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Giappone
VW destroyed documents, obstructed justice, axed exec says in whistle-blower suit
Volkswagen deleted documents and obstructed justice after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accused the company of cheating on emissions tests, a former employee alleged in a lawsuit. Daniel Donovan says in a whistle-blower case that he was wrongfully fired last Dec. 6 after refusing to participate in the deletions and ...
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Giappone
30 U.S. states log January job growth while 20 see cuts
Employers stepped up hiring in 30 states in January, led by big gains in Florida, Texas and North Carolina, while 20 states shed jobs. The unemployment rate fell in 28 states, rose in eight and was unchanged in 14. The unemployment rate doesn’t always decline even when more hiring occurs, ...
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Brasile Argentina
El dólar retrocede en Argentina, pero aumenta en Brasil
La divisa subió en Basil tras las masivas protestas contra el gobierno que exigen la dimisión de la presidenta Dilma Rousseff y bajó en Argentina presionada por las altas tasas de interés. En Montevideo registró un significativo salto.
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Iran
Iranian foreign minister defends ballistic missile test
Iran’s foreign minister on March 14 defended the nation’s right to use ballistic missiles following a test last week, but offered no explanation for anti-Israeli messages reportedly written on them
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Belgio
Vu de Bruxelles. Loi travail : modération ou abandon ?
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Kuwait
Kuwait cabinet approves 10% tax on companies' profits
Finance minister says cabinet also backs plan to reprice some commodities and public services
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Cina
Starwood receives competing offer, shaking up $12.2B Marriott takeover
Marriott International’s $12.2 billion cash-and-stock deal to take over Starwood Hotels & Resorts and become the world’s largest lodging company is suddenly not so certain.Starwood on Monday said it received an unsolicited offer from a consortium of companies led by China’s Anbang Insurance Group to buy the Stamford, Conn.-based hotelier ...
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Indonesia Filippine
FTI: Boost border economy
The business sector has urged the government to set up exhibition centres in neighbouring countries to support border trade and channel regional integration after the implementation of the Asean Economic Community (AEC).
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Nicaragua
A Leader in the Struggle to Stop the Nicaragua Canal Project
The campesino movement demanding the repeal of the law for an inter-oceanic canal in Nicaragua – a project that the[...]
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Portogallo
Manifestantes invadem conferência sobre combustíveis
Um grupo de dez manifestantes invadiu, esta segunda-feira, a sala onde decorria uma conferência sobre o mercado de biocombustíveis, na Gulbenkian, em Lisboa.