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USA
California Wanted to Protect Uber Drivers. Now It May Hurt Freelancers.
A state law meant to protect workers at companies like Uber and Lyft takes effect on Wednesday. Some say it will limit their prospects.
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Brasile
Commodities at Their Highest Since 2018 due to Greater Optimism
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With 2020 on the horizon, commodities are at their highest level in over a year. From oil to copper, several commodities are recording annual gains. The Bloomberg Commodity Spot Index climbed to its highest level since November 2018, driven by eased trade tensions, increased investor ...
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Brasile Cina USA
Brazilian Cotton Exports Break Record in the Midst of Trade war
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian cotton exports rose 42 percent in a record season driven by China, which decided on Brazil's products before the trade war with the United States. In addition to the trade dispute, the exchange rate was also a significant factor. The Brazilian Real lost close ...
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Brasile
Lula Sues Owner of Havan After Being Called a ‘Boozer’
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva filed a lawsuit against Havan stores owner Luciano Hang for libel and slander. The businessman said he would sponsor airplanes to fly over Santa Catarina's beaches carrying banners with sayings against the leftist - on Saturday, December 28th, Hang ...
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Brasile
Brazil’s Small Retailers Disprove High Christmas Mall Sales: “Fake News”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The announcement of sharp growth in sales in shopping malls during Christmas displeased some retailers, who claim not to feel represented by these figures, revealing a feud in the sector. The Brazilian Association of Satellite Retailers (ABLOS) forwarded a press release stating that it "contests ...
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Francia Senegal
Partenariat Diambars-OM, "une aubaine pour les joueurs" (technicien)
Dakar, 31 déc (APS) - Le partenariat signé début décembre dernier par Diambars et l'OM (France) constitue "une source de motivation supplémentaire" pour les pensionnaires du centre de formation sénégalais basé à Saly-Portudal, à Mbour, a déclaré à l'APS l'entraîneur de son équipe fanion, Boubacar Gadiaga. - Football
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Senegal
La criminalisation du viol et pédophilie bouscule les autres sujets
Dakar, 31 déc (APS) - L'adoption lundi par l'Assemblée nationale du projet de loi criminalisant les actes de viol et de pédophilie, bouscule les autres sujets dans les colonnes des journaux parvenus mardi à l'Agence de presse sénégalaise. - Revue de presse
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Turchia
Tender will be held to convert iconic inn into five-star hotel
The Sanasaryan Han in Istanbul’s Sirekci neighborhood was once home to poor Armenian children, a police headquarters and the Istanbul Courthouse. Today, its landowners want to put it out to tender to rent it out for the next 35 years and make it a five-star hotel.
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Turchia
Turkey's foreign trade gap at $2.23B in November
Turkey's foreign trade deficit reached to $2.23 billion in November, according to the country's statistical authority on Dec. 31.
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Russia
Russia calls for ceasefire in Libya
Russia considers a ceasefire in Libya a basic condition for the start of a political dialogue, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Dec. 31.