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Nigeria
PMB’s Administration Will Reverse Nigeria’s Import Dependence – Minister
Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Hajiya Aisha Abubakar assured that Nigeria has all it take to not only attain self sufficiency in food production but also export same as well. The minister who decried that over dependence on imported consumables was not healthy for the country, stressed ...
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USA
JSE-led team to boost downgrade fight
The New York road show will include Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago and some of the JSE’s top clients
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks turn higher on pause in yen’s rise
Stocks rebounded moderately on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday, supported by buybacks on the back of a pause in the yen’s strengthening against the dollar. The 225-issue Nikkei average gained 59.81 points, or 0.36 percent, to finish at 16,545.82. On Thursday, the key market gauge lost 259.63 points. The Topix ...
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Giappone
New think tank in Japan offers tips on LGBT awareness, market potential
As the nation slowly turns its eye to the concerns and needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, more companies are starting to respect sexual minorities as employees as well as consumers. Given such changes, advertising giant Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. launched in June a think tank, Japan LGBT ...
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Giappone
Uber set to test self-driving cars for passengers in Pittsburgh, with human backup
In a few weeks, Uber will start using self-driving cars to carry passengers in Pittsburgh, raising the stakes in an intensifying race to deploy autonomous vehicles. The ride-hailing company said Thursday that customers will be able to opt into the test program, which will use autonomous Ford Fusions summoned through ...
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USA Giappone
Alleged false Rio robbery claim may cut Ryan Lochte’s commercial victory lap short
The week after winning his sixth career Olympic gold in Rio, U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte should have been doing a victory lap, cashing in on his performance with fresh sponsorship deals. Instead, one of America’s most decorated swimmers is accused by Brazilian police of inventing a story about an armed ...
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Giappone
Obama administration to phase out private prisons; operators’ stock dives
The Obama administration said Thursday it will phase out its contracts with private prisons, affecting thousands of federal inmates. The decision announced by the Justice Department comes after an audit this month found that private facilities have more safety and security problems than the government-run prisons. The federal prison population ...
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USA Giappone
Twitter reports suspending 360,000 accounts over ‘violent extremism’
Twitter said Thursday it has suspended 360,000 accounts since mid-2015 for violating its policies banning the promotion of terrorism and violent extremism. The San Francisco-based company said in a blog post that it has also made progress in preventing users who were suspended from immediately returning to the platform using ...
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Brasile
Alison e Bruno batem italianos e conquistam ouro no vôlei de praia
Última vez que o Brasil conquistou um ouro olímpico na modalidade foi em Atenas, em 2004, com Emanuel e Ricardo
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Turchia
Syria policy a ‘source of many sufferings’ for Turkey
Deputy Foreign Minister Numan Kurtulmuş on Aug. 17 described Ankara’s Syria policy as “a source of many sufferings for Turkey today”