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Giappone
Reassessing the negative impact of hosting the 2020 Olympics
The estimated cost of the 2020 Olympic Games has increased astronomically since Tokyo won the right to host it. On Dec. 22, Asahi Shimbun reported that the estimated price could be as much as ¥1.8 trillion. The original bid estimate for constructing new Olympic venues was ¥499 billion and that ...
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Brasile
Passageiros do metrô do RJ já podem ir da Tijuca à Barra sem trocar de trem
A partir de hoje (25), os passageiros do metrô no Rio de Janeiro poderão ir da Estação Uruguai, Linha 1 na Tijuca, zona norte, até a Estação Jardim Oceânico, na Barra, Linha 4, zona oeste, em meia hora, sem trocar de trem. Antes, os passageiros precisavam fazer a mudança de ...
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USA Spagna
'Connectivity, innovation, and digitization are crucial' – Tourism Minister
Connectivity, innovation, and digitization are crucial for European tourism international competitiveness, Maltese Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis has said.He was participating in the Conference for Connecting Europe through Innovation, hosted by the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the Office of the EU Parliament in Madrid.Minister Zammit Lewis said that digitization ...
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Spagna Malta
INDEPTH: 'I am in favour of removing garnishee orders against journalists, but not DCG,' - Cardona
Economy Minister and PL Deputy Leader Chris Cardona denied that he was against the removal of garnishee orders as proposed by Government in the new media bill, yet he believes that he was right in being the first politician to file such a garnishee against a journalist, freezing nearly €50,000 ...
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Malta
NSO 'trends' report predicts fewer workers, more pensioners by 2055
Population projections found in a recent report called "Trends in Malta 2016", released by the National Statistics Office, shows worrying predictions regarding the future of Malta's population composition in terms of age groups.Currently, employers are already complaining about the lack of potential employees easily found in Malta to fill empty ...
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USA
Trump's bill push a bust; collapse of GOP health care bill puts effort into limbo
House Republicans passed roughly 60 bills over the past six years dismembering President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Other than minor tweaks, they knew the measures would go nowhere because the Democrat still lived in the White House.With a bill that counted Friday, they choked. It was an epic, damaging, ...
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Malta
Malta's Robotics Olympiad in its second day
The Malta Robotics Olympiad is in its second day of events.The Malta Robotics Olympiad (MRO) is the largest technology event in Malta organised by the Ministry for Education and Employment in Partnership with GO at the MFCC Ta'Qali.This year, for the first time ever the MRO took place over two ...
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Malta
FAA expresses concern about restoration work at Mediterranean Conference Centre
Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar welcomes the restoration to take place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, however expresses concern about the assessment of works to be carried out, "with the Planning Authority granting the permit before the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage gave its final approval.""This was compounded by the illegality of ...
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USA Malta
The problems female migrants face accessing Malta’s workforce
Whilst there are a number of female migrants in Malta who would not like to give up their role as caregivers to their families, others have ambitions of pursuing careers and entering the country's workforce. However, according to Migrant Women Association Malta (MWAM), employment is one of the main factors ...
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Air Malta is ‘a small fish in a shark tank’ - GWU secretary for aviation
The biggest problem with Air Malta is that it is a "small fish in a shark tank", GWU Secretary for the Aviation and Maritime sectors Sandro Vella told The Malta Independent.He was asked for his reaction to proposals put forward by the PN this week which, the party says, would ...