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Giappone
British Columbia OKs Trans Mountain pipeline to Alberta oil sands area
Canada’s Pacific Coast province of British Columbia on Wednesday approved the expansion of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline from the Alberta oil sands that will allow oil exports to Asia. British Columbia Premier Christy Clark announced the conditions her government placed on the project have been met with a deal ...
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Cina Giappone
China makes awkward free trade champion, experts say
As the biggest beneficiary of globalization, China stands ready to proclaim itself the champion of free trade in the face of a more protectionist U.S., but analysts say Beijing’s attitude is much more one of pick and choose. Since Donald Trump was elected on a platform of tearing up trade ...
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Portogallo
Não há acordo sobre Almaraz, Portugal vai recorrer a Bruxelas
Negociações entre Portugal e Espanha aconteceram esta manhã, mas sem consenso sobre a construção de um depósito nuclear em Almaraz.
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Kenya
Inside the striking doctors’ 2013 collective bargaining agreement
The government claims it has met 80 per cent of the CBA, the only contention being salaries and allowances, but doctors disagree. What else is inside the 2013 collective bargaining agreement that doctors are so ready to die for? According to Daisy Korir, the treasurer of the Kenya Medical Practitioners ...
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India USA Cuba Kenya
Kenya to hire skilled, cheaper and jobless doctors from India, Cuba
Kenya will advertise in Cuba and India to woo at least 188 doctors who are experienced, unemployed and more affordable than Kenyan medics. Both Cuba and India are well known for their high level of medical training and thousands of Kenyans seek treatment in India. doctors. Healthcare is in crisis ...
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Kenya
Opposition vows to stay united to election
Opposition chiefs have for the first time pledged publicly remain united in a strategic effort to unset President Uhuru Kenyatta. They announced they would have a single flagbearer, however, they did not launch the National Super Alliance, which is expected to take off early this year. The clock is ticking ...
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USA
Business: Volkswagen shareholders question bonuses in wake of US scandal
The German company agreed to pay $4.3 billion in civil and criminal fines in a settlement with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday, the largest ever US penalty levied on an automaker.
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Egitto
Egypt court freezes more NGO assets
The court is investigating civil society groups on suspicion of receiving illegal foreign funding.
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USA
Obamacare: US Senate takes first step towards unraveling scheme
Trump made repeal of the healthcare law central plank of his insurgent White House campaign.
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AmorePacific Steps into the Middle East Market
AmorePacific announced on January 11 that it will launch into the Middle East market through collaboration with the region's largest retailer Alshaya Group. The Korean cosmetic company plans to open its first Etude House shop in Dubai, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, within the second half of this ...