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Giappone
Japanese-U.S. consortium eyed to buy Toshiba chip biz so Asia rivals can’t
The idea of forming a Japanese-U.S. consortium has been floated to beat possible Chinese, Taiwanese and South Korean bidders in an auction of Toshiba Corp.’s flash memory business, Jiji Press learned on Thursday. The move comes as the Japanese government and industry are eager to maintain the struggling maker’s technologies ...
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Giappone
Canada debuts strict rules for recreational drone users
Canada is bringing in strict measures and fines for recreational users of drones. Transport Minister Marc Garneau on Thursday announced restrictions to curb the number of incidents in which recreational drones have come too close to planes, which has more than tripled since 2014. Recreational drone operators must now mark ...
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Giappone
Google deploys ‘quality raters’ to flag offensive search results
Google is now directing its review teams to flag content that might come across as upsetting or offensive in search results. The review teams — comprised of contractors known as “quality raters” — already comb through websites and other content to flag questionable items such as pornography. Google added a ...
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Nigeria
No Duty Too High To Save Hameed Ali
In the last two years since Hameed Ali was appointed Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, I do not recall ever seeing him in uniform. But since the retired army colonel is not harming himself or any third party by not wearing uniform, I have gradually reconciled myself to ...
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London-Paris Club Refund: PMB Orders Release Of Second Tranche To States
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to act appropriately and with dispatch in releasing the second tranche of the London-Paris Club refunds to the states in order to ease their financial burdens. ...
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Nigeria
Naira Firms As CBN Clears More BDC For Dollar Sales
The value of the naira firmed at the parallel market as the Central Bank of Nigeria sold more dollars to banks as well as bureau de change operators. Having sold $150 million to authorized foreign exchange dealers on Wednesday, the apex bank also offered $100 million at the interbank market ...
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Nigeria
Ile – Ife: Arewa Youth Group Appeals For Peace
Worried by ethnic crisis that recently engufed Ile – Ife in Osun state, the Arewa Youth Forum, (AYF) yesterday called on all citizens to eschew peace and understanding. Rising from it meeting in Kaduna, the group it was worried that some ethnic jingoist can take the law into their hands ...
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Nigeria
FOREX: CBN offers, receives bids for $100m
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has offered and received bids for $100 million from authorized dealers in the interbank market to meet the requests of genuine customers. The CBN spokesman, Isaac Okorafor, disclosed this on Thursday, March 16, 2017, adding that the sales will be settled on ...
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East to East shows Chinese community
East Auckland is set for community fame after Julie Zhu’s documentary East to East was ranked in the top 10 of a nationwide filmmaking competition focusing on diversity. East to East highlights the various experiences of Chinese immigrants in east Auckland and how they have dealt with assimilation into a ...
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Kenya
Kenya: Rwandese fined Sh150,000 for running illegal business in Kenya
Nine Rwandese were on Thursday fined a total of Sh150,000 for being in the country and conducting an unlicensed bakery business.