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Giappone
Mitsubishi Heavy to retain car stake while rescue plays out; will raise ¥200 billion from other sources
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., the biggest shareholder in Mitsubishi Motors Corp., will hold onto its stake in the automaker that Carlos Ghosn is seeking to turn around following a fuel-economy test scandal. The maker of power plant equipment, aircraft and ships will refrain from selling its holdings in Mitsubishi Motors ...
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Giappone
Nikkei ends below 16,000 on U.K. referendum worries
The Nikkei average closed below 16,000 for the first time in about two months Tuesday, with investors fretting over Britain’s possible exit from the European Union. The Nikkei dipped 160.18 points, or 1 percent, to end at 15,859.00. On Monday, it dived 582.18 points. The Topix index closed down 12.61 ...
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Giappone
Donations to municipalities of choice grow fourfold in fiscal 2015
Donations to municipalities that qualify as tax-deductable soared over fourfold in fiscal 2015 from a year earlier, the government said Tuesday. The donations in fiscal 2015 totaled ¥165.29 billion, compared with ¥38.85 billion in fiscal 2014, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry said. It attributed the surge to the doubling ...
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Giappone
Sony to tear down landmark Tokyo building, create park for Olympics
Sony Corp. said Monday its landmark building in Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district will be torn down after it closes in March 2017. The land the Sony Building stands on, a 707 sq.-meter plot at the Sukiyabashi intersection, will be cleared to make way for a park from 2018 through the ...
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Giappone
Fitch cuts outlook on government debt in wake of tax hike delay
Fitch Ratings on Monday slashed its outlook on Japanese government bonds to negative from stable, citing a lack of specific steps to achieve the country’s fiscal reform goal following another delay in the consumption tax hike. “The outlook revision primarily reflects Fitch’s decreased confidence in the Japanese authorities’ commitment to ...
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Australia
Queensland Treasurer’s bold prediction
QUEENSLAND Treasurer Curtis Pitt thinks the State will become Australia’s fastest growing economy in the next few years.
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USA
US Retail Sales Rose in May Despite Slower Hiring
U.S. shoppers increased their spending in May, a sign that consumers are undeterred by the recent slowdown in hiring.
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Giordania
Displaced people face their third summer in harsh conditions
Source: Médecins Sans Frontières Country: Iraq, Jordan, Syrian Arab RepublicMSF is increasing its capacity to provide mental health first aid to a growing number of patients who have been traumatised by recurrent violence. Iraq: Displaced people face their third summer in harsh conditions The humanitarian situation in Iraq continues to deteriorate, as people ...
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India
Business in brief: India’s Dr. Reddy’s to buy eight generic drugs from Teva and Allergan
Discount tells court it may sue ChinaChem over Syngenta acquisition | Former IDF Chief of Staff Halutz quits as chairman of Jobookit
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USA Regno Unito
Malnutrition and poor diets constitute the number-one driver of the global burden of disease
Source: International Food Policy Research Institute Country: WorldAccording to the 2016 Global Nutrition Report, there is a $70 billion global funding gap to meet 2025 milestones to tackle stunting, severe acute malnutrition and anaemia. Few challenges facing the global community today match the scale of malnutrition, a condition that directly affects one ...