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USA Malta
Need for proactive rather than reactive policies to protect children online – Miriam Dalli
"All EU Member States need to adopt a proactive approach in their fight against child online abuse to prevent more harm being done," MEP Miriam Dalli said in a meeting with local stakeholders which are involved in combatting child exploitation and online abuse.The meeting formed part of a wide consultation ...
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Regno Unito Malta
Government does not exclude updating current laws on suits for pain and suffering
Under Maltese law, one cannot sue exclusively for moral damages, i.e. pain and suffering derived from some ordeal, but Justice Minister Owen Bonnici pointed out that the law has a number of provisions for compensation to be awarded to injured parties. He said the government does not exclude updating current ...
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USA
Editorial: The imponderables of the French election
By late evening on Sunday we will know the results of the first round of the French presidential election. The two candidates who get the most support will then pass on to the second round which takes place on 7 May.In normal circumstances, the French presidential election is like no ...
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Singapore
Singapore home sales at four-year high
Singapore home sales surged to the highest monthly total for nearly four years in March, a month in which the government rolled back some property curbs in March following a three-year slide in prices.
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Giappone Vietnam
Japan reaches out
With ample liquidity supplied by its central bank and facing an anaemic economy back home, many Japanese companies do not have to look any farther west than Southeast Asia to ply their trade and expand their business empires.
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Myanmar
Myanmar deserves our patience
What a difference a year makes. In the same hot summer last year, Myanmar was the rosy-cheeked debutante of the democratic world after the National League for Democracy (NLD) won a landslide victory in the 2015 election, paving the way for the first civilian-led government in 54 years. Foreign investors ...
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Giappone
Dollar weaker around ¥108.30 in Tokyo
After a brief rally, the dollar dropped to around ¥108.30 in Tokyo trading on Monday, pressured chiefly by unabated geopolitical risks over North Korea. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥108.32-32, down from ¥108.93-94 at the same time Friday. The euro was at $1.0638-0638, up from $1.0619-0621, and at ...
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Cina Giappone
China’s property investment remains robust despite curbs
Real estate investment in China remained robust in the first quarter from a year earlier, official data showed Monday, as the pace of new construction quickened, despite intensified government cooling measures. Growth in property investment, which includes residential, commercial and office spaces, accelerated to 9.1 percent from 8.9 percent in ...
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USA Giappone
Ex-trade minister Amari says Japan, U.S. should create fair, transparent trade rules
Japan and the United States should create fair and transparent rules for global trade and investment under a new economic dialogue between the two countries, former trade minister Akira Amari said in an interview. The two countries should map out a trade and investment vision that will be promoted globally, ...
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Giappone
Japan not manipulating the yen, Suga says in response to U.S. Treasury move
Japan does not manipulate its currency, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Monday. The U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to keep Japan on its monitoring list for currency policy does not mean that Tokyo is being asked to do something in response, the government’s chief spokesman said at a news conference. ...