A year after the Taliban’s return to Kabul “the situation for the Afghan population is very worrying: over 50% are in need of humanitarian aid, and 97% are now approaching being below the poverty line. But at the same time the de facto government has not made any kind of opening. Indeed, there has been […]
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Di Maio, South Tyrol model of dialogue and coexistence
(ANSA) – BOLZANO, 11 JUN – “South Tyrolean autonomy is a concrete model for Europe and for the entire international community. In this truly difficult international situation, the South Tyrolean model of dialogue and coexistence is very relevant, especially in light of the Russian aggression in Ukraine. Every possible diplomatic way out of the Ukrainian […]
USA: One in five children live in poverty in New York
(ANSA) – NEW YORK, MAY 06 – One in five children lives in poverty in New York City. This was revealed by the annual report of the non-profit Robin Hood in collaboration with Columbia University. According to the data, nearly one and a half million residents live in poverty and it is mainly African Americans, […]
Generali leaves positions on the board of the Russian Ingosstrakh
(ANSA) – MILAN, 03 MAR – Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Generali has been closely monitoring the situation and the implications for its activities and for the financial markets. In light of this, the Lion will close its representative office in Moscow while Europ Assistence, which operates in the country, will close […]
Italgas: buys minority stake in US tech start-up Picarro
(ANSA) – MILAN, 02 MAR – Italgas strengthens its partnership with Picarro through the acquisition of a minority shareholding in the US company. The investment was acquired with an outlay of 15 million dollars (13.5 million euros at current exchange rates), paid in cash, and led to the entry of Paolo Gallo, CEO of Italgas, […]
Manufacturing: Nomisma, 6.5% companies drive the whole sector
(ANSA) – ROME, FEBRUARY 15 – They represent 6.5% of the sector, generate 10% of revenues, 28% of Ebitda and 16% of the total added value of Italian manufacturing: they are the “Controvento” companies, which managed to guarantee high competitiveness parameters for revenue growth, industrial margins, added value creation, even in a year like 2020, […]
Ukraine: Orban in Moscow, but opposition attacks him
(ANSA) – BERLIN, 01 FEB – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban meets Russian President Vladimir Putin today in Moscow in the midst of the Ukrainian crisis: a visit criticized by the Hungarian democratic opposition, and viewed with distrust by Europe. This is the eleventh meeting between the two leaders since 2010 – since Orban came […]
Pakistani woman sentenced to death for ‘blasphemy’ on WhatsApp
(ANSA) – ISLAMABAD, 20 JAN – A Pakistani woman of Muslim religion was sentenced to death in Pakistan for having sent a text and cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, deemed “blasphemous”, via WhatsApp, on the basis of one of the most severe in the world but rarely applied up to the maximum penalty, capital punishment. […]
Omicron: Macron, ‘I will bother the unvaccinated’
(ANSA) – PARIS, 04 JAN – “I never want to bother the French. I protest all day with the administration when it puts obstacles. And instead, with the unvaccinated, I really want to bother. And so we will continue to do it, until the end. This is the strategy “: said the French president, Emmanuel […]
China: the party leader in Xinjang is gone, he was on the US black list
(ANSA) – BEIJING, DEC 27 – The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has appointed a new manager in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, replacing Chen Quanguo, its strongman who has ended up on the black list of US sanctions for accusations of repression against the Muslim minority of uguiri. The state news agency Xinhua reported, without […]