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Cina Hong Kong
Hong Kong Security Plan Is Approved, Tightening China's Hold
Beijing ordered that a new law be written to extend many of mainland China’s security practices to Hong Kong, creating broad powers to quash unrest.
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Cina USA Hong Kong
Why the U.S. May Remove Hong Kong's 'Special Status'
Washington has long given the former British colony a special status on trade and other issues. Changing that would threaten its position as a global business hub.
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Brasile
Chilean Deputies Pass Large Fortunes Tax to Bolster Fight Against Covid-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Tuesday, May 26th, Chile's Chamber of Deputies passed a bill to tax the large fortunes - which impacts bankers, speculators and the corporate caste - to finance a new minimum emergency income during the Covid-19 pandemic. The proposal is to charge 2.5 percent of ...
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Brasile
Federal Police, Investigating Fake News, Conduct Raids at Homes of Bolsonaro’s Allies
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The homes of President Jair Bolsonaro’s allies were searched on Wednesday morning during a Federal Police operation in compliance with orders issued by Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes as part of the fake news investigation (inquiry #4,781). Twenty-nine search and seizure warrants ...
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Brasile Argentina
Pandemic Closes Traditional Markets in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The city of Córdoba, the second most important in Argentina, had started to relax its isolation measures two weeks ago, reopening businesses and food and wholesale markets. With 87 percent of coronavirus cases in Greater Buenos Aires, the country's other provinces began to relax measures ...
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Cina Hong Kong
As the U.S. Lashes Out at China, Beijing Hardens Its Resolve
From China’s perspective, the punitive measures on trade, technology and Hong Kong have simply revealed the core of American hostility.
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Giappone
Japan’s assessment of economy unchanged, saying it’s ‘worsening rapidly’
Out of 11 main components, the May report downgraded the assessments of three, including exports.
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Giappone
Coronavirus changing landscape of Japan’s sharing economy
Businesses providing cowork spaces or private lodgings have seen a sharp decline in demand, but other businesses such as delivery services are thriving.
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Giappone
Japan Airlines to suspend recruitment of new graduates in 2021
The major carrier is reviewing hiring plans as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the global business environment for air travel.
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Turchia
Germany weighs lifting travel curb for Turkey
Germany will lift a travel ban for fellow European Union countries from June 15 and is considering removing the curbs for third nations, including Turkey, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said.