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Giappone
Drugmaker SSP to come under Sanofi’s wing after asset swap
Japanese drugmaker SSP Co. will be put under the wing of Sanofi as the French health care titan and Germany’s Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH announced an asset swap agreement Monday. Under the deal, Sanofi will acquire Boehringer’s consumer health operation, including SSP, in exchange for its animal health business. The transaction ...
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Giappone
Ratings agencies downgrade U.K.’s credit score following ‘seminal’ Brexit vote
Britain suffered further blows to its economic standing on Monday as two top ratings agencies downgraded its sovereign credit score, judging last week’s vote to leave the European Union will hurt its economy. Standard & Poor’s stripped Britain of its last remaining top-notch credit rating, dropping it by two grades ...
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Giappone
U.S. to probe Sony over alleged violation of Fujifilm magnetic tape patents
The U.S. International Trade Commission said Monday it will investigate Sony Corp. over the alleged violation of patents on magnetic data storage tapes and cartridges made by Fujifilm Corp. The investigation will follow a complaint by Fujifilm, based on section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which prohibits unfair ...
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Giappone
Power outage at Fukushima nuclear power plant causes machinery to shut down
The operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant said Tuesday a power outage halted some systems but that no problems were detected in the cooling of the three melted-down reactors. Machinery affected included cooling equipment for an underground ice wall, which is being set up around four ...
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Giappone
South Korea plans $8.4 billion extra budget as shield against Brexit, weak exports
South Korea’s government said Tuesday it will soon present to parliament a supplementary budget of around 10 trillion won ($8.44 billion) as the nation grapples with weak exports, turmoil from Brexit in financial markets, and a corporate overhaul of the country’s shipping and shipbuilding industries. The funds for the extra ...
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Cina Giappone
Olympus denies bribery, says China unit’s wining, dining of customs official an ‘internal control’ matter
Olympus Corp. said Monday its group firm in China was involved in wining and dining a customs official as well as giving gifts to the person but said no illegal act such as bribery had occurred. An internal investigation found that an employee of Olympus (Shenzhen) Industrial Ltd. had spent ...
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Portogallo
FMI estima que haja gente a mais no setor público
O chefe da missão do FMI em Portugal, Subir Lall, adverte que o regresso às 35 horas de trabalho na função pública poderá implicar o pagamento de horas extraordinárias e pode significar que há gente a mais no Estado.
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Portogallo
Reforma das pensões deve garantir que as pessoas trabalham mais anos
O chefe da missão do FMI em Portugal, Subir Lall, defende que a reforma do sistema de pensões deve fazer com que as pessoas trabalhem mais anos, acrescentando que, no limite, é preciso aumentar impostos para o pagar.
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Portogallo
Vinte e três voos com destino e partida para aeroportos franceses cancelados
Vinte e três voos com destino e partidas dos aeroportos franceses foram cancelados devido à greve dos controladores aéreos em França, segundo informação disponível na página da ANA - Aeroportos de Portugal na Internet.
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Portogallo
Parceiros sociais incrédulos com ausência do chefe de missão do FMI
Subir Lall, chefe da missão do FMI em Portugal, convocara reunião para esta terça-feira. Não apareceu, não deu justificação e mandou dois técnicos em seu lugar