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Brasile
Rio’s Metro Line 4 Stations Offer Reduced Fare Until April 30th
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As part of MetrôRio’s “Quem Prova Aprova” (Who Tries It Approves) campaign, the five stations of the new Metro Line 4 will offer riders a reduced fare of R$3 until Sunday, April 30th. The promotion will apply only to riders ...
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Thailandia
SET opens up 2.57 to 1,578.48
Thai stocks opened up 0.16% at the start of trade this morning.
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Australia
Australia toughens foreign worker visa requirements
SYDNEY - Australia will abolish a temporary work visa popular with foreigners and replace it with a visa requiring better English-language and work skills, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Tuesday.
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Yemen
Seven million people facing threat of famine in Yemen
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: YemenTwo thirds of the population are now vulnerable and need support. Humanitarian partners agree that this man-made disaster could reach a point of no-return in 2017. HIGHLIGHTS • Some 48,000 people displaced by conflict on western coast since January • Three million people displaced ...
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Giappone
Pence remark forces dollar to cut gains in late Tokyo trading
The dollar pared early gains to move around ¥108.80 in late Tokyo trading Tuesday, dampened by a remark by visiting U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥108.86-86, still up from ¥108.32-32 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.0649-0651, up from $1.0638-0638, ...
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Giappone
Nikkei 225 rises on Wall Street rally, yen’s fall
Stocks gained further ground Tuesday, buoyed by an overnight rally on Wall Street and the yen’s drop against the dollar. The Nikkei 225 average climbed 63.33 points, or 0.35 percent, to close at 18,418.59. On Monday, the key market gauge gained 19.63 points. The Topix, which covers all first-section issues, ...
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Giappone
Nippon Steel settles suit against former worker over data leak to South Korean rival Posco
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. has settled a damages lawsuit against a former employee accused of giving trade secrets to South Korean rival Posco, informed sources said Tuesday. Nippon Steel in late March withdrew the case against the former worker over the leak of its magnetic steel sheet technology, ...
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Giappone
July 24 will be ‘day of telework’ as Japan seeks to ease traffic congestion ahead of 2020 Olympics
The government has designated this July 24 as “the day of telework” in a bid to encourage people to work from home and test out the impact on traffic congestion ahead of the 2020 Olympics, which will open on July 24 of that year. Officials said Tuesday that companies and ...
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Giappone
45 new skyscrapers to dot Tokyo’s skyline by 2020 Olympics
Tokyo’s skyline is set to welcome 45 new skyscrapers by the time the city hosts the Olympics in 2020, as a surge of buildings planned in the early years of Abenomics near completion. The capital will see nearly 50 percent more new high-rise space in the next three years than ...
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Giappone
In wake of fuel data scandal, Mitsubishi Motors has yet to return ¥5 billion in tax cuts
As of the end of March, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. had not returned some ¥5 billion in tax cuts that buyers of its cars received because of overstated fuel-efficiency, according to informed sources. The amount is part of ¥9 billion the automaker needs to return to the central and local governments ...