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Giappone
Wall Street bankers unanimous on rate hike following solid U.S. jobs data
Wall Street’s top banks were unanimous on the view the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates at its policy meeting next week following a stronger-than-forecast February U.S. payrolls report, a poll showed Friday. Employers added 235,000 jobs last month, more than the 190,000 forecast among economists polled. A drop in ...
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Giappone
‘Fat bikes’ let cyclists conquer snow
Gone are the days when cyclists had to put away their bikes for the winter. These days, hard-core riders are staying outdoors year-round thanks to “fat bikes” that allow them to conquer winter’s worst instead of staying indoors on a stationary bike. The bikes, with comically large tires, have come ...
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USA Giappone
Ross says trade deal with Japan a ‘very high priority’ for Trump administration
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Friday expressed eagerness to start negotiations with Japan at an early date for a bilateral free trade agreement, saying the United States considers it a “very high priority” to forge such a deal with Japan. The comment was taken as suggesting that the United States ...
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USA Spagna
Daphne Caruana Galizia slapped with 19 libel cases from db Group
Updated 11.30am with Caruana Galizia's reply Blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia has been slapped with 19 libel cases from the db Group, claiming that for weeks on end she has attacked, slandered and lied about the group. "We did not take the decision lightly or rashly, and it remains one which we, as a ...
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Turchia Paesi Bassi
Turkish foreign minister says going to Rotterdam despite public rally ban
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he would visit the Dutch city of Rotterdam today despite an official ban on him addressing a Turkish rally backing the granting of new powers to President Tayyip Erdogan. The ban was the latest of a series imposed by European cities on Turkish leaders that ...
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Malta
Today's front pages
These are the main stories featured in today's newspapers. Times of Malta says that Education Minister Evarist Bartolo has expressed concern that three new schools promised by the government will not be built by the next general election. It also reports that the new media law will no longer require websites to ...
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USA
Winklevoss plan to trade bitcoin suffers US blow
Regulators reject application for exchange traded fund tracking digital currency
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Albania
White House civil war breaks out over trade
‘Fiery meeting’ in Oval Office between economic nationalists and pro-trade moderates
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Turchia Paesi Bassi
Dutch bar plane carrying Turkish foreign minister from landing
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte barred a plane carrying Turkey's foreign minister from landing, saying his visit would be a threat to public order. The move comes after Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he would travel to Rotterdam, despite a ban on him addressing a rally there. The Dutch are due ...
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Malta
Increasing minimum wage by €80 a month 'won't break economy'
Increasing the minimum wage by €80-a-month will not break the economy’s back, campaigners insist at the first stop of a round-Malta tour. The campaigners, coming from 15 groups, including Church organisation Caritas, are calling for an annual increase in the minimum wage of 3.5 per cent for three years. This would see ...