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India
Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved Ltd becomes India's biggest FMCG advertiser this week; outnumbers Cadbury, Parle
The data is from Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), the joint industry body that compiles and publishes TV viewing data.
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India
US, India in talks to settle solar power trade dispute
The United States and India are in talks that could settle a long-running solar power trade dispute, delaying the announcement of a ruling by the World Trade Organization, an Obama administration official said on Friday.
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Giappone
Toshiba likely to sell white goods biz to foreign rival
With Sharp Corp. increasing its chances of making turnaround under the sponsorship of Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., another troubled Japanese electronics manufacturer, Toshiba Corp., is now seen as more likely to sell its white goods business to a foreign rival. Innovation Network Corp. of Japan, a government-backed investment ...
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Giappone
Effects of the BOJ’s negative rate policy spread
The effects on the everyday lives of people from the Bank of Japan’s decision late last month to introduce negative interest rates are spreading. Commercial banks are lowering their deposit rates due to falling market interest rates, while the Finance Ministry has suspended the sale of government bonds targeting retail ...
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Giappone
Toyota seeks to sell Prius as stylish and sporty, starting with the Super Bowl
It is not easy being green, particularly when gas is cheap. With American drivers deep in the throes of SUV fever, Toyota’s Prius, the standard-bearer of auto efficiency for almost 20 years, is in trouble. Not only are sales plummeting, but the little hybrid is losing market share among green ...
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Giappone
Apple now accepting banged-up iPhones for trade-in
Apple for the first time is accepting banged up iPhones as a trade-in from those wanting to upgrade. Until now, Apple offered credit to iPhone owners only if the device had an intact screen and working buttons. Apple hopes that with more leeway, applicable only to iPhone 5 and later ...
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Giappone
Takata asks automakers to shoulder portion of air bag recall costs
Auto parts maker Takata Corp., which is at the center of a global recall crisis over faulty air bags, has asked Japanese automakers to shoulder a portion of the recall costs, sources familiar with the matter said. The plan was revealed Friday, the same day Takata said it returned to ...
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Argentina Guatemala
Los funerales apoteósicos de Rubén Darío - El Nuevo Diario
El 25 de noviembre de 1915, la población de León se enteró de que en horas de la tarde llegaría Rubén Darío, procedente de Corinto, luego de estar en Guatemala. Le acompañaba su esposa, Rosario Emelina Murillo Rivas. Al detenerse el tren y bajar el poeta, una multitud rodeó a Rubén, ...
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Bolivia
Aprueban 19 personerías jurídicas - El Nuevo Diario
El plenario de la Asamblea Nacional aprobó el pasado viernes 19 personalidades jurídicas, entre las que resaltan la “Asociación de Iglesias Torre Fuerte Tabernáculo Viviente”, “Fundación Luisa Ortega Manos que Ayudan” y la “Asociación Nicaragüense Retirados del Ejército General Augusto C. Sandino Masaya”. Las personerías ratificadas son en su mayoría de ...
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Portogallo
Investir em Portugal? “Temos de pensar duas vezes e enchermo-nos de coragem”
Numa altura em que a Portucel prepara uma importante mudança de nome e imagem — vai chamar-se The Navigator Company — o presidente e dono da Semapa, que controla em 64,83% o grupo de pasta e papel, critica a decisão do Governo de travar a expansão da área de eucalipto ...