After losing the dispute to host the 2016 and 2020 Olympics, the government of Qatar plans for one more try to take the event to Doha. Activities begin in London.
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The donation was made to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and will be used in food purchases.
The writer will attend Flip, the Paraty Literary Festival, and participate in a talk in São Paulo next July. A book of poems translated into Portuguese will arrive at bookstores next week.
Agreement enables users of customer loyalty programs Smiles and Privilege Club to gain miles on flights of the two companies.
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Fund will turn US$ 66 million for the economic development of 34 countries, most in Africa. Mauritania will have resources for solar energy.
G20 leaders announced the creation of AgResults, a fund which will acknowledge innovative endeavours in food security and agricultural development worldwide. The fund will have up to US$ 100 million.
Two of the leading oil producing countries organise an event at Rio+20 to discuss the importance of developing clean energies even in places whose hydrocarbon supplies are vast.
Brazilian foreign sales reached US$ 5.05 billion, a 0.8% increase compared with the other weeks this month, based on daily average figures.
King Abdullah appointed his half-brother Salman as first in line of succession after the death of Naif Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Interior minister.
From July 10th to 13th, the Syrian-Arab Cultural Centre will accept enrolments for its Arabic course of the second half of the year. Classes are available in the late afternoon and early evening.
Khalil Bendib will participate in a meeting next Monday (18th) in São Paulo to discuss his comic book “Zahra’s Paradise,” a fictional plot with the Iranian political situation as a backdrop.
The Argentine Impsa has confirmed investment of R$ 87.5 million to produce, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, equipment turned to conversion of wind energy into electric energy.
According to the IMF, the performance was driven by oil production, which increased by 15%. Non-oil sectors grew by 4.5%. Government spending was a highlight.
Director of the International Monetary Fund’s Department of External Relations claims that the institution ‘is ready’ to help the Arab country during the government transition period.
