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Giappone
Tepco appoints ex-business lobby chief Kobayashi as new chairman
Yoshimitsu Kobayashi headed the Japan Association of Corporate Executives for four years through 2019 and now serves as chairman of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.
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Cina
Toyota’s March global sales hit record on U.S. and China recovery
Toyota's global sales and output rose for the seventh straight month on a year-on-year basis as it manufactured 843,393 vehicles in March, up 31.6%.
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Giappone
Japan approves far-reaching RCEP free trade deal
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership deal will create a huge free trade area accounting for some 30% of global gross domestic product and trade.
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Uruguay
Renault será el nuevo sponsor oficial de Nacional y Peñarol
Como parte de su compromiso por apoyar el deporte nacional, Renault será el nuevo sponsor oficial de Peñarol y Nacional durante los próximos tres años.
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Nigeria
Senators Kick Over Asset Seizure As Senate Passes New AMCON Law
BY BODE GBADEBO The Senate has passed the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Amendment Bill into law, with some Senators protesting a clause empowering the corporation to take over a debtor’s asset whether or not it’s used as a collateral. The passage of the Bill followed the consideration and ...
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USA Nigeria
US Govt Launches New $90m Malaria Control Effort In 8 Nigerian States
By Royal Ibeh, Lagos The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has partnered with the Nigeria’s National Malaria Elimination Programme to launch a new $90million malaria control effort in eight vulnerable states in Nigeria. The $90 million President’s Malaria Initiative for States (PMI-S) will serve as the flagship activity ...
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Nigeria
NAICOM, FFS Partner On Compulsory Public Building Liability Insurance
BY ADEGWU JOHN, Abuja Worried by the lack of compliance to fire safety rules and fire outbreaks, the Federal Fire Service (FFS) and the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) have resolved to implement compulsory fire liability insurance for all public buildings in Nigeria. The two parties arrived at the resolution when ...
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Nigeria
EAU To Honour Yahaya Bello, Jeddy Agba
BY SALIFU USMAN, Abuja The governing council and the senate of European-American University (EAU), Commonwealth of Dominica Republic, is to confer honourary doctorate degrees in public sector accounting and finance on the governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello and the minister of state for power, Mr Goddy Jeddy Agba, ...
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Nigeria
World IP Day: NCC Seeks Banks’ Collateralised IP Assets To Boost SMEs
By ABUBAKAR YUNUSA, Abuja Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) has called on Banks and financial institutions to embrace the collateralisation of IP assets to support Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the creative sector in order to boost their contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Director-general of Nigerian Copyright ...
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India USA
FOREIGN: India’s Crisis Enters 6th Consecutive Day As More Countries Offer Help
India’s new coronavirus cases have stayed above 300,000 for a sixth consecutive day yesterday, while its armed forces pledged urgent medical aid to help battle the staggering spike in infections overwhelming its hospitals and even the crematoriums. Many countries including the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States have pledged ...