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Thailandia
FTI: Print to continue slow death in 2017
More newspapers and magazines will go out of business next year as online media becomes increasingly popular with advertisers, according a senior Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) official.
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USA Giappone
Trump trumpets 8,000 Sprint, OneWeb jobs, inaugural prosperity preachers; new U.N. chief seeks talks
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said telecommunications group Sprint Corp. and a U.S. satellite company OneWeb will be bringing 8,000 jobs to the United States, celebrating the moves as a result of optimism associated with his election. It was unclear how the 8,000 jobs are related to a $50 ...
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Giappone
Prosecutors want Amazon to let ‘Alexa’ talk after Echo is found at Arkansas murder scene
Amazon’s connected personal assistant Alexa may have witnessed a murder. But will she talk? Investigators in Arkansas recovered the Amazon Echo speaker infused with artificial intelligence from a murder scene, and want to know what Alexa heard, according to lawyers on both sides. The case centers around Victor Collins, 47, ...
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Giappone
Government may require ‘minpaku’ operators to provide prior notice to municipalities
The government may require providers of minpaku paid accommodations in private homes to give prior notification to local governments, amid the increasing popularity of such lodgings among foreign tourists, an outline of a bill planned for submission next year showed Wednesday. The outline also calls for owners to be more ...
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Cina Giappone Pakistan
Pakistan commissions China-assisted fourth nuke plant
Pakistan’s fourth nuclear power plant was inaugurated by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday, with the leader inviting further Chinese investment in power generation. The plant, known as Chashma-3, or C-3, has been build with Chinese assistance at Chashma in the Mianwali district of southern Pakistan, where two similar plants ...
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Giappone
Takata may settle U.S. criminal probe before Trump takes office: sources
Takata is close to settling a U.S. criminal probe into the exploding airbag scandal, two sources said Wednesday. The Japanese auto parts supplier could reach a final agreement with the Department of Justice before President-elect Donald Trump assumes office Jan. 20, the sources told AFP, broadly confirming a report in ...
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Brasile USA
Brazil Announces R$755 Million in Investments to Combat Drought
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – President of Brazil, Michel Temer, announced on Tuesday in the Northeastern city of Maceio, that the federal government would disburse over R$755 million to fifteen Brazilian states to help residents cope with the chronic drought. “We have many projects for ...
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Belgio
"Vous êtes complètement fou!", "Je vous envoie à la prison de ...
Anne Gruwez, 23 ans de métier, était de service le 21 décembre à Bruxelles. Nous l’avons suivie pendant sa garde. Depuis l’extension de la loi Salduz, les auditions devant le juge se font sous le contrôle d’un avocat.
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Italia
Natale flop a Roma: calano presenze turisti e spese famiglie
(Teleborsa) - Un Natale "flop" nella capitale sul fronte delle vendite e delle presenze dei turisti. Lo afferma il Codacons, l'associazione per la difesa dell'ambiente e dei diritti degli...
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Cuba
Cuba passes law to prevent Fidel Castro personality cult
Cuba’s parliament has passed a law that no streets or parks will be named after late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in accordance with his final wish to prevent a personality cult. “The law, passed on Wednesday also forbids any monuments to “El Comandante,” who died in November, and titles, decorations, ...