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USA Giappone
Contentious TPP will only bring modest gains to U.S., report concludes
A contentious trade deal between the United States and 11 Pacific Rim nations would give the U.S. economy a modest boost, an independent federal agency reported Wednesday. The U.S. International Trade Commission said the Trans-Pacific Partnership would increase economic growth and create jobs. But the gains would be vanishingly small: ...
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USA Giappone
Rare 1865 ‘Alice’ edition to go on block at Christie’s, may fetch $3 million
A first print-run of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland” is heading to auction where it could fetch as much as $3 million. It’s one of only six 1865 copies in private hands. Christie’s New York is offering it on June 16. The book contains 42 original drawings by the ...
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Giappone
LinkedIn tells 100,000 users to change passwords over data leak from 2012 hack
The professional social network LinkedIn told members Wednesday that data from some 100 million users stolen in a 2012 hack had been leaked online, and recommended a change in passwords. LinkedIn had said in 2012 that some 6.5 million user records may have been breached, but this week learned that ...
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Giappone
SoftBank’s Pepper robot becomes Android friendly
SoftBank Robotics Corp. said Thursday it has expanded opportunities for app developers to use Google’s Android platform for its humanoid robot Pepper. It hopes to encourage more programmers to develop apps for the device. An Android-ready Pepper model will go on sale in July, though only for developers, and on ...
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Giappone
Dollar tops ¥110 in Tokyo on Fed hopes
The dollar climbed above ¥110 in Tokyo trading on Thursday, attracting buying after minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy-setting meeting in April suggested that the Fed could hike interest rates. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥110.07-07, up from ¥109.43-43 at the same time Wednesday. The euro was ...
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Giappone
Nikkei inches up 1.97 points on yen’s easing
The Nikkei average climbed slightly Thursday, supported by the yen’s weakening against the dollar. It edged up 1.97 points, or 0.01 percent, to close at 16,646.66. On Wednesday, the average lost 8.11 points. The Topix index finished down 1.82 points, or 0.14 percent, at 1,336.56, after climbing 2.53 points the ...
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Dubai's Limitless says to make early $653m debt deal payment
Real estate developer will make payment to banks and trade creditors this month as part of restructured deal
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USA Italia
Washington - Dall’Ambasciata ed Eduitalia 22 borse di studio per il Belpaese
Promuovere la lingua e la cultura italiana negli Stati Uniti: questo l’obiettivo della collaborazione tra la nostra Ambasciata a Washington ed Eduitalia, associazione di ottanta scuole e università qualificate che offrono corsi per studenti stranieri in Italia. Frutto della partnership tra la sede...
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USA
Il senato californiano pronto a votare alcune leggi per limitare la diffusione delle armi.
Il senato californiano pronto a votare alcune leggi per limitare la diffusione delle armi. Dopo la sparatoria di San Bernardino, i senatori democratici, che controllano la camera alta, hanno presentato una decina di proposte di legge sul controllo delle armi. Una in particolare impone il divieto di vendere fucili d’assalto. Se ...
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USA Arabia Saudita
Tensione diplomatica tra Stati Uniti e Arabia Saudita sull’11 settembre
Il senato statunitense ha adottato il 17 maggio un progetto di legge che, se approvato in via definitiva, autorizzerà i parenti delle vittime degli attentati dell’11 settembre 2001 a chiedere un risarcimento all’Arabia Saudita per il suo presunto ruolo nell’attentato di quindici anni fa. Leggi