Ce lundi 13 avril 2026, lors de la levée des couleurs à l'Hôtel de Ville de Libreville, le maire Pierre Matthieu Obame Etoughe a publiquement démenti les rumeurs de démission qui circulaient depuis plusieurs jours à la mairie et sur les réseaux sociaux. Le jeudi 9 avril, le Conseil municipal a rejeté le budget primitif 2026 par 142 voix contre. Un vote aux lourdes conséquences institutionnelles qui a alimenté de nombreuses spéculations durant le week-end. Plusieurs voix ont laissé (...) - POLITIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Lawmakers and advocates were gaining momentum until the president backtracked on his campaign promise.

Findings from a new Washington Post-Schar School poll come as Prince William County on Tuesday abandoned plans for one of the country’s biggest and most controversial data center projects.

Obstacles to businesses' cross-border operations and expansion constitute a major hurdle to an effective single market. The International Monetary Fund estimates that persistent barriers to the single market represent the equivalent of a 44 % and 110 % tariff on goods and services, respectively. The Letta report emphasised that a single business code would be a 'game-changer', making all business procedures – from establishment to end of activity – smoother and more transparent. To address this issue, the European Commission published a proposal on 18 March 2026 for a regulation establishing the 28th regime corporate legal framework that introduces a new legal entity, EU Inc. Any company would be able to register in any Member State and opt in to the EU Inc. company form. The framework would allow quick, fully digital registration that is automatically valid across the whole EU, thereby benefiting the operations and expansion of EU Inc. businesses. In addition, the proposal provides for a single tax treatment of employee remuneration through stocks and enables employee participation schemes. It also provides for fast-track termination of solvent companies, and a legal framework for winding up insolvent small and young innovative companies, known as start-ups. Parliament adopted a resolution in January 2026 supporting the approach but remained cautious about its chances of success. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

A 36-year-old Malaysian woman will be charged in court on Thursday (April 16) for her alleged involvement in a case of government official impersonation scam.The woman is the 13th Malaysian since March this year to be arrested for facilitating scam syndicates to collect cash and valuables obtained from scams.In a news release on Wednesday, the police said they received a report from a 75-year-old female victim who received a WhatsApp call from an unknown person claiming to be from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).Modus operandi unchanged: Hand over money, valuables for investigationsThe unknown person claimed that the elderly woman was purportedly implicated in a money laundering case.She was then instructed to withdraw cash and hand it over to an «agent» to facilitate investigations. The elderly woman was also assured that the money would be returned after the investigations.The victim proceeded to hand over cash amounting to $10,000 to the Malaysian woman in the vicinity of Jurong West Central.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scoot flew over 3.8 million passengers in March this year, up 14.9 per cent year-on-year.SIA carried around 2.4 million passengers, up from the 2.2 million in March 2025.This equates to 90.3 per cent of available seats filled by paying passengers, compared to 84.1 per cent last year.Meanwhile, Scoot carried around 1.3 million passengers in the same period, up from 1.1 million in the previous year.In total, around 42.4 million passengers flew in the financial year of 2025/26, a 7.7 per cent increase from the 39.4 million in 2024/25.Explaining the spike, SIA said that there was an increase in demand for travel ahead of the Easter weekend in early April.The ongoing Middle East conflict also resulted in the increase in Europe-bound traffic as the availability of flights through the Middle East air hubs was negatively affected.Dubai and Doha, which would have usually absorbed some of the traffic between Asia and Europe, had their flights curtailed amid airspace closures and drone strikes.

Most fuel companies in Singapore have held fuel prices unchanged for the past week — through a two-week ceasefire and later a US military blockade on Iran which started on Monday (April 13) — except for Shell which raised petrol prices by 7 cents on April 13.Shell's upward price calibration that day also meant it reversed its earlier drop — by 4 cents — on April 9.In a price board update published on Wednesday at 5pm, Shell announced that it has dropped prices across its petrol offerings by 3 cents each, but kept diesel price unchanged.

Rahul Gandhi accused the Centre of a power grab through a delimitation bill, stating the women's reservation bill was already passed in 2023. He asserted the Congress party unequivocally supports women's reservation and condemned the proposed increase in Lok Sabha seats as 'hissa chori' from marginalized communities and certain regions.

An Icelandair Boeing 757 passenger aircraft that flew low over Heimaey on Saturday disappeared from Flightradar24 tracking data for four minutes during its flight from Frankfurt to Iceland.

Teresa Patry, a Vermilion, Alta., farmer and rancher, has two active oil wells operating on her land, which, according to an air quality assessment, are venting a steady stream of potentially dangerous greenhouse gases downwind from where she lives with her family and livestock. But, according to Alberta's energy regular, everything is operating as it should be.

Addressing reporters in Coimbatore, the senior Congress leader shared critical views regarding the special session of parliament and the proposed Delimitation Bill.

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Shots have been fired at a secondary school in the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, the local governor has said Read Full Article at RT.com

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Sergey Lavrov has pointed to growing divisions between the US and European NATO allies as they struggle to preserve hegemony Read Full Article at RT.com

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The deployment includes sailors and Marines due to arrive as the administration attempts to enforce a maritime blockade against the regime in Tehran.

Schwartz would be Trump’s third nominee to lead the agency. The administration is also said to be looking at three other people to serve in senior roles supporting her.

Kasiya, Lilongwe — SICO Holdings has successfully completed and handed over the Malembo Market project in Kasiya, a K3.6 billion investment that marks a major milestone in Malawi’s drive to modernize market infrastructure under the IFAD-funded TRADE Programme. The project, the largest implemented so far under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development’s TRADE […] The post SICO Holdings Successfully Completes Kasiya Market Project, Hands Over to Government Amid Community Excitement appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Around 25 million cubic meters of magma have accumulated beneath Svartsengi since the last eruption in July of last year, according to model calculations.

India’s reported imports of Russian oil more than tripled to $5.8 billion in March, from $1.54 billion in February Read Full Article at RT.com

The US and Israel could be using talks with Iran to prepare for a ground attack on the country, the Russian Security Council has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called on the US to rethink its strategy toward the conflict with Iran Read Full Article at RT.com

The first fuel for Egypt’s El Dabaa nuclear plant is due in 2027 with power generation expected by 2028, the Rosatom CEO has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Slovenia’s parliament speaker has announced plans for a referendum on leaving NATO as the US‑led bloc faces an existential crisis Read Full Article at RT.com

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced a state-wide black flag protest against the Centre's proposed delimitation exercise. He warned of severe political consequences if concerns about reducing southern states' political weight are ignored. Stalin described the move as a 'grave danger' and a 'historic injustice' that could widen the North-South divide and undermine federalism.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee extended Bengali New Year greetings, urging voters to democratically counter attempts by «Delhi's zamindars» to undermine voting rights. She emphasized Bengal's cultural legacy of communal harmony and called for unity against divisive forces, appealing for votes for the Trinamool Congress in upcoming elections.