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Turchia Romania
Romania’s Paravion shuts Turkish business, blames security, currency depreciation
Romania’s oldest online travel agency Paravion.ro will undergo restructuring and shut its Turkish unit Bavul due to security issues in Turkey and currency depreciation, it said on Aug. 7.
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Australia Nuova Zelanda
Sir Bob Jones plans to build world's tallest wooden office tower in Wellington
Property mogul Sir Bob Jones plans to take the timber industry to new heights, by erecting the world's tallest wooden office building in central Wellington. Jones has announced plans to demolish the Leader's Building on Featherston St, to make way for a new 12-storey office block. Standing 52 metres tall, it is due to be completed in 2018. ...
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Thailandia
SET up 0.40 points at opening
Thai stocks opened up 0.03% at the start of trade this morning.
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Indonesia Singapore Vietnam Filippine
SAP: Digital adoption advised
The business sector in Thailand needs to rapidly shift towards digital transformation to stay competitive and become a digital leader in Asean by 2020, says Germany-based enterprise software maker SAP Indochina.
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Thailandia
Tillerson makes Bangkok stopover to press Thailand to uphold Pyongyang sanctions
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made a pit-stop in Bangkok on Tuesday with a plea to the kingdom to curb business ties with North ...
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Venezuela Malta
Watch: Gentlemen's clubs are 'prostitution establishments'
Gentlemen's clubs "glamorise prostitution", are part and parcel of the sex trade and should be closed, a leading gender equality advocate has said. Slamming the controversial venues as "prostitution establishments," lawyer and Women's Rights Foundation director Lara Dimitrijevic says the clubs "send the message that it's OK for men to pay ...
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Malta
Today's front pages
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers today. Times of Malta reports that rules for adult entertainment clubs will determine whether entertainers can perform naked, semi-naked or clothed. MaltaToday reports that the increasing number of illegal ticket touts in Malta is raising the ire of legitimate business owners who are ...
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Regno Unito
German financier Windhorst has assets seized
Legal claim hits entrepreneur seeking to restore business reputation in London
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Grecia
Court ruling sparks fears for rule of law in Greece
Syriza accused of interfering in case and eroding independence of judicial system
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USA
Glen Campbell, 'Rhinestone Cowboy' singer, dies at age 81
Glen Campbell, the affable superstar singer of "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Wichita Lineman" whose appeal spanned country, pop, television and movies, died Tuesday, his family said. He was 81.Campbell's family said the singer died Tuesday morning in Nashville and publicist Sandy Brokaw confirmed the news. No cause was immediately given. Campbell ...