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Belgio
La justice estime qu'Albert II n'est pas le père légal de Delphine Boël, qui fait appel
Le tribunal civil de Bruxelles a rendu, mardi après-midi, sa décision dans l'affaire Boël.
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Giappone
Dollar hits ¥111 on strong U.S. consumer confidence data
The dollar climbed above ¥111 in Tokyo trading on Wednesday, buoyed by strong U.S. consumer confidence data released overnight, as well as speculation of further interest rates hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥111.09-10, up from ¥110.68-68 at the same time Tuesday. The ...
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Giappone
Westinghouse files for bankruptcy after Toshiba approval
Toshiba Corp’s troubled U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors on Wednesday, as its Japanese parent seeks to limit losses that have plunged it into crisis. A bankruptcy filing will allow Pittsburgh-based Westinghouse, whose nuclear plant projects have been dogged by delays and cost overruns, to ...
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Giappone
Nikkei edges up on weaker yen, Wall Street’s rise
The key Nikkei average closed marginally higher on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, supported by the yen’s weakening against the dollar and brisk U.S. equities overnight. The 225-issue Nikkei average gained 14.61 points, or 0.08 percent, to end at 19,217.48. On Tuesday, the key market gauge jumped 217.28 points. But ...
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Giappone
Japanese, South Korean investors plow cash into structured products
Yield-starved Japanese investors are taking out the cash stashed under the futon and plowing it into potentially risky securities. Faced with domestic bond yields below zero and a rally in global equities that only recently had some wobbles, domestic retail investors drove sales of bonds tied to the Nikkei 225 ...
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USA Giappone
Amazon tests Seattle grocery pickup service
Amazon is testing a grocery pickup service in Seattle. The AmazonFresh Pickup service is currently open only to Amazon employees. Eventually, members of Amazon’s $99-a-year Prime loyalty program will be able to order groceries online and drive to a pickup location, where crews will deliver items to the car. Amazon ...
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Giappone
Canon buys U.K. photo startup in bid for smartphone relevance
Canon Inc., the Tokyo-based consumer electronics firm, is buying U.K. startup Kite, a company that helps people order photo albums, mugs or phone cases customized with images from their smartphone cameras. Eighty-year-old Canon, best known for printers and cameras, has struggled to stay relevant to consumers as photo taking has ...
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Giappone
U.S. congressional vote to repeal broadband privacy rules sparks interest in VPNs
A decision by Congress on Tuesday to repeal rules limiting how internet service providers can use customer data has generated renewed interest in the internet technology of virtual private networks (VPNs). VPNs cloak a person’s web-surfing history by making an encrypted connection to a private server that does not reveal ...
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Giappone
FDA OKs drug firms’ pricey first potent medicine to fight severe eczema
U.S. regulators have approved the first powerful, injected medicine to treat serious cases of the skin condition eczema. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Dupixent for moderate or severe eczema, which causes red, fiercely itchy rashes on the face, arms and legs. In three studies of the drug ...
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USA Giappone
Union-averse Republican-led Missouri House repeals public construction wage law
The Missouri House took a key first step Tuesday toward repealing the state’s “prevailing wage” requirement for public construction projects, the latest in a series of moves by Republican-controlled states to limit union powers. The legislation, which won initial House approval by a 93-60 vote, would undo a longtime Missouri ...