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USA
AGOA: US advises Africa against rejecting used clothing
The United States has advises African countries against banning importation of used clothing, for them to continue benefiting from Africa Growth Opportunity Act Scheme which came into being May, 2000. AGOA is a US Trade Act aimed at significantly enhancing market access to the U.S. for qualifying Sub-Saharan African countries. ...
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Senegal
Gendarmerie : de nouveaux officiers invités à faire preuve de rigueur et de compétence
Dakar, 4 août (APS) - Le Commandant de l'Ecole des officiers de la Gendarmerie nationale (EOGN), Amacodou Fall, a invité, vendredi à Dakar, les sortants de la dernière promotion à faire preuve "de rigueur et de compétence pour asseoir leur légitimité". - Société
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Turchia
150,000 cars awaiting insurance money after heavy Istanbul hailstorm
Some 150,000 car owners have made insurance claims for damage caused by heavy hail in Istanbul on July 27, which left holes on hoods and broke many windshields, as thousands of others have been waiting in line to be registered.
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Turchia
Joining together for justice is a national duty: CHP head Kılıçdaroğlu
In his foreword to a new book produced by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on the recent “justice march” from the capital Ankara to Istanbul, CHP head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has written that “joint struggle” has become a “national duty.”
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Turchia
Fraport raises forecast for Antalya airport as Russians return
Fraport has raised its forecast for passenger numbers at Turkey’s Antalya airport this year after a rush of Russian tourists at the start of the summer vacation season, the airport operator’s finance chief said.
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Turchia
Turkish family minister says authority to register civil marriages shouldn’t be given to imams
Authority to register civil marriages should not be given to imams, Family and Social Policies Minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya has said, commenting on a recent draft law allowing “muftis,” religious civil servants within Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), to register marriages.
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Russia
The decline of international law and the fear of war
NATO’s relationship with Russia is more difficult than it has been at any point since the end of the Cold War, according to Western defense alliance NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
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Nigeria
NIMASA introduces new cabotage policy
A new Cabotage Compliance Strategy (NCCS) has gone into operation in the country,the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) announced Friday. The Director-General of the agency, Dr Dakuku Peterside, said the new policy was to facilitate a better coastal and inland trade regime and to secure jobs for qualified ...
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Nigeria
Firm set to light-up Lagos with food and drinks expo
Against lingering and harsh economic conditions that engulfed the country, a marketing communication organization, S. O. B Communications has taken it upon itself to hold a 2-day Nigeria Food and Drinks event to encourage food and drinks entrepreneurs in and around the state. Briefing journalists recently in Lagos, Mr. Sheriff ...
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Australia Nigeria
Writer Begins Continental Cities Tour To Promote Unity
By Chinelo Chikelu Author and medical practitioner, Segun Adigun has embarked on a book tour to traverse 40 cities in 4 continents; 24 across Nigeria, and 15 cities within Asia, Europe and Australia. Tour of Awakening, however, is not your traditional book tour, where the focus is marketing the author’s ...