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Turchia
Turkey urges picking up stalled EU membership talks
Turkey is more than a strategic partner for the EU, Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu reiterated in an article he wrote for Politico, a prestigious American magazine.
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India
Modi Promised Better Days and Bridges. India’s Voters Are Still Waiting.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks re-election, he confronts anger over a weakening economy and failed promises to revive stalled infrastructure projects.
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Brasile
Nineteen Properties, Calls of Organized Crime, and Irregular Profits
By Henry Montalto RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Flávio Bolsonaro, an elected senator of Rio de Janeiro, eldest son of Jair Bolsonaro, has just had his situation turn from “concerning” for the President’s administration to a potentially dire situation for all of Brazil. The investigation into Flavio Bolsonaro, Fabricio Queiroz, ...
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Brasile Colombia Portogallo
Avianca Colombia Begins to set up Operations in Brazil
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Avianca Brazil suffered another severe blow. A couple of days ago, executives from Avianca Airlines – the “mother” company of the Colombian group also controlled by businessman Germán Efromovich – landed in São Paulo to design the new structure of ...
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Brasile
Public Prosecutor’s Office Calls for Full Suspension of Arms Decree
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Tuesday, 14th, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (FPO) of the Federal District requested the immediate and full suspension of the decree, issued by President Jair Bolsonaro last week, which relaxed laws regarding the carrying of firearms. The prosecutors claim ...
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Brasile USA
Record High Divestments for Petrobras in Q1
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazilian Oil giant Petrobras announced record-high divestments of US$11.3 billion in the first four months of the year. The highest value transaction was the sale of 90 percent of São Paulo-based TAG for US$8.6 billion. The divestment of refineries serves ...
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Francia Germania
Vignali in Francia e Germania per voto italiani all’estero
Il Direttore Generale per gli Italiani all’Estero, Luigi Maria Vignali, è in missione in Francia e Germania per visitare i Consolati Generali di Marsiglia, Nizza, Stoccarda e Francoforte nell’imminenza della complessa preparazione delle operazioni di voto all’estero per il rinnovo del Parlamento...
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Thailandia
Want a home in Thailand? You have 450,000 empty ones to choose from
A glut of condominiums as Thailand’s economy wavers and stricter mortgage-lending rules kick in is creating a buyer’s market in Bangkok.
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USA
SET index dive possible as trade war bubbles over
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index could plunge to 1,500 points this year as a support level because the escalating Sino-US trade war will continue denting investor confidence, says Kasikorn Securities (KS).
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Giappone Singapore
Japan’s Watami restaurant operator to set up Singapore unit to source Southeast Asian workers
Major Japanese restaurant chain operator Watami Co. will establish a joint venture in Singapore to train and send Southeast Asian workers to Japan in response ...