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Giappone
Mitsubishi Motors recalls over 600,000 minivehicles in Japan over gear-destroying engine defect
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Friday that it will recall or embark on improvement steps for 608,183 minivehicles spanning four models in Japan plagued by engine defects and other problems. The vehicles, including the eK Wagon and eK Space, were manufactured between April 2013 and April last year. The other two ...
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Giappone
Mitsubishi Motors hit by ¥485 million fine over bogus fuel-efficiency data
The Consumer Affairs Agency has ordered Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to pay a fine of around ¥485 million ($4.2 million) for making false claims in sales literature about the fuel efficiency of its cars, it was announced Friday. The order was the first of its kind under a legal revision that ...
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Brasile
Com cadeias já superlotadas, País tem 564 mil mandados de prisão em aberto
Dados do Conselho Nacional de Justiça (CNJ) obtidos pelo Estado mostram que há 564.198 mandados de prisão expedidos aguardando cumprimento no Brasil. Esse total supera a quantidade de vagas oficialmente existentes nos presídios: 376.669, de acordo com o último balanço do Departamento Penitenciário Nacional (Depen), publicado em 2014.
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Brasile
Uso de tornozeleiras economizaria R$ 3,3 bilhões, segundo relatório
O uso de tornozeleiras eletrônicas poderia levar a uma economia de R$ 3,3 bilhões por ano para o Brasil, segundo relatório da consultoria GO Associados. Com esse valor, seria possível criar 22,8 mil vagas em prisões ou instalar bloqueadores de celular em 1.650 unidades prisionais, de acordo com o estudo."Há ...
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Kenya
Kenya: Rogue lawyers, greedy telcos in MPs' last agenda
These legal amendments are contained in the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bill usually called the Omnibus Bill as it carries with it changes to dozens of laws.
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USA
US Stock Indexes Edge Lower in Afternoon Trading; Oil Slides
Energy companies led a slight slide in U.S. stock indexes Friday afternoon as the price of crude oil headed lower. Health care stocks were the biggest gainers as investors sized up earnings from American Airlines, Starbucks, Microsoft and other big companies. Bond yields fell after the government reported that the ...
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Brasile
Brazil Sees Opportunities in Trump’s Protectionist Measures
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to review his country’s trade agreements with other nations has been a cause of concern for many countries around the world. The Brazilian government, however, sees these new measures as new business opportunities for ...
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Brasile
Sales in Rio de Janeiro Show Worst Result Since 2003
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A report released yesterday (January 26th) by the Study Center of the Club of Retailers Directors of Rio Of January (CDL Rio), showed sales of Rio de Janeiro’s commerce fell 6.6 percent in 2016 compared to the previous year, the ...
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Bielorussia
Bielorussia - Al via l’Anno della Cultura Italiana in Bielorussia
Una mostra congiunta di capolavori del Futurismo e del Suprematismo, un Forum sulla green economy, una mostra fotografico-documentale sui rapporti italo-bielorussi, un concerto celebrativo, rappresentazioni teatrali, cinema, moda, scambi accademici e artistici: sono solo alcune delle iniziative in programma...
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Russia USA Regno Unito
Theresa May a Washington da Donald Trump
Theresa May a Washington da Donald Trump. La premier britannica è stata la prima tra i leader stranieri a incontrare ufficialmente il 45° presidente degli Stati Uniti. Tra i temi discussi, l’ipotesi di un accordo commerciale tra Regno Unito e Stati Uniti, i rapporti con la Russia e un programma ...