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Malta
Consolidated fund registers deficit in first three months of 2017 – NSO
In January-March 2017, Government’s Consolidated Fund registered a deficit of €12.8 million, the NSo said today.Compared to the first quarter of last year, recurrent revenue registered an increase of €128.9 million whereas total expenditure went up by €18.4 million. This resulted in a positive change in the Government’s Consolidated Fund by ...
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Libano
Trial by jury: Nigerian cleared of conspiring to sell drugs by seven votes against two
In a verdict delivered just after midnight on 28 April, Chukwudi Samuel Onjeabour was found not guilty of conspiring to sell/deal drugs by a jury, by seven votes against two.The incident dates back to 2007, when Mr Onyeabor is said to have met with another Nigerian man, Mr Ferdinand Onovo ...
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USA
EU members stress unity heading into Brexit talks
The 27 European Union nations heading into two years of divorce negotiations with Britain stressed unity Thursday, saying there's a large consensus on the tough guidelines for their Brexit negotiators which are to be approved at a weekend summit.Often divided on key issues from refugees to the financial crisis, the ...
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Watch: Tight-lipped Pilatus bank chairman skirts around questions; sticks to his guns
Pilatus Bank Chairman Seyed Ali Sadr Hashemineja remained tight-lipped when faced with many questions surrounding the serious allegations that his bank was used as a vehicle for corruption and kickbacks during an interview with The Malta Independent, still refusing to confirm or deny whether OPM Chief of Staff Keith Schembri, ...
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USA Corea del Sud
Trump threatens to scrap Korea trade deal
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump says he will either renegotiate or terminate what he called a "horrible" free trade deal with South Korea, and that Seoul should pay for a US anti-missile system that he priced at $1 billion.
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USA
US economic growth slows
WASHINGTON: The US economy expanded at the slowest pace in three years in the first quarter as weak automobile sales and lower home-heating bills dragged down consumer spending, offsetting a pickup in investment led by housing and oil drilling.
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Giappone
Dollar static above ¥111 ahead of Golden Week holidays
The dollar was static modestly above ¥111 in Tokyo trading on Friday, with traders retreating to the sidelines ahead of the Golden Week holiday period in Japan. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥111.28-28, almost unchanged from ¥111.27-27 at the same time Thursday. The euro was at $1.0885-0886, down ...
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Giappone
ANA posts record profit in 2016, but JAL sees profits fall
ANA Holdings Inc. reported Friday a record group net profit in fiscal 2016 on lower fuel costs and cost-cutting efforts, while the nation’s other major carrier, Japan Airlines Co., saw its profit fall. In the business year ended March 31, ANA, the parent of All Nippon Airways Co., said its ...
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Giappone
Honda posts quarterly profit on lower recall costs
Honda Motor Co. reported Friday a ¥95.9 billion ($864 million) profit for January-March, a turnaround from the ¥93.4 billion loss it racked up a year earlier, as the automaker recovers from costs for a massive air bag recall. Quarterly sales rose 2.9 percent to ¥3.76 trillion ($33.9 billion) from ¥3.66 ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks fall further on position-adjustment selling
Stocks lost further ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday, weighed down by selling to adjust positions ahead of Japan’s Golden Week holiday period. The 225-issue Nikkei average lost 55.13 points, or 0.29 percent, to end at 19,196.74. On Thursday, the key market gauge shed 37.56 points. The Topix index ...