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Germania Giordania Italia
I fatti previsti per oggi
A Parigi, in Francia, penultimo giorno della conferenza sul clima tra 195 paesi A Oslo, Norvegia, cerimonia di consegna del Nobel per la pace, quest’anno vinto da quattro organizzazioni che hanno contribuito alla transizione democratica in Tunisia dopo la rivoluzione dei gelsomini nel 2011 A Stoccolma, in Svezia, ...
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Ruling parties approve tax changes, but have yet to define food eligible for low rate
Marathon tax-reform negotiations between the ruling coalition partners concluded Thursday with negotiators agreeing to reduce consumption tax on food but with details undecided, party officials said. The Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito reached a consensus that a reduced rate will apply to food in general — including processed food, as ...
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Why bitcoin’s founder matters, as spotlight hits Australian
Since the founding of the cryptocurrency bitcoin in 2009, its inventor — or inventors — have been shrouded in mystery. For six years, that individual or group has lurked behind the pseudonym “Satoshi Nakamoto” and hoarded a pile of the digital currency so large that it might crash the market ...
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Dollar slips to below ¥122 in Tokyo
The dollar rallied to levels around ¥121.70 in Tokyo trading on Thursday after plunging close to ¥121 in overseas trading overnight on the continued weakness of crude oil prices. At 5 p.m., the dollar was at ¥121.74-75, down from ¥122.71-72 at the same time Wednesday. The euro was at $1.0996-0997, ...
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Honda’s business jet certified fit to fly by U.S. regulators
Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday that its HondaJet has been certified as airworthy by U.S. regulators, giving the company the green light to soar into the aviation business. The approval by the Federal Aviation Administration allows Honda to start deliveries of the light business jet more than half a century ...
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Tokyo stocks slump 1.32% on higher yen
Stocks extended losses on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday, dragged down by the yen’s ascent against the dollar. The Nikkei retreated 254.52 points, or 1.32 percent, to end at 19,046.55. On Wednesday, it fell 191.53 points. The Topix closed down 15.23 points, or 0.98 percent, at 1,540.35, after shedding 13.15 ...
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Hitachi orders staff in Beijing to stay home as city grapples with noxious smog
Hitachi Ltd. has made all employees at its Beijing office work from home due to noxious smog hanging over the city, as Japanese companies respond to the city’s first-ever red alert over air quality. The Beijing city government sounded the alarm on Monday, triggering a range of automatic restrictions, such ...
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Japan to offer yen loan program for rail projects in India
The government will launch a yen loan program exclusively for Indian urban rail projects, it was learned Wednesday. The move is part of efforts to strengthen the nation’s strategic partnership with India and help Japanese companies get involved in infrastructure projects there. The Japanese and Indian governments have reached a ...
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Google and NASA hope lightning-fast computers will unlock the secrets of nature
Google has a lot of computers. By many accounts, it has more computers than any other company in the world. Yet even with so much horsepower at their disposal, Google’s researchers keep running into barriers when trying to solve certain complex problems, particularly those tied to artificial intelligence. Google, in ...
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Yahoo weighs spinoff of web units, not ditching Alibaba stake
Yahoo! Inc. is changing course. Again. After scrapping long-held plans to spin off its valuable stake in Chinese e-commerce provider Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Yahoo is now considering bundling the rest of its assets — including its Internet business and stake in Yahoo Japan Corp. — into a standalone company. ...