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Cina Giappone
Japan, China remain on U.S. list
The Treasury Department said Friday it has retained Japan, China and four other nations on a list of countries it monitors over potentially “unfair” currency practices. The department, however, concluded that no major U.S. trading partner is manipulating its currency to gain an unfair trade advantage, suggesting that President Donald ...
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USA Giappone
Going mobile: Apple enters race for self-driving cars
Apple is joining the fiercely competitive race to design self-driving cars, raising the possibility that the company that has already reshaped culture with its iPhone may try to transform transportation too. Ending years of speculation, Apple’s late entry into a crowded field was made official Friday with the disclosure that ...
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Giappone
Trump, after easing views on Export-Import Bank, picks a critic to lead the credit agency
President Donald Trump plans to nominate a vocal critic of the U.S. Export-Import Bank to serve as its president. The White House announced late Friday that Trump plans to nominate Scott Garrett, a former Republican congressman from New Jersey, to serve as president of the credit agency, which helps overseas ...
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Giappone
U.S. commerce chief Ross expected to meet with Abe this week
Arrangements are being made for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in Tokyo this week, government sources said. Japan and the U.S. are to launch a bilateral economic dialogue on Tuesday in Tokyo. Seen as a trade hawk, Ross has expressed his intention to ...
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Malta
10 independent schools have more first aiders than 109 state schools
Malta's 10 Independent schools have more teachers and workers trained in First Aid in total than the 109 state schools put together.These statistics were tabled in Parliament by Education Minister Evarist Bartolo earlier this week in reply to a question by Nationalist MP Claudio Grech. Within the 109 state schools, ...
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USA Regno Unito Malta
Viral sex video: Malta’s legislation needs to catch up with digital advancements – lawyer
Developments in technology are moving at a much faster pace than the developments in the legislative progress, according to Criminal Lawyer Dr Roberto Montalto.For this reason, there are many situations involving digital technology, (such as applications like Whatsapp or Facebook), where a case would be judged in line with a ...
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USA Malta
The Xaghra Procession: finding a balance between the traditional façade and spiritual meaning
The Good Friday procession in Xaghra, produced by over 400 people, is undoubtedly a spectacle to behold.Hundreds of people in costumes walk through the village streets dressed as Biblical characters, carrying statues and crosses or dragging chains attached to their feet.The town’s one-hundred-and-something-year-old tradition attracts many tourists but is also ...
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Italia
United Nations chief warns that Libya risks a return to wide conflict
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that Libya risks a return to widespread conflict, citing the volatile security situation in Tripoli and fighting in the eastern oil crescent and elsewhere.The U.N. chief expressed alarm in a report to the U.N. Security Council at the renewed military escalation and ongoing political stalemate in the ...
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Malta
Transfer of vehicle ownership made easy - Transport Malta
Transport Malta in collaboration with the Malta Insurance Association is introducing an online system which will make the transfer of vehicle ownership more efficient and convenient. With effect from 11 April 2017, authorized Insurance Agencies and Brokers may process online the transfer of the registered ownership of vehicles and customers ...
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USA Malta Italia
Palumbo ranks third worldwide for cruise liner refitting
Palumbo Malta Shipyard has just placed third worldwide for cruise ship refitting, beating stiff competition from Marseille and Barcelona.The Maltese shipyard’s team of workers, operating from Cottonera, last year won contracts to refit and maintain four cruise liners — Costa NeoRiviera, Thomson Spirit, Mein Schiff 2 and Mein Schiff 3 ...