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Kenya
Kenya: Uganda says support for Amina's AU candidacy was undisputable
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also pointed out that they remain a reliable ally and partner given the warm, close relations and commitment to the Eat African Community integration.
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Giappone
Retailers, trade groups gird for fight against GOP-proposed tax
More than 100 retailers including Wal-Mart and Target as well as key trade associations are launching a new coalition aimed at fighting a Republican proposal on how imports get taxed, which they believe would harm their businesses. The National Retail Federation, along with the American International Automobile Dealers Association, the ...
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Giappone
Japan’s business gift culture says it with orchids
In Japanese business celebrations, there’s one thing you’ll almost always see: orchids. Pots of the exotic flowers, which often sell for about ¥20,000 ($176), will be there in a newly appointed president’s office, at the entrance of a company that just finished its initial public offering, and in the lobby ...
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Giappone
Ford seen benefiting from Trump-proposed U.S. border tax but Toyota would take hit
A proposed tax on imports that President Donald Trump is said to be warming to could upend the competitive landscape for carmakers, boosting Ford Motor Co. while hindering manufacturers that rely more on overseas factories, including Toyota Motor Corp. House Republican leaders have proposed a so-called border-adjusted tax, which would ...
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Giappone
Blueprint unveiled of quantum super-computer the size of soccer pitch
Global scientists Wednesday unveiled the first blueprint for a massive quantum computer that could be as large as a soccer pitch and offers hope of solving the world’s most vexing problems. The report in the journal Science Advances is a step toward building such a computer, which has not yet ...
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Giappone
Japan shaves some costs on U.S. F-35 fighter jet package
Tokyo has secured cost cuts on support equipment for its next batch of six U.S. F-35 stealth fighter aircraft of around $100 million, according to sources and Japanese budget papers, on top of savings being finalized for all buyers of the high-tech jets. The deal represents a rare case of ...
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USA Corea del Sud
Worries over "Renegotiating" Korea-U.S. FTA Overblown...Heritage Foundation
"It is unlikely that President Donald Trump will demand South Korea to renegotiate the terms of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement from the ground up. It may be a partial improvement or update." Terry Miller, Director of the Center for Trade and Economics at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., said ...
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Brasile
TCU vai fiscalizar garantias dadas em empréstimos de estados e municípios
O Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU) irá analisar as garantias dadas pela União em contratos de empréstimos de estados e municípios. A auditoria foi proposta pela ministra Ana Arraes na sessão de hoje (1/2), e a fiscalização será feita pela Secretaria de Macroavaliação Governamental (Semag) do TCU.A ministra lembrou ...
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Portogallo
Pichação: SP anuncia instalação de 2,5 mil câmeras e multa de até R$ 50 mil
Em mais uma ação de combate aos pichadores, o prefeito de São Paulo João Doria (PSDB) anunciou nesta quarta-feira (1°/2), a instalação de 2,5 mil câmeras ainda neste ano para fiscalizar, principalmente, monumentos da cidade. Escolas e postos de Saúde municipais e estaduais, além de grandes vias e pontes, também ...
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USA
Op-Ed Columnist: A Concerned Citizen’s Plea to America’s Business Leaders
Only the likes of Bill Gates, Jamie Dimon and Elon Musk may be able to save the country from President Trump.