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USA
Meta's profit slips as Facebook loses users
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook's parent firm Meta on Wednesday delivered a gloomy mix of a sharper-than-expected drop in profit, a decrease in users and threats to its ad business that plunged shares some 22% in after-hours trading.
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Thailandia
Economy expected to make headway in H1
The Thai economy is likely to start recovering in the first half of this year thanks to the government's better control of Covid-19 infections, the state's economic stimulus measures as well as accelerated infrastructure development, says Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow.
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Thailandia
Fuel demand hit by last year's outbreaks
Last year's Covid-19 outbreaks caused Thai fuel consumption to decline by 3.5% to an average of 133 million litres a day, down from 138 million litres a day in 2020, according to the Department of Energy Business.
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Russia
Panel wary of Omicron, border spat
The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) warns the economy could falter because of the spread of the Omicron variant and the Russia-Ukraine standoff.
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Brasile
Chile: Trade unions lash out at copper nationalization advance in Constitutional Convention
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A new uproar was provoked in the mining industry by the definitions being taken by the Constitutional Convention. One week after the Environmental Commission of the Convention approved the annulment of the concessions located on indigenous lands (see related), yesterday, the green light was given ...
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USA
Hyundai, Kia's US sales rise 2.3% in January
Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. said Wednesday their combined sales in the United States rose 2.3 percent last month from a year earlier on strong demand for their SUV models. Hyundai and Kia sold a total of 90,360 vehicles in the wor
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Belgio
Bruxelles ha deciso: gas e nucleare sono «investimenti sostenibili»
Il testo stabilisce che gas e nucleare sono entrambe fonti di transizione, utili quindi per raggiungere la neutralità climatica entro il 2050, come promesso dai Ventisette.
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Etiopia
Ethiopia: Economists Highlight Local Investment in Mining Industry
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- The government's move to engage local investors in the mining sector will boost Ethiopia's economy and improve the livelihoods of citizens. Economists said, calling for stiff measures to halt frauds in the production permits.
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Senegal
Lancement de la quatrième édition du Ramadan Expo Dakar, jeudi
Dakar, 1er fév (APS) - La direction générale du Centre international du commerce extérieur du Sénégal (CICES) annonce qu'elle organise, jeudi à 10 h, dans ses locaux, une conférence de presse consacrée au lancement de la quatrième édition de la Foire commerciale du ramadan. Dakar, 1er fév (APS) - La ...
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Brasile
Indústrias crescem 2,9% em dezembro e fecham ano com alta de 3,9%
A produção industrial cresceu 2,9% em dezembro de 2021, após registrar variação nula (0,0%) em novembro, o que interrompeu cinco meses seguidos de retração. No ano, o ganho acumulado ficou em 3,9%. De acordo com dados da Pesquisa Industrial Mensal (PIM), divulgada hoje (2), no Rio de Janeiro, pelo Instituto Brasileiro ...