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Brasile USA
Brazil Announces Measures Against Imported U.S. Corn-Based Ethanol
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian government announced on Monday that it will adopt measures to protect Brazilian sugarcane-based ethanol producers from imported biofuel. The measures include limiting the import of corn-based ethanol from the United States. According to the Minister of Mines and ...
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Giappone
Dollar weaker around ¥113.40 in late Tokyo
The dollar lost ground to move around ¥113.40 in Tokyo trading late Tuesday, pressured chiefly by position-adjustment selling. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥103.45-45, down from ¥113.64-65 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.1028-1028, up from $1.0941-0945, and at ¥125.12-12, up from ¥124.34-41. After falling ...
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Giappone
Panasonic recalls 280,000 tablet PC battery packs due to fire risk
The electronics maker said it received 16 reports of the battery pack having combusted between March 2015 and this April. The post Panasonic recalls 280,000 tablet PC battery packs due to fire risk appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Giappone
Nikkei rebounds slightly on firmer U.S. market
Stocks turned slightly higher Tuesday, thanks to an advance overnight on Wall Street. The Nikkei 225 average gained 49.97 points, or 0.25 percent, to close at 19,919.82. On Monday, the key market gauge fell 14.05 points. The Topix, which covers all first-section issues, rose 4.23 points, 0.27 percent, to end ...
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Giappone
Too early to assess impact of new French government on Renault, Ghosn says
Carlos Ghosn, chief executive officer of Renault S.A., said Tuesday it is too early to evaluate what impact the new French administration could have on the automaker, which is partially government-owned. “I think it is too early to judge or assess what’s going to happen because there are so many ...
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Kenya
Kenya: Narcotics worth Sh5 million destroyed at Malindi law courts
The drugs were still lying in the Malindi law courts store long after the cases of the people who had been charged with trafficking them had been heard and the files closed.
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Kenya
Kenya: Turkana leaders call for passage of Petroleum Law
Two leaders have vowed not to allow the transportation of crude oil until the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill is enacted.
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Kenya
Business: Kenyan picked for top African engineering award
Kenya's Kelvin Gacheru has been shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation set for Nairobi next week.
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Ghana Kenya
Business: Nairobi to host Google's Internet firm
CSquared, which has built metro fibre networks in Accra, Ghana, will be headquartered in Nairobi with similar metro networks in other towns and cities in the country and Africa.
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Cina Kenya
Business News: Uhuru witnesses signing of Sh206b power deal between Kenya and China
The Government has entered into a Sh 206billion power deal with a Chinese firm to build and operate Lamu Power project.