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Giappone
Trump again takes credit for 8,000 jobs where credit is actually due Softbank’s Son
Donald Trump gave himself kudos for the creation of 8,000 new U.S. jobs by a Japanese tech mogul, saying it was proof of “the spirit and the hope” stirred by his presidential win. But for those particular jobs, Trump was basically taking a bow for the second time. The jobs ...
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USA Giappone
Minimum wage hikes set to kick in for millions in 19 states
Millions of workers across the U.S. will see their pay increase as 19 states bump up their minimum wages as the new year begins. California, New York and Michigan are among the states with increases taking effect Saturday or Sunday. Massachusetts and Washington state will have the highest new minimum ...
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Russia Giappone
Holiday hit: Japan sees surge in crab prices amid drop in imports
Prices of crab, a delicacy for Japanese, especially in the year-end and New Year period, are surging on the back of a sharp fall in imports, including from Russia and Alaska. Wholesale prices are some 30 to 50 percent higher than the year-before levels. Imports account for most of the ...
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Giappone
Dentsu faced 10 on-site probes over work-related woes before 2015 ‘karoshi’ suicide: sources
Labor authorities conducted on-site inspections at Japan’s top advertising agency Dentsu Inc. 10 times during the past decade through December 2015 prior to the alleged overwork-related suicide of one of its young female employees, sources said Thursday. During investigations into allegations such as illegally long working hours, the company received ...
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Giappone
Toshiba burning through cash, running out of fixes to plug nuclear hole
Faced with the prospect of a multi-billion-dollar writedown that could wipe out its shareholders’ equity, Japan’s Toshiba is running out of fixes: it is burning cash, cannot issue shares and has few easy assets left to sell. The Tokyo-based conglomerate, which is still recovering from a $1.3 billion accounting scandal ...
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Giappone
Tepco customers shelled out ¥2.4 trillion in nuke-related costs since 2012 rate hike
Customers of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. have spent over ¥2.4 trillion to cover its nuclear power-related costs since it raised electricity charges in September 2012, it was learned Thursday. Such costs include those necessary to maintain nuclear power plants owned by Tepco and to deal with the March ...
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Belgio
L'Agence fédérale de contrôle nucléaire manquerait d'indépendance
Quelques semaines avant le passage, en juin 2015, du texte législatif entérinant la prolongation des réacteurs de Doel 1 et 2, l'Agence fédérale de contrôle nucléaire (AFCN) estimait que le projet de loi de la ministre Marghem devait être amendé, relate jeudi La Libre Belgique.
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Italia
Almaviva chiude la sede di Roma, lettere di licenziamento per 1.666 lavoratori.
Almaviva chiude la sede di Roma, lettere di licenziamento per 1.666 lavoratori. È fallito anche l’ultimo tentativo di mediazione del ministero dello sviluppo economico. La sede di Roma del call center è inattiva dallo scorso 22 dicembre. Nella sede di Napoli, invece, è stato raggiunto un accordo transitorio, ma sono ancora ...
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Nuova Zelanda
English import Fran Wilson in the runs for Wellington Blaze after slow start
The last week in Lincoln could be the making of the Wellington Blaze's season, their English import says.
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Brasile
Duke Energy conclui venda de ativos no Brasil para CTG
Duke Energy International, Geração Paranapanema, concluiu a venda de ativos no Brasil para a China Three Gorges (CTG) por US$ 946,7 milhões