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USA Giappone Cuba
Charcoal becomes first Cuban export to United States in half a century
Cuba announced a landmark deal on Thursday to sell charcoal to a U.S. company, the first legal Cuban export to the United States in five decades, as part of the fragile rapprochement between the former Cold War foes. The sale of 40 tons of charcoal derived from the woody plant ...
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Giappone
Norway to switch off FM radio in risky, unpopular shift to digital
Norway is set to become the first nation to start switching off its FM radio network next week in a risky and unpopular leap to digital technology that will be closely watched by other countries considering whether to follow suit. Critics say the government is rushing the move and many ...
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Giappone
U.S. delays groundwater cleanup rule for uranium mines amid GOP criticism
Federal officials withdrew a proposed requirement for companies to clean up groundwater at uranium mines across the U.S. and will reconsider a rule that congressional Republicans criticized as too harsh on industry. The plan that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency put on hold Wednesday involves in-situ mining, in which water ...
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Giappone
NRC plans to name U.S. nuclear reactors using potentially flawed Areva parts
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission told French nuclear power company Areva SA it will publish as early as next week the names of U.S. reactors that contain components from its Le Creusot forge that the firm is suspected of falsifying documents despite the company’s claim that the information is proprietary. ...
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Portogallo
Mais de 500 empresas nacionais exportam para a Colômbia
As relações entre Portugal e a Colômbia têm vindo a estreitar-se, sobretudo devido aos tratados de Livre Comércio, ao Acordo de Dupla Tributação e à estabilidade fiscal.
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Brasile
Procuradoria investiga presídios do Amazonas e de outros três Estados
O procurador-geral da República em exercício, Nicolao Dino, instaurou quatro procedimentos administrativos para investigar o sistema penitenciário do Amazonas, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul e Rondônia. O objetivo é reunir informações para eventual propositura de intervenção federal ao Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) ou de incidente de deslocamento de competência (IDC) ...
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Brasile
São Paulo é a cidade no mundo com o maior número de 'crushes' no réveillon
O paulistano que está em busca de relacionamento e desceu a serra ou se aventurou por outros Estados em busca de um "amor" para o ano novo pode não ter feito a melhor escolha. Embora dados da Companhia de Engenharia de Tráfego (CET) aponte que mais de dois milhões de ...
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USA
Regeneron, Sanofi to Appeal US Judge's Ban on Cholesterol Drug Sales
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Sanofi SA said on Thursday they would appeal the U.S. District Court ruling which banned the two companies from selling their cholesterol drug, Praluent, on grounds of patent infringement.
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Regno Unito Malta
The shock waves continue
This week the UK ambassador to the European Union resigned from his post. It is an event that may mean a lot or may mean nothing at all. However, it does increase the uncertainty as to the type of Brexit the UK government will opt for: will it be a ...
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Cina USA Hong Kong
China’s choices narrowing as it burns through forex reserves to support yuan
As China’s foreign exchange reserves threaten to tumble below the critical $3 trillion mark, the biggest fear for investors is not whether Beijing can continue to defend the yuan but whether it will set off a vicious cycle of more outflows and currency depreciation. Data this week is expected to show ...