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Giappone
Six Japanese media firms, led by TBS, to start joint online video service possibly by fall
Six major Japanese media firms, including Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc., said Tuesday they will jointly establish a new company in July to offer paid online video services. The new company will offer dramas, economic news and other content starting April next year. It will create exclusive programs and spinoffs ...
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Cina Giappone
Japan sees surge in other nations’ ‘problematic’ anti-dumping measures that may violate WTO rules
Japan’s trade ministry said Tuesday the number of “problematic” anti-dumping measures is rising, citing South Korean stainless steel and U.S. steel sheet trade cases as among priority issues to tackle. In its annual report on unfair trade practices, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry newly cited eight cases of ...
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Giappone
Trump pitches $120 million budget cut for Hanford nuclear site despite recent radioactive scares
President Donald Trump’s proposed budget includes a cut of about $120 million for the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, despite two recent incidents that raised concern about worker safety at the former nuclear weapons production site. Hanford for decades made plutonium for nuclear weapons, and it now is engaged in a massive ...
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Giappone
Trump’s ‘draconian’ budget gets icy reception in Congress, and that’s just from fellow Republicans
President Donald Trump’s first budget proposal got an icy reception on Capitol Hill Tuesday, and that was just from the Republicans. Longtime GOP Rep. Hal Rogers of Kentucky declared proposed cuts to safety net and environmental proposals “draconian.” “I don’t think the president’s budget is going anywhere,” said Republican Sen. ...
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Giappone
EPA sues Fiat Chrysler over alleged diesel emissions cheating
U.S. environmental regulators on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against automaker Fiat Chrysler, accusing the company of installing devices on its trucks that hid harmful emissions during testing. The company kept the software’s existence from regulators during the certification process for 104,000 3.0-liter light-duty diesel vehicles, according to the Environmental Protection ...
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Senegal
Un fonds de 26 milliards pour lutter contre l'émigration des jeunes (ministre)
Kolda, 23 mai (APS) - Le ministre du Commerce, du Secteur formel, de la Consommation, de la Promotion des produits locaux et des PME, Alioune Sarr, a annoncé, mardi à Kolda (sud), un fonds de 26 milliards de francs CFA, dédié à la promotion et au développement des PME, en ...
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Senegal
87% des investissements privés réalisés par les nationaux
Dakar, 23 mai (APS)- Au total, 87% des investissements privés au Sénégal en 2016 sont réalisés par le secteur privé national, a soutenu, mardi à Dakar, le Directeur de cabinet du ministre de la Promotion des investissements, des Partenariats et du développement des Téléservices de l'Etat, El Hadji Ndiogou Diouf. ...
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UN Humanitarian Coordinator urges immediate access for the delivery of humanitarian assistance in Libya
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: LibyaIn addition to reports of civilian casualties and allegations of human rights abuses, the situation has severely strained the already weak health services in the South.The UN Humanitarian Coordinator Maria Riberio expresses alarm at the toll the continued fighting in southern ...
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USA Myanmar
UNICEF calls for improved humanitarian access to some 2.2 million children affected by violence in Myanmar
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: MyanmarUnresolved conflict, poverty and under-development are preventing children in remote parts of Myanmar from reaping the benefits of the reform and reconciliation efforts, states UNICEF. UNICEF Child Alert on Myanmar: Fruits of rapid development and reconciliation efforts yet to reach remote, conflict-affected regions New report calls for improved ...
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Etiopia
What Deters the Passion for Science
[Addis Fortune] On a beautiful Sunday morning, I had nothing to do other than hovering around the local bookshops in Addis Abeba. I was just hoping to find one or two of "the greatest science books of 2016," as listed by bookworms and influential persons around the world. To my ...