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Turchia
Turkey could forego visa-free Europe for sake of terror law: PM
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has stressed that Turkey has no intention of changing its anti-terrorism laws, even if that means the deal on visa-free travel collapsing
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Turchia
Turkish economy to face challenges if oil prices rally: IEA head
Turkey’s economy may face a challenging period in the event of an increase in oil prices, the executive director of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, has said, while urging officials to take measures on their energy policies
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USA
AKP, CHP duel over US-model presidency
The government and the main opposition trade barbs on the presidency once more, with the two debating the merits of the US system
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Giappone
Personal info on 7.93 million people may have been leaked by Japan’s biggest travel agency
Major travel agency JTB Corp. said personal information on some 7.93 million people is feared to have been leaked through unauthorized access to its server. The information includes customer names, addresses, email addresses and passport numbers. Around 4,300 passport numbers that may have been leaked are still valid, JTB said ...
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USA Giappone
PlayStation VR headset to hit market in October as Microsoft unveils leaner Xbox One
Sony Interactive Entertainment on Monday said its keenly awaited PlayStation virtual reality headset will hit the market on Oct. 13 as rival Microsoft unveiled a leaner Xbox One model and a lineup of coming games. In separate press events on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video game ...
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Giappone
Dollar weakens to around ¥105.80 in Tokyo
The dollar extended losses and fluctuated around ¥105.80 in Tokyo trading Tuesday, weighed down by the weak pound sterling. At 5 p.m., the greenback stood at ¥105.85-85, down from ¥106.10-10 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.1251-1251, down from $1.1269-1270, and at ¥119.09-10, down from ¥119.57-58. After ...
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Giappone
Mitsubishi Heavy to retain car stake while rescue plays out; will raise ¥200 billion from other sources
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., the biggest shareholder in Mitsubishi Motors Corp., will hold onto its stake in the automaker that Carlos Ghosn is seeking to turn around following a fuel-economy test scandal. The maker of power plant equipment, aircraft and ships will refrain from selling its holdings in Mitsubishi Motors ...
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Giappone
Nikkei ends below 16,000 on U.K. referendum worries
The Nikkei average closed below 16,000 for the first time in about two months Tuesday, with investors fretting over Britain’s possible exit from the European Union. The Nikkei dipped 160.18 points, or 1 percent, to end at 15,859.00. On Monday, it dived 582.18 points. The Topix index closed down 12.61 ...
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Giappone
Donations to municipalities of choice grow fourfold in fiscal 2015
Donations to municipalities that qualify as tax-deductable soared over fourfold in fiscal 2015 from a year earlier, the government said Tuesday. The donations in fiscal 2015 totaled ¥165.29 billion, compared with ¥38.85 billion in fiscal 2014, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry said. It attributed the surge to the doubling ...
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Giappone
Sony to tear down landmark Tokyo building, create park for Olympics
Sony Corp. said Monday its landmark building in Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district will be torn down after it closes in March 2017. The land the Sony Building stands on, a 707 sq.-meter plot at the Sukiyabashi intersection, will be cleared to make way for a park from 2018 through the ...