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Francia
Valse de PDG à la tête de Sonatrach : Le poids du politique sur l’entreprise
Le remplacement de Mohamed Amine Mazouzi par Ould Kaddour Abdelmoumen à la tête de la compagnie nationale des hydrocarbures (Sonatrach) s’est invité dans les discussions entre les participants à la 7e conférence-Salon internationale sur l’industrie pétrolière et gazière de la région nord-africaine (Napec 2017) tenue la semaine dernière à Oran. ...
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Giappone
Stocks fall back sharply on yen’s appreciation
Stocks took a sharp downturn on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday, hurt by the yen’s rise against the dollar amid growing concerns over of U.S. President Donald Trump’s ability to carry out his policy pledges. The 225-issue Nikkei average tumbled 276.94 points, or 1.44 percent, to end at 18,985.59, ...
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Cina India Giappone
Toyota to bring premium brand Lexus to India
Toyota Motor Corp. is bringing its premium Lexus brand to India more than two decades after introducing the marque in China, an acknowledgment of the second-most populous country’s growing potential as a source of luxury demand. Lexus will offer two SUVs and a sedan as the first models to be ...
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Giappone
Hokkaido Shinkansen Line marks first year of service
The Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, which connects Honshu and Hokkaido by high-speed train, on Sunday marked its first year of service. Commemorative events were held at Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station in Hokuto, near Hakodate, and Shin-Aomori Station in Aomori Prefecture. At Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station, a ceremony welcomed the arrival of passengers on the Hayabusa ...
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Giappone
Toshiba seeks support from Korea Electric Power Corp. as Westinghouse nuclear unit prepares for bankruptcy
Embattled Toshiba Corp. is seeking support from Korea Electric Power Corp. as it prepares for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by its U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Co., sources close to the matter said Monday. Westinghouse is expected to meet with U.S. utilities and other stakeholders to explain the Chapter ...
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USA Giappone
NYC debate: Should ‘Fearless Girl’ continue staring down bronze bull on Wall Street?
Should the “Fearless Girl” stand up to Wall Street’s charging bull forever? That’s the question New York City officials are facing after a statue of a ponytailed girl in a windblown dress went up in front of the bronze bull early this month and immediately became a tourist draw and ...
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Giappone
Arkansas exposure bill targets transgender rights, will hit economy, foes say
An Arkansas lawmaker wants to expand the state’s indecent exposure law in a move that opponents say could criminalize transgender people’s use of bathrooms. Republican Rep. Bob Ballinger’s proposal would make it a crime for people to knowingly expose their sex organs to someone of the opposite sex in a ...
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Giappone
U.S. nuclear plant closings hurting small towns still storing their waste
Living in the shadows of the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant’s cooling tower, which soars above Lake Erie in Ohio like an oversized lighthouse, brings with it some give-and-take. On the plus side, it generates tax money that once paid for a high school swimming pool and auditorium. Then there are ...
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Egitto Yemen
Food insecurity affecting more than 30 million people in Near East and North Africa
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Country: Egypt, Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, YemenNutrition levels have sharply deteriorated over the last five years, undermining the steady improvement achieved before 2010 when food production had increased. Conflicts and protracted crises hamper progress made to end hunger in the Near East and ...
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USA
South Sudan: Humanitarian coordinator condemns killing of six aid workers
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: South SudanAt least 79 aid workers have been killed since the beginning of the December 2013 crisis, including at least 12 killed in 2017, and at least eight aid convoys have been attacked already this year. (Juba, 26 March 2017): The Humanitarian ...