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USA
Lebanon: Syrian women at risk of sex trafficking
Source: Human Rights Watch Country: Lebanon, Syrian Arab RepublicWeaknesses and a lack of coordination in the Lebanese government’s response to sex trafficking is putting women and girls at risk, Human Rights Watch said on the World Day against Trafficking in Persons.Improve enforcement; provide support for victims (Beirut, July 29, 2016) – Weaknesses and ...
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Cina
Algeria: Algeria Hails New Strategic Relations With China
[Focac] Algiers -Algeria on Wednesday hailed its bilateral relations with China which have been enhanced by the comprehensive strategic partnership established in 2014.
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Cina Ghana
Ghana: Finance Minister Says Cooperation With China More Diverse
[Focac] Accra -Chinese investment in Ghana grows rapidly and the cooperation between the two sides is becoming more diverse in recent years, Ghana's Finance Minister Seth Terkper said Wednesday.
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Giappone
Tepco’s profit plummets amid power saving, defections to new competitors
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., operator of the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, said first-quarter operating profit plummeted 37 percent as sales declined amid faltering demand and new competition in Japan’s power market. Tepco posted operating profit of ¥143.6 billion for the three months ended June 30, down ...
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Giappone
Inside Hitachi’s growth machine: tubes, patents and petri dishes
With its network of tubes and petri dishes, Hitachi Ltd.’s latest gizmo may look more like a mini laboratory inside a refrigerator than the growth engine the technology company envisages. Its cabinet-sized stem cell incubator, unveiled in a research center last month, promises to use a technique pioneered by Nobel ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks turn higher on BOJ-triggered sell-offs
Stocks turned higher on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday, helped by buying on dips following sharp afternoon falls due to selling triggered by the Bank of Japan’s decision to expand monetary policy. The 225-issue Nikkei average climbed 92.43 points, or 0.56 percent, to end at 16,569.27. On Thursday, the ...
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Giappone
BOJ eases further as feeble economy continues its deflationary ways
The Bank of Japan opted on Friday to modestly expand its lavish monetary stimulus to help perk up sluggish growth and combat deflation. The central bank ended a policy meeting Friday by announcing it will expand purchases of assets from financial institutions to help inject more cash into the world’s ...
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Giappone
Sony to sell battery business to Murata Manufacturing
Sony Corp. has agreed to sell a portion of its battery business to Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd., as the electronics giant responds to slowing demand for smartphones. The announcement Thursday comes as Sony banks on growth in its games business with the upcoming launch of its virtual reality headset, while ...
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Giappone
Boom in whiskies fuels demand for imports as domestic makers run dry
Imported whiskies are expanding their presence in Japan amid a boom that is creating shortages of domestic spirits and increasing demand for diversity. Sparked by the resurgence of the highball cocktail, the boom is thinning stocks of Japanese products that grew popular after a TV drama told the story of ...
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Giappone
Japan’s jobless rate hit 21-year low of 3.1% in June
Japan’s unemployment rate fell to 3.1 percent in June, the lowest level in nearly 21 years, government data showed Friday, highlighting companies’ willingness to hire more people in a tight labor market. The improvement in three months came as separate data showed the country’s job availability improved to 1.37 in ...