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USA Giappone
Army Corps, tribes urge judge to snub Dakota Access firm’s bid to finish pipeline
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and two Native American tribes that oppose the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline have asked a federal judge to reject an effort by the four-state project’s Texas-based developer to get permission to finish it. It’s the latest development in a saga that has ...
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Giappone
Takeda Pharmaceutical to buy U.S. cancer drug maker Ariad in $4.7 billion deal
Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical will buy U.S. cancer drug developer Ariad Pharmaceuticals in a $4.66 billion deal that the companies expect to close by the end of February. Takeda will pay $24 in cash for each Ariad share, a premium of nearly 75 percent to the stock’s $13.74 closing price ...
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USA Giappone
Toyota to invest $10 billion in U.S. over five years but not because of Trump threat
Toyota Motor Corp will invest $10 billion in the United States over the next five years, the same as in the previous five years, North America Chief Executive Jim Lentz said on Monday, to meet demand and upgrade plants to build more fuel-efficient models. The Japanese automaker has come under ...
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USA Giappone
Aging, trouble-prone nuke plant 50 km from Manhattan to close by 2021
An aging nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close by April 2021 under a deal between New York State and plant owner Entergy Corp., Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. Cuomo has long argued the two-unit Indian Point plant, about 50 km north of Manhattan, should be ...
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Giappone
Auto execs wary of tweeting Trump, urge free trade; some mull Mexico exit
President-elect Donald Trump — and his prolific Twitter finger — is the talk of this year’s North American International Auto Show. Throughout his presidential campaign, and after the election, Trump criticized automakers for moving U.S. production to Mexico, often through tweets. He has threatened a 35-percent tariff on Mexican-made vehicles ...
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Venezuela
Finance news you need to know today
RECESSION-HIT Venezuela’s imports plunged by more than half in 2016 as the nation prioritised debt payments despite chronic product shortages.
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Brasile
Número de assinantes de TV paga no Brasil cai 1,8% até novembro
Entre as quatro grandes operadoras, a única a ganhar mercado foi a Oi, segundo a Anatel
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Brasile
Ladrões entram pelos fundos e levam R$ 300 mil de banco em Sorocaba
Dois homens armados entraram pela porta dos fundos, renderam funcionários e levaram um malote com cerca de R$ 300 mil de uma agência do banco Santander, no início da tarde desta segunda-feira (9/1), em Sorocaba. A ação foi rápida e funcionários e clientes que estavam na agência ...
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Brasile
Rio cria grupo exclusivo contra tráfico de drogas e armas
A Secretaria de Segurança do Rio de Janeiro anunciou nesta segunda-feira, 9, a criação de um grupo com dedicação exclusiva para combater o tráfico de drogas e armas no Estado. Segundo o secretário Roberto Sá, o objetivo do Grupo Integrado de Operações de Segurança Pública (Giosp) ...
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USA Kenya
Free maternity shunned for traditional birth attendants
With free maternity services not significantly reducing mother and child deaths at birth since their introduction in 2013, focus is turning to traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in the fight against maternal mortality. Some 65 per cent of women in pastoralist communities still seek the services of TBAs instead of delivering ...