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USA
Eight women, children from Central American “caravan” first to enter US
Eight women and children from a Central American caravan entered U.S. territory to seek asylum on April 30, sparking celebrations among companions after a month-long trail across Mexico that led President Donald Trump to demand changes in the law.
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Russia Turchia Iran
Turkey denies report on Syria meeting with Russia, Iran
Turkey on April 30 rejected a Euronews report regarding a meeting of Turkish, Russian and Iranian Foreign Ministers on Syria held in Moscow over the weekend.
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Nuova Zelanda
No easy fix to New Zealand's shortage in tradespeople and builders
On a cold Monday morning, a young woman picks up a hammer and gets to work, building one of the three houses students work on during their pre-trade programme.
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Giappone
Japan’s retailers hope to boost sales by capitalizing on Cool Biz
With temperatures soaring higher than average this year, retailers are hoping to boost sales of apparel by capitalizing on the government’s annual Cool Biz campaign, ...
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Cina
Volkswagen in talks to manage Didi fleet, codevelop self-driving cars
Volkswagen AG, the world’s biggest automaker, is in talks to form a joint venture with China’s Didi Chuxing to manage part of the ride-hailing company’s ...
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Kenya
Hits and misses in the Economic survey 2018
The recent Economic Survey 2018 by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics shows an economy that is struggling. We are weak in our agricultural sector and
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Francia
Mai-Demos in Paris eskalieren in gewaltsame Ausschreitungen
Die Pariser Gewerkschafts-Demonstration zum 1. Mai ist von Ausschreitungen überschattet worden. Die Polizei meldete am Dienstag, dass Vermummte Wurfgeschosse gegen Einsatzkräfte gerichtet hätten. Devant la Gare d’Austerlitz, déluge de lacrymos, pas mal de casse #1ermai2018 pic.twitter.com/C3ZTlERErK — Pierre Bouvier (@pibzedog) 1. Mai 2018 Zudem seien ein Restaurant, ein Geschäft und ...
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Künstliche Intelligenz aus Luxemburg schreibt „Ode an Dubai“
AIVA, eine in Luxemburg ansässige Künstliche Intelligenz (KI), hat ein neues Musikstück komponiert – das teilt jedenfalls Vincent Barreau mit, einer der Erfinder und Programmierer von AIVA (die in der Luxemburger Kulturszene schon für einigen Wirbel gesorgt hat). Bei der “Ode an Dubai”, die in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Kongresszentrum Dubai World Trade Center entstand, handele es ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s Rice Conversation: Beyond Optics
Investments in Nigeria’s agricultural sector have taken an upward spin. Take the recent commitment of $1 billion to the sector on the part of the Federal Government for example. Such outlook on a sector hitherto starved of public funds is, to put it mildly, commendable. However, it is not only ...
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Svizzera
BlueVine raises $200m from Credit Suisse
BlueVine, which provides working capital financing to small and medium-sized businesses, also said it is raising its business line of credit limit to $250,000.