Global News Dispatches: 4 Stories
From Peoples Dispatch / Globetrotter News Service Headlines in This News Package: Questions Grow About Tunisian Government Response to Yet Another Migrant Boat Tragedy The latest migrant tragedy off the Tunisian coast, in which at least 14 people were killed during the first week…
MF / Argentina, Tunisia, and Sri Lanka
The IMF announced on Feb. 10, 2022 in a virtual press briefing in Washington, DC that the IMF continues working very closely with the Argentine authorities towards reaching a staff-level agreement. A press release on the matter was posted on January 28th,…
Tunisia’s first democratically elected president Beji Caid Essebsi dies: ‘He made history’
By Borzou Daragahi From Independent UK Beji Caid Essebsi was major player in country’s transition to democracy since 2011 Tunisia’s president, a formidable figure in the country’s politics whose career bridged the country’s transition from colonial ward to dictatorship to fledgling democracy, died…
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines breaks a record, as smallest ever Security Council seat holder
Saturday, June 8, 2019 — NEW YORK — Following a secret ballot held on Friday, the UN General Assembly elected five countries to the Security Council, including Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the smallest nation ever to secure a seat. Also elected…
ILO to host major universal social protection conference
GENEVA (ILO News) – The Global Partnership for Universal Social Protection (USP2030) is to hold a high-level conference at the International Labour Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on 5 February from 09.00 – 18.15. Social protection prevents poverty, reduces inequality…
Bahamas placed on UK’s money laundering watchlist
By: Pedro Gonçalves From International Investment The UK has added the Bahamas to its money laundering watchlist, with the HM Treasury now requiring firms to put special procedures in place when dealing with Bahamian resident entities and clients. The British…
ACP condemns Europe over new tax haven list
CMC From Nation News BRUSSELS – The African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group has “strongly condemned” the “unilateral and discriminatory practices” of the European Union in the publication of a list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. A statement following the 106th…
Tunisian zoo closed after visitors stone crocodile to death
By Jim Berrie from WN.com In a second incident of deadly violence against zoo animals in a week, visitors to a zoo in Tunisia’s capital stoned a crocodile to death on Tuesday, IFL Science reported. The incident happened Tuesday at…
The murder hotspots for Brits abroad over the last four years with Pakistan, Jamaica and America among some of the most dangerous places
By Jonathan Corke and Lydia Willgress for MailOnline Pakistan was most dangerous place with 37 people murdered between 2012 and August last year, figures show Jamaica and America also reported a high number of murders, with around four British tourists…
