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Giappone
Yellen tells college grads U.S. job market best in nearly a decade
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Monday that college graduates are entering the strongest job market the country has seen in nearly a decade, and their degree is more important than ever. Yellen said that with changes in the job market such as technology and globalization, succeeding in the job ...
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USA Giappone
Strong dollar could stunt Trump’s plans to boost trade, jobs, drilling
President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitious plans to revive exports, return jobs to the United States and increase oil drilling are running up against a home-grown threat: The surging dollar. Since the Nov. 8 election, the dollar has shot up 5 percent. An index that tracks the dollar against other major currencies ...
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Giappone
USJ’s Osaka theme park to also have ‘Dragon Quest’ attraction
While it is working on attractions based on the mega-hit game series “Super Mario Bros.,” the operator of Universal Studios Japan said Monday that the amusement park plans to re-create the world of another popular game series, “Dragon Quest,” in March USJ Co. said visitors will be able to explore ...
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Nigeria
Our foreign missions lack funds, Buhari laments
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday regretted that the funds available to run the nation’s missions abroad would not be as robust as his administration would want until the economic situation improved. He urged the nation’s ambassadors-designate to learn to “do more with less.” According to a statement ...
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USA
US fails to renegotiate rule for hacking tools
The Obama administration has failed to renegotiate portions of an international arms control arrangement so that it’s simpler to export tools related to hacking and surveillance software – technologies that can be exploited by bad actors, but are also used to secure computer networks, the Associated Press reports. The rare ...
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USA
Apple appeal EU order to collect $14bn
Apple is appealing a European Union order to collect a record €13bn ($14bn) in back taxes based on the way it reports European-wide profits through Ireland. The Associated Press reports that the move follows a similar appeal Sunday by Ireland. Ireland charges the Cupertino, California-based company only for sales within ...
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Francia
IMF MD, Lagarde, convicted of fraud in France
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Miss Christine Lagarde, was found guilty on Monday of criminal charges linked to the misuse of public funds during her time as France’s Finance minister. The judges did not impose a fine or sentence on Lagarde, a move that may allow her ...
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Turchia
Russian ambassador shot dead in Turkey
Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Gennadyevich Karlov, has been shot dead while speaking at an art exhibition in the Turkish capital, the Russian Foreign Ministry, has confirmed. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova made the announcement in a live televised statement, Sky News reports. She said, “Today in Ankara, as a ...
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Nigeria
Access Bank marathon: 125 foreigners apply
A total of 125 foreign elite athletes have declared their interest in the February 11, 2017, Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. But the General Manager of the marathon Yussuf Alli says only 60 foreign elite athletes and 100 Nigerians will be invited. Alli said, “We are expecting 50,000 participants this ...
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USA
Naira tumbles to 490 as dollar shortage continues
Oyetunji Abioye The naira tumbled against the United States dollar to 490 on Monday from 487 on Friday, as acute shortage of the greenback continued to batter the economy and the country’s foreign exchange markets. Before falling to 487 on Friday, the local currency had consecutively closed flat at 485 ...