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Russia
Al-Nusra occupies 70 percent of Idlib: Russian FM
The al-Nusra Front, a former affiliate of al-Qaeda in Syria, now occupies 70 percent of Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Jan. 18 during a press conference with his German counterpart Heiko Maas in Moscow.
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Cina
U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin weighs lifting tariffs on China
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discussed lifting some or all tariffs imposed on Chinese imports and suggested offering a tariff rollback during trade discussions scheduled for Jan. 30, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing people familiar with the internal deliberations.
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Turchia
Turkey’s Palmet in talks for EWE energy assets after SOCAR drops out
Turkish gas distributor Palmet is in talks to acquire the Turkey energy business of Germany’s EWE, an official from Palmet said on Jan. 17, after Azeri state firm SOCAR confirmed it had withdrawn from discussions to buy the assets.
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Spagna
Ceca teme que el impuesto sobre las transacciones financieras dañe la competitividad del mercado español
MADRID, 18 (SERVIMEDIA)
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Cina USA
China growth hit slowest pace in decades in 2018: AFP survey
BEIJING: China's economy grew at its slowest pace in almost three decades in 2018, analysts in an AFP poll said, as the government struggles to contain ballooning debt and a bruising trade war with the United States.
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Giappone Italia
Diplomazia Economica Italiana 18 gennaio: ultime news dal mondo
GIAPPONE – Seminario sull’Accordo di Partenariato Economico con l’Unione Europea Il 25 gennaio la Regione Emilia Romagna ospiterà a Bologna un seminario – organizzato in collaborazione con la Fondazione Italia-Giappone - sull’Accordo di Partenariato Economico, Japan-Eu Economic Partnership...
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USA
Nissan to lay off 700 contract workers
Nissan Motor Co US arm said on Thursday it plans to lay off up to 700 contract workers at its Mississippi assembly plant due to slow sales
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Giappone
Two contractors for Tokyo-Osaka maglev rail project ordered to partly halt business over bid-rigging
The transport ministry ordered two major contractors on Friday to temporarily suspend part of their business operations after they were fined last year by a ...
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Giappone
Amid a challenging financial landscape, Japan’s young female investors seek diverse portfolios
For years, retail currency investors were known as “Mrs. Watanabes,” a reference to the metaphorical housewife who invests family savings mostly in foreign exchange. Now, ...
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Cina
China’s 2018 growth rate was slowest in decades, analysts say in survey
China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in almost three decades in 2018, analysts in an AFP poll said, as the government struggles to contain ...