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Giappone
Meiji’s decision to end Karl sales in eastern Japan leaves older fans up in arms
After Meiji Co.’s decision to pull its long-selling corn puff snack Karl from shelves in eastern Japan, avid fans have flocked to stores to buy ...
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USA
Israeli finance minister visits US to talk taxes, economic cooperation
Kahlon also asked Mnuchin to exert pressure on the Palestinian Authority in the war against money laundering and terror financing.
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USA
Exclusive: Netanyahu secretly met with UAE foreign minister in 2012 in New York
After years of talking via intermediaries, Netanyahu and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan met discreetly following the former's invitation, entering the hotel via an underground parking lot and special service elevator. UAE foreign minister made clear to Netanyahu there would be no warming of ties without progress with the ...
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Portogallo
Portugal regista a maior área ardida da última década
Este ano os fogos já consumiram 75.264 hectares de florestas. Esta é a maior área ardida em Portugal nos últimos dez anos, de acordo com o relatório do Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas (ICNF).
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USA Kenya
MSF concerned by high numbers of AIDS deaths in sub-Saharan Africa
Source: Médecins Sans Frontières Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Kenya, MalawiGlobal attention is needed to prevent and treat AIDS in antiretroviral era, with 50 per cent of hospital admissions in MSF hospitals already on treatment and showing signs of clinical failure. Global attention is needed to prevent and treat AIDS ...
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Kenya
Kenya project boosts maize production and climate change benefits
Source: World Bank Country: KenyaThe project, supported by the World Bank in partnership with the NGO Vi Agroforestry, aims to support a total of 60,000 farmers managing 45,000 hectares of farmland in western Kenya.A pioneering soil carbon project helps to double maize production in areas of Kenya, improving farmers’ livelihoods and ...
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Etiopia
Time for Ethiopia to Enhance Regional Economic Integration
[Addis Fortune] International trade never used to be an issue, at least, not one borne out of apathy or misrepresentation. Ancient civilisations seldom traded with outsiders, but rarely because they did not want to.
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Etiopia
Meat Processing Plant Flourishes Near Ziway
[Addis Fortune] Frigorifico Boran Foods Plc, a subsidiary of Allana Group, has finally received an authentication certificate from the Ministry of Livestock Development & Fisheries to export processed meat from its recently built abattoir plant at Adami Tulu, 170km from Addis Abeba.
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Brasile USA
Foreign investors sustain Brazil through recession
Money continues to pour in to Latin America’s biggest economy despite record downturn
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Malta
Electric vehicles grant scheme extended
Transport Malta, in conjunction with the Ministry for Transport, is extending the grant scheme on environment-friendly vehicles with another €150,000. The scheme aims to reduce emissions generated from road traffic improving air quality levels by reducing the number of old motor vehicles from the roads, promoting the purchase of battery electric ...