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Giappone
Trump’s Treasury pick targets taxes, trade reforms
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, said on Wednesday the administration would make tax reform and trade pact overhauls top priorities in order to achieve a sustained pace of 3 percent to 4 percent economic growth. The one-time Goldman Sachs banker, together with Wilbur Ross, ...
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Giappone
Takeda drug could be part of functional cure for HIV: study
Dr. Anthony Fauci doesn’t get too excited about the results of animal studies, and he doesn’t make house calls. But when a drug already taken by thousands of people for intestinal conditions appeared to control the monkey version of HIV, it got the attention of the director of the National ...
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Giappone
Dollar cuts gains to move around ¥114 in late Tokyo
The dollar hovered around ¥114 in Tokyo trading late Thursday, giving up much of the early gains that pushed it up to the highest level in more than nine months on a surge in crude oil prices following an OPEC accord to reduce oil production. At 5 p.m., the dollar ...
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Giappone
SoftBank’s Asia power grid plan advances in the face of challenges
Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. has been undertaking an ambitious plan to connect power grids across Asia in order to import electricity generated from renewable resources in the region. The Asia Super Grid concept was put forward by Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of the leading Japanese telecommunications carrier, just after ...
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Giappone
1.3 million connected devices around world infected with viruses: study
More than 1.3 million internet-connected devices around the world, including personal video recorders and security cameras, have been infected with computer viruses, according to a recent study by a group of Japanese researchers. The devices concerned, which form part of the so-called internet of things, are believed to be controlled ...
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Giappone
Nikkei rewrites closing high for 2016 on OPEC deal
The benchmark Nikkei average rewrote the closing high for 2016 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday, driven by a flurry of buying after an oil production cut deal by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. The 225-issue Nikkei average climbed 204.64 points, or 1.12 percent, to finish at 18,513.12, ...
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Giappone Australia
Australia strikes deal with Greens on taxing foreign workers
Australia’s conservative government struck a deal with a minor party on Thursday on a tax rate aimed at encouraging foreign travelers to pick fruit on the nation’s farms. The government and the left-wing Greens party reached a compromise on how much vacationers should be taxed on income earned picking farm ...
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Giappone
Quest for artificial intelligence highlights lack of critical thinking skills in humans
Thanks to the relentless work of dedicated engineers, artificial intelligence, or AI, becomes smarter by the day. But while computers become better at replicating human tasks, reading comprehension, an area where machines have yet to catch up, is declining among young people, suggesting a chilling future in which AI may ...
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Giappone
Japan e-gift startup sees inexpensive items as key to growing market
Despite economic uncertainty making consumers hesitant to spend big, gift-giving remains an important practice in Japan. And a growing number of people are turning their eyes to social networking services offering smaller presents that, while inexpensive, still let recipients know they are appreciated. As social media and messaging apps have ...
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Belgio
Kazakhgate : Didier Reynders a été entendu par la justice
Didier Reynders a été entendu il y a un mois par la justice dans le cadre de l'affaire Khazakgate, mais aucun grief n'a été retenu contre le ministre, selon les informations du Soir publiées lundi. Les enquêteurs du parquet de Bruxelles et de ...