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Vai alla Scheda Paese »There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
— John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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US business mood darkens as Delta variant upends forecasts
The failure to bring Covid-19 under control is changing expectations of a quick economic recovery
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Oil Rises To $73/b On Combination Of Hurricane Ida, US-China Trade Factors
Oil rose to around $73 a barrel yesterday supported by growing signs of supply tightness in the United States as a result of Hurricane Ida and as U.S.-China trade hopes gave riskier assets a boost. About three quarters of the U.S. Gulf’s offshore oil production, or about 1.4 million barrels ...
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[EDITORIAL] 9/11: 20 years After
It was exactly 20 years today, on September 11,2001, when the terrorist group, Al Qaeda, unleashed an unprecedented act of violence on the United States of America. It highjacked four commercial planes: two were crashed into the twin towers in New York, famously known as the World Trade Centre, within ...
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En septiembre de 2001, los afganos veían a Estados Unidos como un país lejano
El 11 de septiembre de 2001, cuando los aviones desviados por Al Qaida se estrellaron contra el World Trade Center de Nueva York y el Pentágono en Washington, Afganistán vivía su propia tragedia, bajo el yugo de la organización yihadista.
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How 9/11 Hastened Downtown New York's Economic Transformation
When the Twin Towers collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001, the tremors shook a bar four blocks away. The proprietor of Jim Brady's Bar and Restaurant says it felt like an earthquake. More than 20 of his regulars died that day in the World Trade Center, and the pub was closed ...
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Insecurity: Live Up To Expectations, LAWSAN Urges Service Chiefs, Others
The Law Students’ Association of Nigeria (LAWSAN), has called on Service Chiefs and security agencies to live up to their responsibilities and tackle insecurity challenges in the country. The students made this call following the spate of attacks, kidnapping and killings in Borno, Imo, Kaduna, Benue, Plateau States and ...
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Apple snubs Epic's request to allow return of 'Fortnite' in S. Korea after law revision
Apple Inc. on Friday rejected US game maker Epic Games Inc.'s request that its hit title "Fortnite" be rereleased in South Korea in a case that highlights a tug-of-war over lucrative payment systems on the app market. The video game maker
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Democrats challenge Republicans on abortion after Texas law
Ban on procedures after roughly six weeks has potential to become lightning rod in other states
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Intanto nel mondo
Il governo statunitense presenta un ricorso contro la legge del Texas sull’aborto, primo volo commerciale dall’aeroporto di Kabul, Regno Unito e Francia ai ferri corti sui migranti che attraversano la Manica. Leggi
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CP mulls sale of data centre business
The Charoen Pokphand Group is exploring the potential sale of its data centre unit that could fetch around US$200 million, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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Voormalig VTM NIEUWS-anker Marc Dupain blikt terug op de uitzending van 9/11 twintig jaar geleden
Morgen is het exact 20 jaar geleden dat de Twin Towers in New York werden aangevallen. Terroristen kaapten passagiersvliegtuigen en vlogen die in het de torens van het World Trade Center. Het nieuws sloeg ook hier in België in als een bom. Marc Dupain was toen nieuwsanker bij VTM NIEUWS ...
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Brazil’s Viracopos airport will have minimum bid of US$673 million
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Re-bidding of Viracopos international airport, in Campinas, has a minimum bid set at R$3.5 billion (US$673 million). Economic and financial assessment studies of the airport also foresee investments of R$4.5 billion during the concession's 30 years, which will include a new runway and not three ...
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States Sue FG Over Non-remittance Of N176bn Stamp Duty Funds
Attorneys-general in 36 states of the federation have dragged to court the attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami, over non-remittance of stamp duty funds generated from the states. In the suit, the state attorneys sued Malami because funds from stamp duties are not remitted into states’ ...
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Boston Dynamics eyes expanded partnership with Hyundai Motor
US robotics startup Boston Dynamics said Friday it will expand its partnership with South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group to integrate its robotics technologies in future mobility solutions and expand their applications in other industrial secto
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BC discute segurança e transação offline do real digital
O Banco Central (BC) promoveu mais uma rodada de debates sobre a criação de uma moeda digital oficialmente brasileira, que, a exemplo da moeda em papel, é certificada pela autoridade monetária do país: o real digital. No encontro desta quinta-feira (9), organizado para debater diretrizes gerais, benefícios e tecnologias a serem ...
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Soho House, an exclusive members-only club, wants to help heal Jaffa
When Nick Jones came to sell New York on a branch of his private members’ club, the World Trade Center was attacked. Political disasters accompanied Soho House openings in Istanbul and Hong Kong. Now a club has opened in Tel Aviv's Jaffa district, just months after violent disturbances there
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Arizona divesting from Ben & Jerry's parent company over settlement boycott
Citing anti-BDS legislation, Arizona's divestment from its $143 million in Unilever bonds and commercial paper is the most significant move a U.S. state has taken over the ice cream maker's decision to halt sales in Israeli settlements
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Brasil tem novas regras para pagamento e transferência internacionais
O Conselho Monetário Nacional (CMN) e o Banco Central (BC) alteraram a regulamentação cambial e de capitais internacionais para alinhá-las às inovações tecnológicas e aos novos modelos de negócios sobre pagamentos e transferências internacionais. “As novas regras buscam promover um ambiente mais competitivo, inclusivo e inovador para a prestação de ...
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US justice department to challenge Texas abortion law
Lawsuit that could come next week risks stoking tensions between White House and Republican-led state
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Amazon’s warehouse worker targets hit by new California law
First legislation of its kind forces warehouses to reveal the quotas that workers must meet
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Vlaamse in New York blikt terug op 9/11:“Ik heb nog nooit zoveel mensen zien wenen”
Dit weekend herdenkt de wereld de terreuraanslagen van 11 september 2001 in New York. Twee vliegtuigen boorden zich toen in het World Trade Center, een derde in het Pentagon en een vierde crashte in Pennsylvania. Twintig jaar later blijft nog altijd een groot litteken achter. VTM-journaliste Greet De Keyser ...