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Vai alla Scheda Paese »There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
— John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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UK considering £1,000 charge to hire EU workers after Brexit
The British government says it is considering charging employers 1,000 pounds ($1,200) a year for every skilled worker they recruit from the European Union after the U.K. leaves the bloc.Immigration Minister Robert Goodwill told a House of Lords committee on Wednesday that the charge is "something that's been suggested to ...
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European Commission approves support for Delimara Gas and Power Energy Project in Malta
The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules Maltese plans to pay Electrogas Malta, operator of the Delimara plant, for providing energy to Maltese electricity company Enemalta. The measure compensates Electrogas for the additional cost of fulfilling public service obligations, a commission statement said.In June 2016, Malta notified ...
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Toshiba may face heavier losses in U.S. nuclear business: source
Toshiba Corp. anticipates that total losses at its nuclear business in the United States could be larger than earlier stated due to a write-down at its subsidiary Westinghouse Electric Co., a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The development may further taint the financial standing of the company that ...
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NRG, JX Nippon open $1 billion clean coal power project in Texas
U.S. power generator NRG Energy Inc. and Japanese energy producer JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corp. have finished the world’s largest system to capture carbon dioxide produced from burning coal at a power plant. The $1 billion Petra Nova project, which collects carbon emissions from an existing coal-fired power ...
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Urgent need to rebuild CAR justice system as war crime suspects roam free
Source: Amnesty International Country: Central African RepublicIndividuals suspected of committing war crimes, including killing and rape during the conflict, are evading investigation and arrest, and in some cases live side by side with their victims, Amnesty says. CAR: Urgent need to rebuild justice system as war crime suspects roam free Individuals suspected of ...
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Ukraine: Humanitarian assistance, recovery and development need to go hand in hand
Source: UN Development Programme Country: UkraineUNDP is implementing a humanitarian-development approach in the Donbas region: their job co-financing programme helped create 950 new jobs in less than a year.by Janthomas Hiemstra, Country Director, UNDP Ukraine The conflict in the Ukraine is, without doubt, a humanitarian crisis. Almost 10,000 people have ...
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Il fumo costa all’economia globale più di mille miliardi di dollari all’anno
Il fumo costa all’economia globale più di mille miliardi di dollari all’anno. Lo sostiene uno studio pubblicato il 10 gennaio dall’Organizzazione mondiale della sanità e dall’Istituto nazionale dei tumori statunitense. I costi sono dovuti all’aumento della spesa sanitaria e alla perdita di produttività causati dalle malattie. Gli esperti sostengono inoltre ...
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Turkey renames street after murdered Russian ambassador
Turkey has renamed the street that serves the Russian Embassy after the ambassador who was killed in an attack in the Turkish capital. Ankara Mayor Melih Gokcek presented a framed copy of the decision to rename the street to the widow of Andrei Karlov. Council workers then replaced the street sign with ...
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Maradona backs Infantino’s 48-team World Cup plan
Diego Maradona is delighted by plans to expand the World Cup to 48 teams and Argentina’s former captain said yesterday that it would rekindle interest in the tournament. The FIFA Council is expected to approve a proposal to expand the finals from 32 to 48 teams, starting in 2026, when it ...
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Updated - It's official: FIFA to expand World Cup to 48 teams in 2026
FIFA will expand the World Cup to 48 teams, adding 16 extra nations to the 2026 tournament which is likely to be held in North America.President Gianni Infantino's favored plan — for 16 three-team groups with the top two advancing to a round of 32 — was unanimously approved Tuesday ...
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Updated - APNewsBreak: Jolie Pitt and Brad Pitt reach divorce pact
Angelina Jolie Pitt and Brad Pitt have reached an agreement to handle their divorce in a private forum and will work together to reunify their family, the actors announced in a joint statement Monday.Their statement released Monday night to The Associated Press said that they will keep future details of ...
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Journalist Clare Hollingworth, who broke news of WW II, dies
Clare Hollingworth, a British war correspondent who was the first to report the Nazi invasion of Poland that marked the beginning of World War II, died in Hong Kong on Tuesday. She was 105.The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong announced her death, calling her a beloved member with a ...
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Chamber of Architects president expresses ‘complete disgust’ with Robert Musumeci comments
The president of the Chamber of Architects and Civil Engineers Alex Torpiano expressed his “complete disgust” and “shame” at comments made by Architect Robert Musumeci in an interview with David Thake. Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia recently revealed that parliamentary secretary for lands Deborah Schembri will be using Mr Musumeci’s services on ...
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Korea Set This Year’s Export Target at $510 Bil.
The Korean government set this year’s annual export target at US$510 billion. To achieve this goal, the government plans to develop five global brands each with annual sales of more than 1 trillion won, as well as to establish an export voucher system for small- and medium-sized enterprises. On January 5, ...
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First Shipment of U.S. Imported Raw Eggs to Arrive in Korea
An air cargo of 1.64 million eggs will arrive in Korea from the United States, the first shipment of raw eggs from overseas. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs said in a briefing on January 9 in the Sejong government complex that the import quarantine and inspection process ...
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Korean finance minister holds IR session in US
South Korea's finance minister met with U.S. investors to introduce the country's fiscal policy and reform measures in a
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Prevalgono le vendite a New York
(Teleborsa) - Chiusura in frazionale ribasso per Wall Street, con il Dow Jones che lascia sul parterre lo 0,38%; sulla stessa linea, si posiziona sotto la linea di parità lo S&P-500, che si...
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Barack Obama tiene il suo ultimo discorso a Chicago.
Barack Obama tiene il suo ultimo discorso a Chicago. Dopo otto anni alla Casa Bianca, il presidente uscente terrà il suo ultimo discorso nella città dove ha cominciato la sua carriera politica. Tra dieci giorni, il 20 gennaio, si insedierà il presidente eletto Donald Trump. Nel suo ultimo discorso Obama ...
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Army Corps, tribes urge judge to snub Dakota Access firm’s bid to finish pipeline
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and two Native American tribes that oppose the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline have asked a federal judge to reject an effort by the four-state project’s Texas-based developer to get permission to finish it. It’s the latest development in a saga that has ...
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Toyota to invest $10 billion in U.S. over five years but not because of Trump threat
Toyota Motor Corp will invest $10 billion in the United States over the next five years, the same as in the previous five years, North America Chief Executive Jim Lentz said on Monday, to meet demand and upgrade plants to build more fuel-efficient models. The Japanese automaker has come under ...
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Aging, trouble-prone nuke plant 50 km from Manhattan to close by 2021
An aging nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close by April 2021 under a deal between New York State and plant owner Entergy Corp., Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. Cuomo has long argued the two-unit Indian Point plant, about 50 km north of Manhattan, should be ...