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Giappone
Disney pulls Polynesian costume following criticism
Disney said Wednesday it would no longer sell a boy’s costume for a Polynesian character that some Pacific Islanders have compared to blackface. The getup depicts Maui — a revered figure in Polynesian oral traditions and viewed by some Pacific Islanders as an ancestor — who is a character in ...
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Giappone
Kuroda’s strategy shifts from shock and awe to bond market finesse
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda stormed onto the global stage in 2013 with the subtlety of a Metallica concert, electrifying markets with a shock-and-awe strategy. The post Kuroda’s strategy shifts from shock and awe to bond market finesse appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Giappone
Congress blasts Mylan CEO over EpiPen price spike, $18 million salary
Outraged Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday grilled the head of pharmaceutical company Mylan about the significant cost increase of its life-saving EpiPens and the profits for a company with sales in excess of $11 billion. Defending the company’s business practices, Mylan CEO Heather Bresch told the House Oversight and ...
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Giappone
Google-funded scanning software ‘unwraps’ 2,000-year-old charred biblical scroll
The charred lump of a 2,000-year-old scroll sat in an Israeli archaeologist’s storeroom for decades, too brittle to open. Now, new imaging technology has revealed what was written inside: the earliest evidence of a biblical text in its standardized form. The passages from the Book of Leviticus, scholars say, offer ...
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USA Giappone
Chan Zuckerberg fund pledges $3 billion to fight, cure diseases
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife on Wednesday pledged $3 billion over the next decade to efforts to prevent, cure or manage disease, aiming to use the Facebook founder’s fortune for innovative research. “This is a big goal,” Zuckerberg said at a San Francisco event announcing the effort of the Chan ...
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Brasile
Prévia do IPCA registra inflação de 8,78% em 12 meses
Recuo da inflação na prévia de setembro foi influenciado pela queda de preços de 0,01% nos alimentosArquivo/Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil A prévia da inflação oficial, medida pelo Índice Nacional de Preços ao Consumidor Amplo–15 (IPCA-15), ficou em 0,23% em setembro deste ano. Em todo o país, a taxa é menor ...
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Brasile
Mercedes-Benz anuncia pista de testes no Brasil
Com investimentos de R$ 70 milhões e prevista para o fim de 2017, pista terá 1,3 milhão de metros quadrados e será a maior do hemisfério sul
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USA Kenya
Kenya to lead Africa in another anti-ICC onslaught in new case
Kenya is set to mobilise Africa in a new fight with the ICC after judges at The Hague-based court referred the country to the Assembly of States Parties for non-cooperation. The court referred Kenya to its peers at the ASP, claiming the government refused to cooperate when it sought President Uhuru ...
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USA Kenya
Raila to register Cord Party for 2017
Cord plans to register as a single 'corporate' Cord Party, allowing affiliates to field candidates on their tickets in some areas and under Cord tickets in others. The umbrella strategy aims to improve opposition chances of victory next year against the massive Jubilee Party machine — recently formed by the ...
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USA
Business: Shock as UFO is spotted in New York skies
One of the eye-witnesses says: "it's definitely a UFO" before claiming "they're watching us"