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Thailandia
Toyota, Mazda upgrade Thai forecasts
The Japanese automakers Toyota Motor Corp and Mazda Motor Corp have revised upward their forecasts of overall new car sales in Thailand in 2017 after first-half sales showed double-digit growth.
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Cina
Chinese-market Fords do away with new-car smell
NANJING, China: While Western drivers like the new-car smell fresh off the production line, Chinese would rather their cars didn't smell of anything -- a cultural divide that's testing carmakers seeking an edge to revive sales in the world's biggest auto market.
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Giappone
Japan’s convenience stores recorded first sales decline in four months on dreary weather
Sales at convenience stores fell 0.1 percent in June from a year earlier to log the first drop in four months, with rainy days in ...
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Giappone
Self-driving tractors soon to make tracks in Japan as aging farmers face labor shortage
Major Japanese agricultural machinery makers are preparing to launch full-fledged sales of self-driving tractors, possibly in fiscal 2018, which starts April 1.The government plans to ...
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Giappone
Solving Japan’s labor shortage will be crucial for sustainable growth: government report
A fiscal 2017 white paper on Japan’s economy and finances highlights its labor shortage and poor productivity and suggests cutting working hours and eliminating worker ...
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Portogallo
Modificar nuvens ou espalhar sulfato na estratosfera? Cientistas estudam soluções para combater alterações climáticas
As estratégias podem parecer ousadas, mas de acordo com Alfredo Rocha, professor no Departamento de Física e no Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar da Universidade de Aveiro, "teoricamente funcionam e fazem sentido".
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USA
Exclusive: Netanyahu secretly met with UAE foreign minister in 2012 in New York
After years of talking via intermediaries, Netanyahu and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan met discreetly following the former's invitation, entering the hotel via an underground parking lot and special service elevator. UAE foreign minister made clear to Netanyahu there would be no warming of ties without progress with the ...
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Turchia
Conspiracy theories are the opium of the masses
Not a day passes without at least one commentary about the nefarious plots foreign powers are hatching against Turkey.
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Brasile
Sede da CUT no Ceará é invadida por homens armados
A sede cearense da Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT-CE), em Fortaleza, foi invadida, na manhã desta quinta-feira, 20, por cerca de dez homens armados. No momento, ocorria uma reunião com integrantes da Frente Brasil Popular, que preparavam o ato previsto para a tarde desta quinta-feira, na Praça da Bandeira, em ...
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Colombia Spagna Venezuela Nigeria
Calamidad pública declarada por las intensas lluvias en 15 municipios de Córdoba, Colombia
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: ColombiaEn los últimos días, el desborde de los ríos Sinú y San Jorge ha perjudicado a 15 mil personas, aumentando a 43 mil el número total de afectados desde finales de junio. Durante los últimos días las continuas lluvias han incrementado los ...