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Algeria
Why Udom Cancelled 10-Year Stadium Contract With Julius Berger, Ex-Commissioner
Ahead of the football world cup qualifier between Nigeria and Algeria slated for this weekend at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, former Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr. Etido Inyang, has given assurance that the match would be hitch-free. He spoke against the backdrop of complaints that ...
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Russia Giappone
Diet members push study of $6.7 billion Russia gas pipeline ahead of Putin visit
Japanese lawmakers are revisiting a plan to build a $6.7 billion natural gas pipeline from Russia ahead of a visit by President Vladimir Putin to Japan next month. A group of about 80 lawmakers from the ruling parties will ask the government by the end of this month to carry ...
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Giappone Regno Unito
BAT to debut new tobacco device in Japan in challenge to Philip Morris
British American Tobacco will begin selling its heated tobacco product Glo in Japan next month, ratcheting up competition in a nation that’s become the foremost battleground for next-generation cigarettes. Glo, a silver device that resembles an iPod and heats tobacco without burning it, will go on sale in around 600 ...
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Giappone
Tokio Marine to offer insurance for accidents involving self-driving vehicles
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. will extend automobile insurance coverage to accidents involving automated driving cars for all policyholders without costs from April 2017. The core unit of Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. will be the first to give such insurance coverage in Japan, officials said Tuesday. Tokio Marine ...
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Giappone
Suntory restarts beer output at plant in quake-hit Kumamoto
Suntory Beer Ltd. partially resumed beer production at its factory in Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, after nearly seven months of suspension due to strong earthquakes in the prefecture from mid-April. The plant in the town of Kashima, for beer products and soft drinks, was the last to see production restart ...
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Giappone
Japan’s seven top carmakers see April-September sales sag amid high yen
All of Japan’s seven major automakers logged drops in group sales in April-September, reflecting the yen’s appreciation, their latest earnings data have shown. Toyota Motor Corp., Mazda Motor Corp. and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., which rely on exports more heavily than others, posted operating profit declines of more than 20 ...
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Cina Giappone
Ghosn says Nissan-Renault to target China with $8,000 electric car
The Nissan-Renault alliance aims to offer Chinese drivers a new electric car costing just $8,000 within two years, chief executive Carlos Ghosn said Tuesday as he touted an “explosion” in demand amid efforts to offset climate change. The electric auto market as a whole is stepping up a gear thanks ...
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Giappone
Toyota lifts profit forecast on stable yen
Toyota Motor Corp. raised its profit forecast for this fiscal year as the yen’s rally stopped short of levels that the automaker had predicted, providing some respite from a sales slowdown that is threatening its position as the world’s top seller. Operating profit will probably be ¥1.7 trillion for the ...
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Giappone
Nikon considers cutting up to 1,000 jobs
Nikon Corp. is considering slashing up to 1,000 domestic jobs in underperforming semiconductor equipment and digital camera businesses amid competition with overseas rivals and the shrinking market for such products, a source familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The optics and imaging products maker is currently focusing on developing new ...
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Giappone
Ritz-Carlton plans new hotel in Nikko
A Ritz-Carlton hotel will open in the resort city of Nikko, north of Tokyo, in the summer of 2020, aiming to attract affluent foreign tourists, its operators said. Ritz-Carlton Hotel Nikko will be the sixth in Japan to open under the luxurious hotel brand run by U.S. chain Marriott International ...