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Kenya
Safaricom system crash big blow to economy, social life
The Communications Authority of Kenya must ensure Kenyan soil is the technical “hub” of M-Pesa.
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Kenya
THE CUTTING EDGE
The recent shooting of conservationist and ranch owner Kuki Gallmann in Laikipia County is going to hurt Kenya’s tourism promotion efforts
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Kenya
Cheap Chinese goods eat into Kenya’s EA export market
Cheap imports threaten the country’s industrial growth, which relies on the same market for its products
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Kenya
No respite yet in mass staff cuts, warn company chief executives
Nearly a fifth of Nairobi-based companies plan to reduce staff in the next six months because of an unfavourable business climate.
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Panama
Quinta versión de la Semana Más Saludable
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Panama, con el respaldo de Internacional de Seguros, presentó la quinta versión de su ya conocida Semana Más Saludable y su Carrera-Caminata Familiar 5k, a beneficio de la Fundación Amigos del Niño con Leucemia y Cáncer (Fanlyc). Este año se desarrollará del 8 al ...
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Giappone
One-of-a-kind gold Darth Vader sculpture goes on sale
A one-of-a-kind solid gold Darth Vader mask is going on sale for ¥154 million ($1.4 million). Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry on Tuesday showcased the 15-kg (33-pound) sculpture, which has been commissioned to mark the 40th anniversary of the release of “Star Wars.” The sculpture of science fiction’s most famous villain will ...
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Giappone Thailandia
Facebook again draws fire after Thai man broadcast baby daughter’s murder
A Thai man filmed himself killing his 11-month-old daughter in two video clips posted on Facebook before committing suicide, police said Tuesday. People could access the videos of the child’s murder on her father’s Facebook page for roughly 24 hours, until they were taken down around 5 p.m. in Bangkok ...
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Giappone
Wells Fargo faces angry shareholders, protesters but board stays on
Wells Fargo’s top management faced a series of protesters and apologized to investors Tuesday, but board members kept their jobs — albeit barely in some cases — at the first big shareholder meeting since a scandal over sales practices erupted. Shareholders clearly were irritated or angry at Wells’ management. In ...
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Giappone
Yamato preparing 20% delivery rate hike in September, its first rise in 27 years
Yamato Transport Co., Japan’s leading door-to-door parcel delivery service provider, is making final arrangements to raise its base shipping fees by up to 20 percent in September, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The rate hike would be the first in 27 years, except for increases made in line ...
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Giappone
Ivanka Trump calls audience groans ‘politics’ as she defends dad at Berlin women-in-business confab
Ivanka Trump drew groans and hisses Tuesday from an audience in Berlin while defending her father’s attitude toward women, but she brushed it aside as “politics” during her first overseas trip as a White House adviser. Appearing on a high-powered panel at a conference to push for more support for ...