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Giappone
BOJ cornered as Japanese banks seen running out of bonds to sell
The nation’s biggest banks are running out of room to sell their government bond holdings, pushing the central bank closer to the limits of its record monetary easing. Japan Post Bank Co. and the nation’s three so-called mega-banks have almost halved their sovereign bond holdings to ¥114 trillion since March ...
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USA Giappone
Pesticide-resistant whitefly found in U.S.; crop devastation feared
A tiny, invasive whitefly that is resistant to pesticides and carries crop-devastating viruses has been found outdoors in the United States for the first time, raising concerns among fruit and vegetable growers. The Q-biotype whitefly turned up in April in the heavily manicured gardens of an affluent neighborhood in south ...
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Giappone Regno Unito
World’s largest aircraft, helium-filled airship Airlander, takes off for first time
A blimp-shaped, helium-filled airship considered the world’s largest aircraft flew for the first time Wednesday with a short but historic jaunt over an airfield in central England. Engines roaring, the 302-foot (92-meter) Airlander 10 rose slowly into the air from Cardington airfield, 45 miles (73 kilometers) north of London. A ...
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Giappone Singapore
Singapore seeks to turn labor crunch into a robot revolution
Sherine Toh says her best days at work are when none of the 600 or so staff members at Singapore’s Tung Lok Restaurants quits, though such days are rare. The Chinese restaurant group is one of the thousands of businesses struggling with a labor crunch caused by curbs on foreign ...
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Giappone
Japan’s latest fad: cosmetics that block infrared rays
Cosmetics companies are grasping at a new sales gimmick: products that block infrared rays and purportedly prevent skin damage. They cite recent research that says infrared and ultraviolet rays both cause skin aging and freckles. And consumers can’t get enough of it. Cosmetics maker Shiseido Co.’s Benefique Deep Block Essence ...
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Giappone
Ex-BOJ exec urges focusing stimulus efforts on wages not bonds
The Bank of Japan should stop its record bond purchases because the policy has failed to spur consumer prices and instead focus with the government on a wage target, according to a former central banker. While BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda’s asset purchases and negative interest rate policy have dragged down ...
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Giappone
Investors feeling Trump win would boost stocks now in decline: poll
U.S. investors believe their stocks will do better if Donald Trump rather than Hillary Clinton wins the White House, but that confidence has eroded in recent weeks, a new poll showed Wednesday. With U.S. markets trading at record highs, the Bloomberg Politics/Morning Consult poll said that 42 percent of voters ...
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Giappone
Hepatitis A outbreak linked to sushi chain’s imported scallops spurs Hawaii health alert
Hawaii authorities are urging diners to be aware of the risks of eating raw and undercooked food after they traced a hepatitis A outbreak to frozen scallops served raw at a sushi restaurant chain. State Department of Health Sanitation Branch Chief Peter Oshiro said Tuesday he and others in Hawaii ...
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Senegal
L'ASPI va plaider les intérêts de l'inventeur de la billetterie électronique victime d'un piratage
Dakar, 17 août (APS) - L'Association sénégalaise pour la promotion des innovations et des inventions (ASPI) a décidé de défendre les intérêts du spécialiste en informatique Mouhamadou Moustapha Ndiaye, victime d'une piraterie sur son invention de la première solution de billetterie électronique pour les transports. - Société
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Senegal
Satrec Vitalait offre cinq emplois aux supporters de Niary Tally
Dakar, 17 août (APS) – L'entreprise Satrec Vitalait a promis d'offrir cinq emplois à l'équipe de Niary Tally, vainqueur de la Coupe du Sénégal 2016, a annoncé ce mercredi à l'APS Djibril Wade, le président du club dakarois au sortir d'une audience avec les dirigeants de la structure. Dakar, 17 ...