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USA
Facebook 'friend' stole $78K from elderly Pennsylvania woman
State police say an elderly Pennsylvania woman's Facebook "friend" stole her $78,000 life savings by convincing the woman they needed the money to import BMWs into the United States
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Turchia
Turkey, Saudi Arabia unlikely to launch ground operations in Syria: Lavrov
Turkey and Saudi Arabia are unlikely to launch ground operations in Syria in the light of Russian air forces already stationed in the country, RIA news agency cited Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on May 4
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Brasile Portogallo
Governo espera arrecadar R$ 4,1 bi com leilão de aeroportos
Concessões dos aeroportos de Fortaleza, Salvador, Florianópolis e Porto Alegre preveem investimentos de R$ 6 bi
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Thailandia Myanmar
Minister settles worker import plan with Myanmar
Thai and Myanmar labour ministers have agreed to proceed with a labour cooperation plan to import migrant workers through a government-to-government agreement, says a senior ministry official.
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Thailandia Myanmar
Thai Lion Air flagged over false promotion
Executives at Thai Lion Air (TLA) will be called to explain why the airline sold tickets for flights to Myanmar, even though it had yet to receive approval to fly to the country, according to the Transport Ministry.
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Thailandia
THA seeks green incentives
The Thai Hotels Association (THA) will ask the government to raise environmental awareness in the tourism industry and offer incentives to prod hoteliers to develop eco-friendly hotels.
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Giappone
Japan-linked mine plan in quake-prone Alaska near eagle habitat has wildlife advocates crying foul
In early winter, after most tourists have fled Alaska, another kind of visitor flies in: bald eagles, up to 4,000 of them. In the world’s largest congregation of bald eagles, they gather along the Chilkat River in southeast Alaska to feast on salmon carcasses washed downstream after spawning. Well after ...
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USA Giappone
Tribune snubs Gannett’s ‘opportunistic’ takeover bid, takes ‘standalone’ tack
The owner of the group that includes The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday rejected a takeover bid by rival Gannett to create a national newspaper powerhouse, saying it undervalues the publisher. The $815 million bid “understates the company’s true value and is not in the best interests of our shareholders,” ...
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Giappone
GM to restart assembly lines at four plants idled by Japan quake-related supply disruptions
General Motors is on track to resume full operations at four North American plants where vehicle assembly has been halted because of supply chain interruptions caused by earthquakes in Japan. GM spokesman Tom Wickham confirmed Wednesday that manufacturing that was put on hold on April 25 is expected to resume ...
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Giappone
Trump to be keynote speaker at North Dakota oil expo
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has been tabbed as the keynote speaker for the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference that will be held later this month in Bismarck, an oil industry group said Wednesday. The Williston Basin Petroleum Conference is scheduled for May 24-26 at the Bismarck Civic Center. North Dakota ...