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Giappone
Swedish startup Epicenter’s workers getting ‘chipped’ as cyborgs
The syringe slides in between the thumb and index finger. Then, with a click, a microchip is injected in the employee’s hand. Another “cyborg” is created. What could pass for a dystopian vision of the workplace is almost routine at the Swedish startup hub Epicenter. The company offers to implant ...
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USA Giappone
After decade of 21% annual surges, UC sees fall in foreign applicants after Trump election
A new study shows international students applied to the University of California last year in far fewer numbers than they did over the 12 previous years, and the decline coincides with the election of President Trump. The San Francisco Chronicle reports (bit.ly/2opCtg1 ) the dip follows more than a decade ...
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Belgio
ING: "Probablement la première grande entreprise à faire usage de la loi Peeters"
La restructuration prévue chez ING Belgique n'occasionnera pas seulement une diminution du personnel dans les années à venir, mais également davantage de flexibilité pour le personnel qui reste. "À cet égard, nous sommes probablement la première grande entreprise qui fera usage de la loi Peeters", a expliqué lundi le directeur ...
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Nuova Zelanda
Q&A: Wellington business mentor Kate Taylor
Self-described ninja Kate Taylor has spent time in recruitment, finance, real estate and business and now she's sharing her lessons.
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Nigeria
Economist backs IMF’s declaration on Economic Recovery Plan
An economist, Dr Aminu Usman says he is in support of declaration by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the recently released Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) will resuscitate the country’s economy. Usman, a lecturer at the Department of Economics, Kaduna State University said this in an interview with ...
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Nigeria
‘Feed Nigeria Summit To Enhance Agricultural Productivity’
As part of efforts to promote economic recovery through the agriculture sector, chief executive officer, AgroNigeria, Mr. Richard-Mark Mbaram, has disclosed that Feed Nigeria Summit will enhance agricultural productivity and boost the economy across the country. The summit, organized by AgroNigeria with the theme, “Feed Nigeria to Feed Africa,” slated ...
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Nigeria
National GDP Growth Depends On Performance Of Public Service – Oyo-Ita
Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, Head of Civil Service of the Federation, says the growth of a nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) depends on the output of its public service. Oyo-Ita said this in Abuja on Monday, while signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG), an ...
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Portogallo
Portugal e Hong Kong têm novo acordo sobre troca de informações financeiras
Acordo assinado por Rocha Andrade e K. Chan permite a troca de saldos das contas financeiras detidas pelos residentes na outra jurisdição.
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Brasile
Janot questiona normas de sigilo em investigações de acidentes aéreos
Ação proposta ao Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) pelo procurador-geral da República, Rodrigo Janot, afirma que a restrição de acesso às investigações de acidentes aéreos no Brasil é inconstitucional. Para Janot, a proibição legal prevista no Código Brasileiro da Aeronáutica suprime o direito de defesa, dificulta o direito de acesso à ...
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Brasile
STF bloqueia R$ 129 mi do governo do Rio para pagar salários do Judiciário
O ministro Dias Toffoli, do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), determinou hoje (3/4) o bloqueio judicial de R$ 129 milhões nas contas do estado do Rio de Janeiro para o pagamento dos salários de servidores do Tribunal de Justiça do Rio de Janeiro (TJRJ).Toffoli atendeu a um pedido de liminar (decisão ...