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ROME Andrew Whitworth Jersey , May 16 (Xinhua) -- Italy's gross domestic product (GDP) grew moderately in the first quarter of the year against the previous three months, the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) said on Tuesday.

The seasonally-adjusted GDP between January and March increased by 0.2 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2016, according to ISTAT.

It also grew by 0.8 percent compared to the same quarter of 2016.

The industrial sector contracted in the first three months of this year, while services and agriculture were positive.

The Italian economy had expanded by 0.2 percent also in the last three months of 2016 compared to the third quarter of 2016.

Other major economies in Europe posted a larger growth. On a quarterly basis, the GDP increased by 0.8 percent in Spain, 0.6 percent in Germany Connor Barwin Jersey , and 0.3 percent in both France and Britain.

On a year-to-year basis, it grew by 3.0 percent in Spain, 2.1 percent in Britain, and by 1.7 percent in Germany, while France posted 0.8 percent, the same as Italy.

UNITED NATIONS Jamon Brown Jersey , Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Boko Harm mounted an attack earlier this week on Damassak, a town in northeastern Nigeria, killing up to 50 people and forcing at least 3,000 to flee to neighboring Niger, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here Friday, citing information from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

Dammasak Rob Havenstein Jersey , which lies just a few kilometers from the Niger border, was reportedly captured by Boko Haram on Monday. It is the second large offensive near the Nigerian-Niger border by Boko Haram, which has been fighting for a hardline Islamic state since 2009, within two months.

"UNHCR teams in Niger say that people are still arriving from Nigeria as a result of the attack. According to the new arrivals, many displaced, mostly women Tyler Higbee Jersey , children, elderly and some injured people, are still waiting on the Nigerian side of the river to cross over to Niger," the spokesman said at a daily news briefing here.

"The new arrivals say that many civilians were killed during the attack on Damassak, especially young men, but that insurgents were also shooting at women and children Samson Ebukam Jersey ," he said.

"UNHCR also says that many children have been separated from their parents during the attack and the escape to Niger," he said. "Refugees said they had no time to collect any of their belongings and had to leave everything behind."

With its partners and the local community, UNHCR has been providing plastic sheeting and blankets to help people put up temporary shelters and protect against the night-time cold.

The authorities in Niger said more than 100,000 people have fled to Niger since May 2013, when the Nigerian government declared a state of emergency in northeastern states. It also said that more than 30,000 people have fled to the area from Boko Haram attacks in the past two months alone.

Violence in Nigeria has also forced more than 39 Josh Reynolds Jersey ,000 Nigerians to flee to Cameroon and 2,800 to Chad. In Nigeria, some 700,000 people are internally displaced in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, according to government figures.

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