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Nigeria
Buhari nominated Osotimehin for two-year extension at UN – Minister
Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, on Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari nominated late Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin for two-year extension of his service at the UN shortly before his death. Onyeama stated this in Abuja at a memorial service for Osotimehin organised by the UN. He said that Nigeria was ...
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Nigeria
Checkmate impunity by adhering to law, CJN tells 19 new judges
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Friday admonished the newly appointed 19 judges of the National Industrial Court to check impunity in the country by adhering to the law. Justice Onnoghen gave this charge after swearing in the new judges at the special court ...
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Iran
Missione a Teheran del Direttore Generale per gli Italiani all’Estero e le Politiche Migratorie, Luigi Maria Vignali
Promuovere e facilitare i contatti fra imprenditori italiani e iraniani, grazie a procedure più rapide ed efficaci nel rilascio dei visti: questo l’obiettivo della missione a Teheran del Direttore Generale per gli italiani all’estero e le politiche migratorie del MAECI. L’apertura dei rapporti...
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Uruguay
Fonti rinnovabili, Terna firma il Project finance "green" in Uruguay
(Teleborsa) - Terna ha firmato il Project Finance da 81 milioni di dollari per la costruzione della linea di trasmissione da 500 kV che collegherà le città di Melo e Tacuarembó in...
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Perù
Finecobank, AQR lima le posizioni corte sul titolo
(Teleborsa) - La Consob rende noto che la società di investimenti AQR Capital Management ha diminuito, in data 12 luglio 2017, la posizione ribassista su Finecobank, dallo 0,69% allo...
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USA
Aumentano le scorte dell'industria americana
(Teleborsa) - In aumento le scorte di magazzino USA a maggio, che risultano in linea con le attese, mentre calano le vendite. Secondo il Dipartimento del Commercio degli Stati Uniti, le scorte sono...
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USA Nigeria Regno Unito
Shining a light on the ‘neglected’ humanitarian crisis in Lake Chad
Source: International Committee of the Red Cross Country: Cameroon, Chad, Niger, NigeriaArmed conflict, sexual violence, food shortages, and displacement are among the factors contributing to what the British Red Cross has described as a 'silent emergency' across the Lake Chad Region of West Africa.ICRC joins UK MPs in call for urgent ...
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UNHCR steps up response as thousands of Venezuelans seek asylum
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)So far in 2017, the number of asylum-seekers has topped 52,000, which represents only a fraction of the total number of Venezuelans who may need international protection.This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to ...
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The human dimensions of climate change in Asia and the Pacific
Source: Asian Development Bank Country: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Philippines, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tuvalu, Viet Nam, WorldUnder a business-as-usual scenario, a 6 degree Celsius temperature increase is projected over the Asian landmass by the end of the century. MANILA, PHILIPPINES (14 July 2017) — Unabated climate change would bring ...
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USA
EU announces additional €30 million in humanitarian aid for Iraq
Source: European Commission Country: IraqThe EU will continue its support for emergency relief in newly retaken areas. It will also go towards emergency medical service providers attending to injured civilians on the frontlines. Brussels, 13 July 2017 Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides announces additional funding to assist and protect ...