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USA Yemen
Millions at risk of malnutrition and disease in Yemen as health system collapses
Source: World Health Organization Country: YemenOnly 45% of health facilities in Yemen are fully functional and accessible, 38% are partially functional and 17% are non-functional. At least 274 of those facilities have been damaged or destroyed during the conflict.23 February 2017, Al-Hudaydah, Yemen - “Hospital staff have not received their salaries ...
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Giappone
Dollar edges down to around ¥113.20 in Tokyo
The dollar drifted on a slightly weaker note in a narrow range around ¥113.20 in Tokyo on Thursday. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥113.23-24, down from ¥113.39-40 at the same time Wednesday. The euro was at $1.0552-0552, up from $1.0507-0507, and at ¥119.49-51, up from ¥119.15-17. The greenback ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks fall slightly
Stocks lost ground, albeit moderately, on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday, hit by selling reflecting the yen’s firmness. The 225-issue Nikkei average fell 8.41 points, or 0.04 percent, to close at 19,371.46, down for two days in a row. On Wednesday, the key market gauge edged down 1.57 points. ...
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Giappone
Government retains basic view on economy in February, consumption downgraded
The government Thursday retained its assessment that the economy is recovering moderately but downgraded its view on private consumption for the first time in 11 months. The monthly economic assessment for February said that sluggish consumer spending remains one of the major bottlenecks for growth as the Cabinet Office upgraded ...
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Hitachi, Toshiba, Mitsubishi may postpone nuclear-fuel business integration: sources
Hitachi Ltd., Toshiba Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. may put off the proposed integration of their nuclear fuel operations, which was expected as early as this spring, sources said Thursday. Discussions have not progressed as planned on which operational facilities the three companies should scrap and integrate, the sources ...
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BOJ policymaker warns current monetary policy may hurt economy
A Bank of Japan policymaker expressed concern Thursday that the central bank’s current policy, aimed at keeping the country’s long-term interest rates low to spur domestic demand, may eventually hurt the economy. “Controlling long-term interest rates at a certain level could undermine the automatic stabilizer function of the economy,” Takahide ...
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JR West unveils 10-coach luxury express train
West Japan Railway Co. on Thursday unveiled its 10-coach luxury “Twilight Express Mizukaze” train which has proven popular even months before the start of its services through western Japan in June. “The train realizes the concept of a hotel running through beautiful Japan. We hope to offer a new standard ...
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Giappone
Regional underdog shows Japanese banks how to beat demographics
Critics say Kochi Shinkin Bank has lost its way and is acting more like an investment firm than a regional lender. Supporters say it shows that provincial banks can thrive in Japan even as their customer base shrinks, so long as they’re prepared to adopt new business models. The bank’s ...
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Giappone
Wooden ‘plyscrapers’ challenge concrete and steel
High-rise wooden buildings, led by The Tree, a 52.8-meter (173-foot) apartment block in Norway, are claiming a place on city skylines as the timber industry challenges the supremacy of concrete and steel. New, ultra-strong wood materials are creating a small but fast-growing market for timber used to build big, urban ...
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Cina Giappone
China selfie-app leader Meitu seeks to ‘beautify the world’
Strolling a tree-lined Shanghai street with friends, Hu Dongyuan pulls out her smartphone and does what millions of Chinese women do daily: take a selfie, digitally “beautify” their faces, and pop it on social media. Such virtual make-overs, typically involving lightening skin, smoothing out complexions and rounding the eyes, have ...