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Africa: Expert Hails China's Role in Spurring African Growth Through BRICS Mechanism
[Focac] Nairobi -China is now best-placed to lead a global drive against the biased economic environment which has mostly relegated non-European countries to the sidelines of the mainstream discussion about the future of the world economy, analysts have said.
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Nintendo releases video of new game crossover product Switch
Nintendo on Thursday released the name and video image of its yet-to-be launched video game product. To be called Switch, and launched next March, the product is aimed at breaking the boundary between portable and console games. It had previously been known by the code name NX. Users will be ...
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El Nino suspected as world wine output drops
Global wine production in 2016 is expected to be among the lowest in 20 years, an industry body said Thursday, suggesting climatic events such as El Nino could be to blame. The International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) estimated this year’s output at 259 million hectoliters (Mhl; there are ...
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Dollar sheds gains to ¥103.90 in Tokyo on Tottori quake
The dollar shed early gains to trade around ¥103.90 in Tokyo trading late Friday, as the yen attracted purchases from risk-averse players following a strong earthquake in Tottori Prefecture. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥103.84-84, up from ¥103.72-72 at the same time Thursday. The euro was at $1.0881-0881, ...
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Tokyo stocks snap five-session winning streak
The key stock market gauges snapped their five-session winning streak on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday, pressured by profit-taking after the recent gains and position-adjustment selling ahead of the weekend. The 225-issue Nikkei average lost 50.91 points, or 0.30 percent, to end at 17,184.59. On Thursday, the benchmark index surged ...
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U.S. officials say they cannot enforce fishing contracts to protect foreign crews in Hawaii
Federal officials cannot enforce a contract being proposed by the commercial fishing industry as a solution to concerns about foreign fishing crews in Hawaii, leaving the industry responsible for enforcing its own rules. Federal and state officials met with vessel owners, captains and representatives from the fleet Thursday at a ...
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Japanese utility urges all-electric homes to sell expected excess of electricity
The first Japanese utility to restart a nuclear reactor under post-Fukushima rules has resumed a campaign urging users to increase power consumption. The campaign had been discontinued after the unprecedented triple meltdown in March 2011. Kyushu Electric Power Co., which expects at least two nuclear reactors to be online next ...
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone found smoking at Kansai airport
A Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Note 7 smartphone belonging to a departing passenger emitted smoke at Kansai International Airport in Osaka earlier this week, a transport ministry official said Friday. It is believed to be the first such incident involving the troubled smartphones of the South Korean electronics giant at ...
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BOJ chief suggests new time frame in store for inflation target
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda on Friday suggested the central bank may delay the timing for hitting its 2 percent inflation target by a year to in, or after, fiscal 2018. That means it may not be achieved during his term, which ends in April 2018. “I personally think ...
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Belgian region’s rejection imperils EU-Canada trade deal
The Belgian region of Wallonia rejected new amendments to a planned EU-Canada free trade agreement on Thursday, reaffirming its opposition and so threatening the entire deal, a flagship of European Union trade policy. All 28 EU governments support the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), but Belgium cannot give assent ...