Published by The Street By Business Wire Accenture (ACN) – Get Accenture Plc Class A Report has announced its intent to acquire AFD.TECH, an independent network services company specializing in […]
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Tackling corruption, important step for ‘inclusive, sustainable development’
Corruption spreads through societies and erodes people’s trust in leaders and institutions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told an anti-corruption conference on Monday, stressing that “greed over need, harms us all”.In a video message to the Con…
Read moreA Trip to Tiberias on the Kinneret’s Western Shore
Published by San Diego Jewish World By Steve Kramer Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Like in many countries, Israel’s tourism business has dropped dramatically. In fact, currently (12/12/21) all […]
Read moreOIC Secretary General Calls for Emergency Humanitarian Aid for Cameroonian and Sudanese Refugees Arriving on Chadian Territory following Inter-communal Conflicts in Darfur and Northeast Cameroon
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), H.E. Mr Hissein Brahim Taha, follows with deep concern the humanitarian situation in Chad marked by the arrival of thousands of Cameroonian and Sudanese refugees on the territory of Ch…
Read moreScarce Resources in Cameroon Trigger Deadly Clashes, Mass Displacement
GENEVA — The U.N. refugee agency says intercommunal fighting over scarce resources in Cameroon has triggered the mass exodus of more than 30,000 refugees to neighboring Chad.Deadly clashes erupted December 5 in the Cameroonian border village of Ouloums…
Read moreBenin Opposition Leader Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
DAKAR — A court in Benin convicted one of President Patrice Talon’s main opponents Saturday for complicity in acts of terrorism.Reckya Madougou was sentenced to 20 years in prison after a trial her lawyers denounced as a political hit job. The verdict …
Read more‘We Want Justice,’ Ugandan Climate Activist Says
KAMPALA, UGANDA — The capital of Uganda coughs itself awake on weekdays under a soft blanket of smog. Kampala’s hills come into sharper focus as the morning rush of minibuses and motorbikes fades. It is this East African city that one of the world’s mo…
Read moreMarking ‘International Anti-Corruption Day,’ Biden Administration Announces Raft of Sanctions
To mark “International Anti-Corruption Day,” the Biden administration announced a raft of sanctions Thursday on 15 foreign government officials and companies it says are involved in corruption.The announcement of sanctions covering people and companies…
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