Month: September 2018
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- Month: September 2018
- Overnight News Summaries ,
- Tags: Africa, Asia, Brazil, China, Communications, earthquake, Ebola, Egypt, Election, elections, EU, Europe, Facebook, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Libya, Media, Mexico, Middle East, NATO, Nigeria, Opposition, Russia, Social media, Syria, UN, United States, Venezuela, virus
- 30 Sep
KEY STORYLINES
- AFRICA: Libya’s UN-backed foreign minister called for the country’s UN political mission to transform into a “security and stability” support role.
- AMERICAS: President Trump signed a $854 billion spending bill to keep government open through Dec. 7, averting a shutdown.
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- Overnight News Summaries ,
- Tags: Africa, Asia, Berlin, Canada, Communications, earthquake, Ebola, Election, elections, EU, Europe, Facebook, Germany, Iran, ISIS, Mexico, Middle East, Myanmar, NATO, Nigeria, Protest, rebels, Russia, Syria, Tehran, UN, Venezuela, virus, Yemen
- 29 Sep
KEY STORYLINES
- AFRICA: Nigeria’s main unions, including a key oil industry union, launched an indefinite strike in a dispute over the minimum wage, in a decision that could potentially impact crude output.
- AMERICAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet was welcome to visit any time to investigate the humanitarian situation in the country.
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- Overnight News Summaries , Thought Leadership ,
- Tags: Africa, Asia, Brazil, China, Communications, coup, earthquake, Ebola, Egypt, Egyptian, Election, elections, EU, Europe, Germany, Guatemala, IMF, ISIS, Mexico, Middle East, NATO, North Korea, Opposition, rebels, Russia, South China Sea, South Korea, speaking, Syria, Turkey, UN, UN General Assembly, United States, Venezuela, virus, Yemen
- 28 Sep
KEY STORYLINES
- AFRICA: Authorities in SIerra Leone will deport 38 Chinese citizens for alleged involvement in illicit gold mining and child labor, officials said.
- AMERICAS: The IMF agreed to provide a $57 billion bailout to Argentina, bigger than initially planned, in an effort to restore market confidence in the country.
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