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USA
US meat giant buys stake in vegan startup
Tyson Foods Inc appears to be the first big meat company to invest in a business that, among other things, aims to reduce consumption of chicken, beef and pork by replacing it with plant proteins.
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Giappone
Ronald McDonald keeps low profile amid rash of creepy clown sightings
McDonald’s says Ronald McDonald is keeping a low profile with reports of creepy clown sightings on the rise. McDonald’s Corp. said Tuesday that it is being “thoughtful in respect to Ronald McDonald’s participation in community events” as a result of the “current climate around clown sightings in communities.” The company ...
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Giappone
Japan consumers may shop on cheap but then for wheels, spring for $100,000 Rolls
Japanese consumers are raiding discount stores for everything from cheap shampoo to furniture. When it comes to automobiles, it’s the Rolls-Royces and BMWs that are moving off the dealer lots. Luxury imported cars costing ¥10 million ($96,500) or more surged 19 percent in the first nine months to 13,605 units, ...
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Giappone
Union to fight ‘hammer blow’ as Fujitsu plans to ax 1,800 U.K. jobs
Japanese IT giant Fujitsu said Tuesday it was planning to cut up to 1,800 jobs in Britain as part of a restructuring program. Fujitsu said the plan was to streamline its operations and make it more competitive in a global information technology market. The layoffs amount to around 13 percent ...
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Canada Francia Giappone Italia
G-7 adopts financial-sector cybersecurity guidelines
The Group of Seven industrialized nations has set guidelines for financial institutions to follow in order to fend off cyberattacks, the Finance Ministry and Bank of Japan said Tuesday. The “G-7 Fundamental Elements of Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector” was put together by the G-7 — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, ...
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Giappone
Supreme Court showdown for Apple, Samsung in epic design patent clash
The epic patent clash between Apple and Samsung went before the Supreme Court Tuesday, as the smartphone giants debated the value of design in a case that could set an important legal precedent. The highest U.S. court began hearing arguments over damages the South Korean smartphone giant owes Apple for ...
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USA
Police Use Surveillance Tool to Scan Social Media, A.C.L.U. Says
Geofeedia, a company in Chicago, has used data from Facebook, Twitter and several other networks to aid law enforcement officials in monitoring protesters, the A.C.L.U. says.
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Lussemburgo
Padoan in Lussemburgo glissa le domande sul deficit
(Teleborsa) - Il numero uno dell'Economia, Pier Carlo Padoan, al termine della riunione Ecofin in Lussemburgo, non ha voluto fare commenti sui numeri che circolano in merito alla stima di deficit al...
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Italia
Ansaldo STS si aggiudica due contratti per il segnalamento in Italia
(Teleborsa) - Lo scopo del lavoro di Ansaldo STS nei contratti affidati da RFI (Rete Ferroviaria Italiana), è relativo alla progettazione ed esecuzione dei lavori per la realizzazione del...
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Etiopia
IMF Reports Positive Economic Growth Despite Unrest
[Addis Fortune] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has affirmed that Ethiopia's economy continued to perform favourably last year, while ignoring the impact of widespread public discontent and protests in various parts of the country. If any, the IMF mentioned the severe drought last year and depressed global demand for commodities ...