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India Giappone
13 autoworkers get life for deadly 2012 India riots at Maruti Suzuki plant
A court in northern India has sentenced 13 factory workers to life imprisonment for taking part in violence at the country’s largest automobile factory that led to the death of a manager nearly five years ago. Four other workers were sentenced to five years in prison for the rioting that ...
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Brasile Giappone
Brazil president tries to minimize fallout from tainted meat trade
Brazil’s president met Sunday with dozens of ambassadors from countries that import Brazilian meat, seeking to minimize damage from a corruption probe that alleges meatpackers bribed inspectors to keep rotten meat on the market. Speaking at the presidential palace, President Michel Temer told the diplomats that Brazil’s “government wants to ...
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USA Giappone
Networking site Meetup takes risky leap into the resist Trump camp
Meetup is taking a leap into the Trump resistance. The New York-based networking site will unveil plans in the coming days to partner with a labor group — under the guidance of a former Hillary Clinton aide — to coordinate protests among more than 120,000 activists already involved with anti-Trump ...
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Cina USA Giappone
Maine mainlining lobsters in record numbers to feed China’s crustacean craze
The expanding market for lobsters in China is continuing to grow, with the country setting a new record for the value of its imports of the crustaceans from the United States. American lobster was almost unheard of in most of China until 2010, when the value of imports grew 250 ...
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USA Giappone
California eatery sacks waiter who asked patrons for proof of legal residency
A waiter was fired from a Southern California restaurant after asking customers to prove they had legal residency before serving them. The Los Angeles Times reports Sunday (lat.ms/2nFRuY6 ) that 23-year-old Brenda Carrillo says she and a friend got the question at Saint Marc in Huntington Beach. Carrillo says the ...
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USA Kenya Regno Unito
Police killing us like rats, cry Nairobi slum youth
Throwing frequent glances over his shoulders, Dan Kariuki (not his real name) keeps asking this writer if he’s sure has not been followed as he ushers me into his hideout in the Mowlem area of Dandora. When the Star visited the 16-year-old extrajudicial killings survivor, we soon found out what ...
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Nigeria
Naira Set To Appreciate As CBN Plans More Interventions
The value of the naira is expected to further appreciate this week as the Central Bank of Nigeria says it plans to continue its interventions at the foreign exchange market to boost liquidity. The value of the naira which opened last week at N460 to the dollar had appreciated in ...
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Nigeria
Monetary, Fiscal Authorities Brainstorm Ahead Of MPC Meeting
Ahead of the Monetary Policy Committee holding today and tomorrow in Abuja, fiscal and monetary authorities at the weekend brainstormed on the way forward for the economy. The MPC retreat, for the first time in recent times, had in attendance a large representation of the fiscal authorities, which is coming ...
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Nigeria
Dangote Cement: Maintaining Profit Performance
Most of the manufacturing companies in Nigeria are suffering from the multiplier effects of global fall in crude oil prices and foreign exchange rate, with revenues cut short, profits disappearing in some cases and the cost of doing business stifling growth. But the situation seems different for Dangote Cement as ...
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USA Nigeria
A/Ibom To Partner U.S On Strategic Development
Akwa Ibom State government has indicated interest to partner with the United States of America in strategic development particularly in the areas of economy, health, education, technology and capacity building. Governor Emmanuel gave the indication when the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr William Stuart Symington called on him at ...