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USA
New York governor approves Airbnb crackdown
Home-sharing site vows to fight new state law that threatens its largest US market
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USA Filippine
Beijing-Manila thaw heralds economic embrace
Countries sign $13.5bn in trade deals as Duterte distances Manila from US
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Regno Unito
Burger King, Subway at bottom of UK hospital food healthy eating table
Food retailers in hospitals have been rated according to how well they are meeting healthy eating targets set down by NHS England, with Subway and Burger King at the bottom of the rankings. Firms such as Costa, Starbucks and Subway have been rated by the Campaign for Better Hospital Food for ...
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Malta
WTI revises TTIP impact on Malta
The TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership could lead to a marginal increase in GDP and investment in the country, reversing a previous study which showed that it would have a negative impact. Malta was the only EU member state which would have fared badly as a result of TTIP and the ...
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Malta
Budget’s effects on Gozo
Farming and fisheries will no longer be classified as Gozo’s main priority. Tourism has taken over. This is a major step in the right direction, as both farming and fisheries are dying a natural death. It is good for the administration to search and establish another way forward. There is also the ...
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National team kick off campaign in Andorra
The Maltese national team face Andorra in an international match in La Vella this evening (kick-off: 18.00), as they start their commitments in a revamped European Championship. This will be the first outing for Damien Neill’s men in the qualifying phase of the tournament following the introduction of a new format ...
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USA
Airbnb Sues Over New Law Regulating New York Rentals
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has signed a bill that will impose fines up to $7,500 on hosts who rent out housing for fewer than 30 days.
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Brasile Nigeria
Brazil-based hairstylist arrested with cocaine inside brassiere
Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, attached to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos said it has arrested a Nigerian based in Brazil for drug trafficking at the airport. NDLEA said that the suspect planted cocaine in her brassier from Brazil in an attempt to avoid detection. A statement by the spokesman of ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria to issue $1bn Eurobond before year-end
Stanley Opara with agency report The Federal Government is optimistic of selling a Eurobond worth around $1bn before the end of the year and is about to appoint managers for the transaction, according to the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun. The Eurobond is part of the country’s plans to ...
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Nigeria
MTN says it didn’t breach funds transfer rules
Ozioma Ubabukoh MTN Nigeria said on Friday that it did not breach the country’s funds transfer rules and did not pay dividends until it obtained regulatory approvals to send money out of the country. The company stated this in reaction to reports in the media that it told the Senate ...