
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Country: WorldWhile food commodity prices have been generally stable, the cost of importing food is set to rise in 2017 to $1.413 trillion, up 6% from 2016 and the second highest tally on record. The world’s food import bill is rising despite large ...