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Argentina
“Vigilancia centinela” para evitar la epidemia del zika
América Latina se halla casi en su totalidad bajo la sombra del virus zika: aquel bicho que genera dolores musculares y de cabeza, sarpullido y, en el caso de las embarazadas, condena a los futuros neonatos a sufrir de microcefalia y posterior retardo mental. PUEDES VER: OMS: Virus del zika llegará a ...
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Argentina
El Grupo Clarín completó la compra del 100% de Nextel Argentina
El Grupo Clarín apunta a consolidar su ingreso al mercado de telefonía móvil a través de su subsidiaria Cablevisión.
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India
Arun Jaitley can let deficit slip, go for growth: Poll
Arun Jaitley, under fire for what some critics call his lacklustre stewardship of India's $2 trillion economy, should keep his job for at least another year, according to 18 of 27 respondents to a question about his future.
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India
Prime Minister’s Office helps aged couple in Kerala enrol for Aadhaar cards at home
Raja Sivaram knocked on many doors to get Aadhaar cards for his aged parents, who weren’t physically mobile enough to be able to visit an enrolment centre.
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India
Sensex soars 154 points as Feb F&O series takes off in style
The benchmark BSE Sensex rallied about 154 points to 24,623.56 in early session on Friday on fresh buying push from investors as the February derivatives series was off to a solid start amid positive Asian cues.
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Giappone
Bank of Japan introduces negative interest rate to boost economy
The Bank of Japan has introduced a negative interest policy to boost a stumbling recovery in the world's third-largest economy. The central bank said it is imposing a 0.1 percent fee on some deposits left with the central bank, effectively a negative interest rate.
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Giappone
What negative rates mean for Japan’s savers and borrowers
The Bank of Japan stunned financial markets by adopting an unprecedented negative interest rate on Friday, and as the news sank in analysts began to digest the risks and possible benefits of the move. With the move, the BOJ will charge banks 0.1 percent annually on the value of certain ...
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Giappone
Dollar briefly surges above ¥121 in Tokyo on BOJ surprise
The dollar traded above ¥120.50 in Tokyo trading late Friday after briefly jumping above ¥121, powered by the Bank of Japan’s unexpected decision to introduce a negative interest rate policy. The dollar approached ¥121.40 in the early afternoon, with market players rushing to buy the U.S. currency immediately after the ...
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Giappone
Sony on net profit upswing as PlayStation sales soar
Sony on Friday posted a nine-month net profit of ¥236.1 billion, as strong sales of its PlayStation video games console and image sensors used in mobile gadgets helped it move past years of losses. The once-iconic Japanese giant has been working to claw back to profitability under a painful restructuring ...
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Giappone
Toyota buys rest of Japan minicar maker Daihatsu in stock swap
Toyota Motor Corp. will buy out its Daihatsu Motor Co. unit, bringing in-house a key maker of small cars for Southeast Asia and Japan. The world’s largest automaker will acquire the remainder of its 51 percent-owned affiliate through a stock swap, according to a statement. Toyota will offer 0.26 shares ...