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Thailandia
Thai Airways told to pursue civil law action
The anti-graft body has advised Thai Airways International (THAI) to pursue civil lawsuits for damage caused by those involved in the Rolls-Royce bribery scandal.
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USA
US GDP growth slows
WASHINGTON: The US economy lost momentum in the final three months of 2016, closing out a year in which growth was the weakest in five years.
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Vietnam
Southeast Asia stocks soft in holiday
Most Southeast Asian stock markets were sluggish in lacklustre trade on Friday ahead of the Chinese new year holiday, as investors failed to capitalise on a global equity markets rally overnight.
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Giappone
Lower House approves third extra budget of fiscal 2016 to bolster disaster relief, missile defense
The House of Representatives on Friday approved another supplementary budget for fiscal 2016 ending March that will provide ¥622.5 billion ($5.4 billion) for disaster relief and defense projects. The third supplementary budget for fiscal 2016 includes ¥195.5 billion for areas like Hokkaido and Tohoku that were hit by typhoons and ...
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Giappone
Mitsubishi Motors recalls over 600,000 minivehicles in Japan over gear-destroying engine defect
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Friday that it will recall or embark on improvement steps for 608,183 minivehicles spanning four models in Japan plagued by engine defects and other problems. The vehicles, including the eK Wagon and eK Space, were manufactured between April 2013 and April last year. The other two ...
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Giappone
Mitsubishi Motors hit by ¥485 million fine over bogus fuel-efficiency data
The Consumer Affairs Agency has ordered Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to pay a fine of around ¥485 million ($4.2 million) for making false claims in sales literature about the fuel efficiency of its cars, it was announced Friday. The order was the first of its kind under a legal revision that ...
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Brasile
Com cadeias já superlotadas, País tem 564 mil mandados de prisão em aberto
Dados do Conselho Nacional de Justiça (CNJ) obtidos pelo Estado mostram que há 564.198 mandados de prisão expedidos aguardando cumprimento no Brasil. Esse total supera a quantidade de vagas oficialmente existentes nos presídios: 376.669, de acordo com o último balanço do Departamento Penitenciário Nacional (Depen), publicado em 2014.
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Brasile
Uso de tornozeleiras economizaria R$ 3,3 bilhões, segundo relatório
O uso de tornozeleiras eletrônicas poderia levar a uma economia de R$ 3,3 bilhões por ano para o Brasil, segundo relatório da consultoria GO Associados. Com esse valor, seria possível criar 22,8 mil vagas em prisões ou instalar bloqueadores de celular em 1.650 unidades prisionais, de acordo com o estudo."Há ...
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Kenya
Kenya: Rogue lawyers, greedy telcos in MPs' last agenda
These legal amendments are contained in the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bill usually called the Omnibus Bill as it carries with it changes to dozens of laws.
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USA
US Stock Indexes Edge Lower in Afternoon Trading; Oil Slides
Energy companies led a slight slide in U.S. stock indexes Friday afternoon as the price of crude oil headed lower. Health care stocks were the biggest gainers as investors sized up earnings from American Airlines, Starbucks, Microsoft and other big companies. Bond yields fell after the government reported that the ...