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USA Nigeria
Nigeria’s total debt now N17.5tn –NBS
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The National Bureau of Statistics has said that the country’s foreign and domestic debts stood at $11.41bn (N3.49tn) and N14.02tn as of December 2016. The bureau stated this in its states and federal debt stock data, which was released on Wednesday in Abuja. A breakdown of the ...
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Albania
Macron clash in fiery final French debate
French centrist Emmanuel Macron and his far-right presidential rival Marine Le Pen clashed over terrorism, the economy and Europe Wednesday in a bad-tempered TV debate that laid bare their profoundly different visions for the country. The duel ahead of this Sunday’s election was billed as a confrontation between Macron’s call ...
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USA Giappone Australia Nuova Zelanda
Japan trying to sell idea of TPP with four other nations: sources
An idea has emerged that the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact can take effect among at least five nations, including Japan, Australia and New Zealand, negotiations sources said Wednesday. The idea cropped up as the 11 states involved discussed what to do with the pact, from which the United States ...
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Giappone
Facebook boosts screeners in fight to curb violent videos, hate speech
Facebook is stepping up its efforts to keep inappropriate and often violent material — including recent high-profile videos of murders and suicides, hate speech and extremist propaganda — off of its site. On Wednesday, the world’s biggest social network said it plans to hire 3,000 more people to review videos ...
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Giappone
Health bill again teeters but House OKs $1.1 trillion budget bill
Their health care bill teetering on the brink, House Republican leaders and President Donald Trump intensified their already-fierce lobbying Wednesday to save the long-promised legislation, agreeing to changes that brought two pivotal Republicans back on board. Democrats stood firmly united against the health bill, but they generally applauded a separate ...
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Colombia Ecuador Regno Unito
Indigenous peoples forced to flee armed violence in Colombia's marginalized Chocó region
Source: ABColombia Country: ColombiaNeo-paramilitary groups threaten and perpetuate violence against rural communities and their leaders, generating forced displacement which intensifies the humanitarian crisis.The Inter-Ethnic Forum, the Indigenous Board and the Dioceses’ of Quibdó, Istmina and Apratadó and many NGOs in Colombia, like ABColombia’s partner, the Inter-Church Commission for Justice and Peace ...
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USA Yemen
While displacement from west Mosul continues, IDPs return to east Mosul at steady rate
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Iraq, Syrian Arab RepublicMain reasons cited for return include lack of livelihood opportunities in camps, insufficient food rations, discomfort in tents due to heat, and a lack of specialized health services. KEY FIGURES 358,410 Iraqis currently internally displaced from Mosul and surrounding areas since military operations ...
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Sudafrica
Africa: Invest in Africa - Finance Minister
[SAnews.gov.za] Pretoria -With the African continent continuing to battle poor infrastructure, Africa must mobilise domestic savings and capital markets to invest on deals on the continent, says Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba.
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India USA
Tanzania: India to Finance Water Project for Tabora
[Daily News] The government of India has signed a contract of 268.35 million US dollars with Tanzania through the Ministry of Water and Irrigation in a quest to improve water supply projects in Tabora Region.
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USA
Equality commission flags 57 discriminatory adverts for vacant posts
Over 50 entities were identified for having published discriminatory adverts for vacant posts, a report by the National Commission for the Promotion of Equality published yesterday shows. In 2016, the NCPE identified 57 adverts found to have discriminated on the basis of gender, race or age. The majority, 49, were found ...