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An agreement to partner on a new joint initiative to support first time entrepreneurs, and in particular young people and women, was signed on Oct. 9 in Washington DC by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the World Bank Group (WBG). Roman Escolano, Vi

MEPs formally endorsed the United Nations global climate agreement agreed during last December’s COP21 Conference in Paris during this week's plenary session, clearing the way for its ratification and implementation. They also endorsed a ban on...

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Magazine: Trump, Cyber, Officer Survey October 2016

U.S. Republican candidate for president promises to be a “true and loyal friend” to the National Guard when he works in the White House. Donald Trump was one of several important speakers who addressed the 138th General Conference & Exhibition...

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Justice Victorious over Obama’s Veto: Which Side Is Germany On?

The devastating defeat which the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives dealt President Obama, with their overrides of his veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), represents an historic opportunity to reappraise and rectify...

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Ethiopia: Independent Inquiry Needed on Irreecha

The Ethiopian government should allow an independent, international investigation to determine how scores of people were killed at the country’s Irreecha festival on October 2, 2016, Human Rights Watch said in a question-and-answer document about the...

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