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Giappone
56% of major firms expect temporary lull in economy: survey
More than half of major Japanese companies surveyed expect the economy to remain flat through the end of the year, citing such concerns as sluggish consumer spending, a stronger yen and the effects of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, a Kyodo News survey has shown. Of the 108 ...
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Giappone
More airline travel disruptions likely as carriers grapple with aging technology
Airlines will likely suffer more disruptions like the one that grounded about 2,000 Delta flights last week because major carriers have not invested enough to overhaul reservations systems based on technology dating to the 1960s, airline industry and technology experts have said. Airlines have spent heavily to introduce new features ...
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Giappone Nigeria
Nigeria wrestles with ‘suddenly poor’ status amid series of oil crises
First it was falling oil prices that plagued Nigeria, then came inflation, power shortages, and a humanitarian crisis in the north. “Suddenly, we’re a poor country,” Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said Thursday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. “Before we came to office, petroleum sold for about $100 per barrel. Then ...
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Giappone
Strife-torn Libya struggles to ramp up oil exports
Jihadi attacks and political struggles are thwarting attempts by Libya’s unity government to revive an oil industry seen as vital for the economy of the impoverished North African country. Five years since the fall of dictator Moammar Gadhafi, Libya’s rival governments and militias are in a bitter struggle for control ...
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Giappone
French vineyards revive horse-drawn plows
The sight of a large, lumbering horse pulling a plow through a vineyard may seem like a time warp, but hundreds of French winegrowers have returned to the centuries-old practice. “It’s a picture postcard image,” said oenologist Gilles de Revel, adding that the renaissance took off about 10 years ago ...
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Giappone Taiwan
Hon Hai completes Sharp acquisition; Tai Jeng-wu named president, CEO
The effort to turn around struggling Sharp Corp. by Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. kicked into high gear Saturday, as Sharp named Tai Jeng-wu, vice chairman of Hon Hai, its president and chief executive officer. The change in the management came a day after Hon Hai, also known as ...
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Giappone
Clinton, Trump both avoid discussing economic challenges that defy simple fixes
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton spelled out their economic visions in high-profile speeches in Michigan this week. They delved into taxes and regulations, trade deals and job growth. Yet perhaps most notable about their speeches is what they left out. Mostly unmentioned were major challenges that have slowed the U.S. ...
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Brasile
Vôlei masculino perde pela 1ª vez para a Itália em Olimpíada
Com resultado, Brasil pode sair na primeira fase
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Yemen
Closure of Yemen’s main airport puts millions of people at risk
Source: Danish Refugee Council, Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, Norwegian Refugee Council, INTERSOS, CARE, Mercy Corps, Handicap International, Action Contre la Faim, Oxfam, International Rescue Committee, Save the Children, Global Communities Country: Yemen12 aid agencies today called on the Saudi-led coalition to lift restrictions on Yemeni airspace to allow humanitarian ...
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Brasile
Brasil é o maior mercado de assinantes para a América Móvil
Bilionário mexicano se voltou ao País em 2000, com estratégia que incluiu amizade próxima com o ex-presidente Lula