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Giappone
In major setback for Abenomics, BOJ gives up hitting inflation target during Kuroda term
The Bank of Japan acknowledged defeat Tuesday in its quest to achieve its 2 percent inflation goal during Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda’s term through April 2018, dealing a major setback to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Abenomics policy mix that was designed to tame prolonged deflation. The central bank, however, ...
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Giappone
Over 70 rights groups want Facebook to explain content-removal policy
More than 70 rights groups asked Facebook on Monday to clarify its policies for removing content, especially at the behest of governments, alleging the company has repeatedly censored postings that document human rights violations. In a letter sent to Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, the organizations criticize the social media ...
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Giappone
Trump movement to change GOP here to stay, win or lose, tech billionaire Thiel says
Billionaire technology investor Peter Thiel, a lightning rod for criticism in Silicon Valley for his support of Donald Trump, predicted on Monday that the movement the Republican presidential nominee has created would carry on even if he loses his bid for the White House on Nov. 8. “No matter what ...
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Giappone
Google users get cat-against-ghosts Halloween game treat
Google is offering users a treat this Halloween with a Harry Potter-like game. Monday’s Google Doodle gives users the chance to help a wand-wielding cat named Momo make its way through a wizard academy and defeat ghosts by doodling lines on the screen. In a blog post, the search engine ...
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Giappone
Ottawa siblings win Airbnb contest to sleep Halloween night in Dracula castle coffins
A Canadian brother and sister are passing Halloween night curled up in red velvet-lined coffins in the Transylvanian castle that inspired the Dracula legend, the first time in 70 years anyone has spent the night in the gothic fortress. The siblings from Ottawa bested 88,000 people who entered a competition ...
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USA Giappone
New York law targeting commercial operators of illegal hotels seen hurting small-scale Airbnb ranks
Jordan Reeves works for a nonprofit and his partner is a puppeteer. They say there’s not a lot of spare income floating around their Brooklyn apartment. That’s why they sometimes rent the place through Airbnb for extra cash when they’re not there. But a new law that carries fines of ...
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Nigeria
Africa retains only 1% of $1trn annual maritime trade – AU
The African Union has said that the value of annual maritime trade within the African continent is in excess of $1 trillion. Ship financing consultant to the AU, Mr. Oumar Seck, who spoke at the Nigeria Ship Financing Conference and Exhibition with the theme: Financing ‘Sustainable Maritime Development in Nigeria’ ...
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Nigeria
NACCIMA harps on benefits of private sector-driven economy
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mine and Agriculture, NACCIMA, has reiterated its advocacy for policies for a private sector driven economy in Nigeria. Speaking at the workshop on “Sustainable Agriculture under Economic Recession” organized by the Nigerian Association of Agricultural Journalists, NAAJ, the NACCIMA President, Chief Bassey ...
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Nigeria
Lagos Ideal Destination For Investors – Speaker
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, has stated that Lagos State remains the best destination for foreign investors, particularly those from Germany, with its improving infrastructure and secured environment. Obasa spoke in his office in Alausa yesterday, when a delegation of German Parliamentarians ...
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Nigeria
EFCC Re-arraigns Orji Kalu, Others For Alleged N3.2bn Fraud
For the fourth time in nine years, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yeaterday re-arraigned the former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu and two others in court over alleged N3.2 billion fraud. But unlike in the past when Kalu, a former Commissioner for Finance in the state, Udeh ...