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Giappone
Japan’s decluttering guru Kondo now has an app for tidying up
The newest tool for internationally acclaimed organizing guru Marie Kondo in her global battle against messy rooms is an app. “My goal is to have as many people as possible who can get the job done in tidying up,” she said in an interview after speaking at the South by ...
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Giappone
Hitachi looks to boost U.S. rail biz amid Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure blitz
Hitachi Ltd. is aiming to expand its rail business in the U.S. by bidding for streetcar and light-rail projects as President Donald Trump pledges to spend as much as $1 trillion to upgrade infrastructure across the country. The Japanese conglomerate “sees quite a big opportunity” in the U.S., Alistair Dormer, ...
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Giappone
Economy seen hurting as thousands of Japan’s ‘zombie’ firms legally dodge bankruptcy
The owner of a car repair business in northwest Tokyo has been digging into his retirement fund to keep his shop going. He’s in his mid-60s, he’s not making money and he knows he’ll eventually have to close down. But for now, he’s managing to keep hold of his single ...
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USA Kenya
Show us your achievement in Mombasa, Uhuru dares Joho
President Uhuru on Sunday hit back at Mombasa governor Hassan Joho saying he has been riding on projects initiated by his administration. Uhuru challenged Joho to enumerate his achievement in Mombasa before resorting to insulting him and his government’s projects. He said his government has released over Sh 40 billion ...
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Kenya
Kenya, tackle insecurity or risk losing investors
With an impressive growth and an educated workforce, coupled with a law-abiding ethic, it was the best bet.
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Cina
Business News: Africa's biggest firm sees education as new growth market
Naspers Ltd plans to expand in education software as Africa's biggest company by market value searches for a repeat of the profitable bet it made on Tencent Holdings Ltd of China.
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Cina
Business: Africa's biggest firm sees education as new growth market
Naspers Ltd plans to expand in education software as Africa's biggest company by market value searches for a repeat of the profitable bet it made on Tencent Holdings Ltd of China.
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Brasile
Em São Paulo, bando explode agência abastecida para saque do FGTS
Criminosos armados com fuzis e metralhadoras invadiram a região central e explodiram o cofre de uma agência da Caixa Econômica Federal na madrugada deste domingo, em Jarinu, no interior de São Paulo. Leia mais notícias em Brasil De acordo com policiais militares, a agência estava abastecida com dinheiro para o saque das ...
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Brasile
Uma em cada cinco mulheres fará um aborto até os 40 anos, indica pesquisa
A segunda edição da Pesquisa Nacional de Aborto (PNA), realizada em 2016 pelo Anis Instituto de Bioética e pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB), aponta que 20% das mulheres terão feito ao menos um aborto ilegal ao final da vida reprodutiva, ou seja, uma em cada cinco mulheres aos 40 anos ...
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Nigeria
SERAP demands re-instatement of sacked worker
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sent an open letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama requesting him to facilitate the re-instatement of a worker sacked for reportedly exposing an alleged fraud in the ministry. It said Ntia Thompson was sacked through a post ...