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JUNEAU, Alaska | Alaska elections director says state is ready for primary
JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska’s elections director said she’s confident the state has enough questioned ballot envelopes and that poll workers will be ready after some Alaskans had their voter registration addresses changed before Tuesday’s primary. The issue stems from the … Continue reading
GENEVA | The Latest: Merkel: ‘We will greatly miss’ Annan’s voice
GENEVA — The Latest on the death of former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan (all times local): 3:20 p.m. German Chancellor Angela Merkel says former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan “inspired me and many others with his ideas, his firm convictions and, … Continue reading
Afrique : Kofi Annan, ancien SG de l'ONU et chantre de la “diplomatie prudente et sereine” s'est éteint en Suisse
Secrétaire Général de l'Onu du 1er janvier 1997 au 31 décembre 2006, et co-Prix Nobel de la Paix avec cette même organisation en 2001 – « pour leur travail pour un monde mieux organisé et plus pacifique »-, le diplomate … Continue reading
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica | 6.0 quake shakes Costa Rica near Panama; no major damage
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — A strong earthquake shook southern Costa Rica near the border with Panama Friday evening, toppling items from store shelves and knocking out power in places, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or major … Continue reading
LITTLE ROCK, Ark | Church group’s opposition stuns advocates of ‘tort reform’
LITTLE ROCK, Ark — So-called tort reform has been an easy sell in states controlled by Republicans, and backers of a lawsuit-limiting proposal on the ballot in Arkansas this fall expected little trouble winning passage until they ran into a … Continue reading
Une pirogue de migrants clandestins échoue sur une plage dakaroise
Une pirogue transportant des migrants illégaux vers l’Europe a échoué, samedi matin, sur la plage de la Porte du Millénaire, sise sur la Corniche Ouest à Dakar, a annoncé la police nationale.« Les agents en faction à la Cité Police … Continue reading
Cameroun : le gouvernement tente d’endiguer la pénurie des manuels scolaires
Le ministre camerounais en charge des Finances (MINFI), Louis Paul Motaze a informé, par voie de communiqué, les opérateurs du secteur que les bureaux seraient «exceptionnellement ouverts le samedi 18 août», jour férié et chômé sur toute l’étendue du territoire, … Continue reading
Décès de Kofi Annan : Macky Sall exprime sa « grande tristesse »
Le président Macky Sall, dans un communiqué rendu public samedi à Dakar en fin de matinée, a fait part de sa « grande tristesse » à l’annonce, le même jour, du décès de l’ancien Secrétaire général de l’ONU, Kofi Annan, … Continue reading
FRB News: Federal Reserve Board prohibits former president, CEO of NBRS Financial from participating in the banking industry
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced it is prohibiting Jacob H. Goldstein, a former president and CEO of NBRS Financial, Rising Sun, Maryland from participating in the banking industry. The Board found that Goldstein engaged in unsafe … Continue reading
CARACAS, Venezuela | Venezuela hikes wages ahead of monetary overhaul
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has raised wages for the fifth time this year while saying he’s looking to establish a single exchange rate tied to the nation’s fledgling cryptocurrency. Maduro made the announcement Friday night ahead of … Continue reading
