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Iran
Saudi Arabia turns against political Islam
HOW TO OVERTURN God’s law? Or, rather, how to change what you had previously said was God’s law? This is the question facing Muhammad bin Salman as he loosens social restrictions. His conclusion? Blame it all on Iran. The crown prince says his country took a wrong turn in 1979. ...
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Russia USA Venezuela
Why Gulf economies struggle to wean themselves off oil
CALL IT THE world’s most important filling station. The complex of piers, artificial islands and offshore moorings on the finger of land curling into the Gulf at Ras Tanura is the biggest oil-export terminal of the world’s biggest oil exporter. Tankers appear out of the haze to suck up the ...
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Cina USA
US-China trade dispute will have limited impact on Korea: study
The escalating trade dispute between the United States and China is expected to affect South Korea's exports to the worl
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Cina
World’s Plastic Waste Dumping Ground Ends Deal!
LEADERSHIP China’s decision to stop accepting plastic waste from other countries is causing plastic to stockpile around the globe, and wealthy countries must find a way to slow the accumulation of one of the most ubiquitous materials on the planet, a group of scientists said on Wednesday. The report titled: ‘The ...
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USA Nigeria
NIPC Releases Report On Investment For Q1, 2018
LEADERSHIP The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) has released the first Quarter 2018 report on investment announcements in Nigeria. The report disclosed that in the first quarter of 2018, NIPC tracked $17.88billion worth of investment announcements in 32 projects across 8 states, almost 3 times the $6.38bn tracked in Q1 2017, ...
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USA
US business fears choppy waters due to trade tariffs
While the economy is robust, there are fears of an extended drag on corporate earnings
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Uruguay
Daimler warning over tariffs hits European carmakers
BMW, Peugeot and VW fall as trade spat prompts Mercedes maker to lower profit target
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Francia
La Farnesina celebra la Festa della Musica nel mondo
Anche il MAECI e la Rete delle Rappresentanze diplomatico – consolari e degli Istituti Italiani di Cultura all’estero celebrano la Festa della musica 2018, con la realizzazione di oltre quaranta eventi in altrettante città, in tutto il mondo. Nata in Francia nel 1982, la Festa della Musica ha carattere...
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Brasile Cina Russia USA
Disputa entre China e EUA pode afetar exportações do Brasil, diz MDIC
O ministro da Indústria, Comércio Exterior e Serviços, Marcos Jorge, afirmou hoje (20) que o governo federal acompanha os desdobramentos da disputa comercial travada entre Estados Unidos e China, que pode ter impactos na redução do preço das commodities agrícolas no mercado internacional. Na semana passada, o presidente norte-americano, Donald Trump, anunciou sobretaxas no ...
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Brasile Portogallo Nigeria
Manutenção da Selic em 6,5% já era esperada pelo setor empresarial
A decisão do Comitê de Política Monetária (Copom) do Banco Central (BC) de manter a taxa básica de juros, a Selic, em 6,5% ao ano não surpreendeu entidades empresariais do estado de São Paulo. Em nota, a Federação do Comércio de Bens, Serviços e Turismo do Estado de São Paulo ...