Новости за 19.06.2016

AMMAN — Jordan has approved a $34 million grant from the UK to support Syrian refugees and the communities that host them, Planning and International Cooperation Minister Imad Fakhoury said on Sunday.

ADEN — Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen announced on Sunday the release of 276 government loyalists who had been held captive for months, in a gesture of good will.

BENGHAZI, Libya — Libya’s UN-backed unity government condemned an attack by a newly formed militia group on eastern military forces close to key oil facilities, as clashes resumed on Sunday for a second day.

NAHA, Japan — Tens of thousands of demonstrators prepared to rally on the Japanese island of Okinawa on Sunday in protest against the heavy US military presence and violent crimes by American personnel that have angered residents for decades.

PARIS — Three mega-mergers in the agrochemical sector, including Bayer and Monsanto, have raised concerns among farmers who fear higher prices and consumers more genetically-modified food.

AMMAN — Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) President Issa Murad commended the Central Bank of Jordan’s (CBJ) issuance of bonds for individuals, describing it as a sound step that enhances citizens’ participation in investment with high-profit rates, according to an ACC statement received on Sunday. The step is also good for the economy, he indicated.

NEW DELHI — Malnutrition is becoming the “new normal” as rising rates of obesity across the world coincide with persistent undernutrition in many poorer countries, according to a major study released Tuesday.