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Researchers Suggest Previous Studies On Smartphone Addiction May Be Flawed

Researchers Suggest Previous Studies On Smartphone Addiction May Be Flawed
Researchers are now suggesting the there are some serious flaws in a large majority of studies and surveys that have been conducted in recent times which examines the impact on the psychological...

Myth Of Positive Health Impact Of Moderate Drinking Debunked In New Study

Myth Of Positive Health Impact Of Moderate Drinking Debunked In New Study
Earlier studies which had given rise to the notion that one or two drinks a day might protect against stroke have been negated in the results of a major genetic study which has also claimed a very...

10 Steps To Reduce Cancer Risk Suggested By Global Experts In A Cancer Prevention Report

10 Steps To Reduce Cancer Risk Suggested By Global Experts In A Cancer Prevention Report
The vital relationship between cancer diagnoses and diet, physical activity and weight were confirmed in a new study that examined the lifestyle factors that could prevent cancer. The study was...
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Chipmaker Broadcom Negotiating With Vmware For An Acquisition; Reports

Sexual Harassment Claim Against Musk And His Criticism By US Democrats Threatens Tesla Brand

Cloud-Based Tools And Premium Features To Be Launched For Businesses By WhatsApp

Russia Attempts To Avoid Default By Making Early Debt Payment

Auto Parts Maker Sona BLW Plans Large Investments Globally In EV Push

Many More Cases Of Monkeypox Likely To Emerge Worldwide, Expects WHO

McDonald's Will Rename And Sell Its Outlets In Russia To A Local Operator

India To Expend $26 Billion Out Of Budget To Combat Inflation

Pfizer Will Sell Off Sell All Its Patented Drugs In Low-Income Countries At Nonprofit Price

Private Investment Firm KKR Sets Up Inaugural Asia Focused $1.1 Bln Credit Fund

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Private Investment Firm KKR Sets Up Inaugural Asia Focused $1.1 Bln Credit Fund

Pfizer Will Sell Off Sell All Its Patented Drugs In Low-Income Countries At Nonprofit Price

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Private Investment Firm KKR Sets Up Inaugural Asia Focused $1.1 Bln Credit Fund

Private Investment Firm KKR Sets Up Inaugural Asia Focused $1.1 Bln Credit Fund

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KKR has secured $1.1 billion for financing its first Asia credit fund, which provides loan financing to businesses. This is one of the largest first-time fundraisings in Asia Pacific, according to the US private equity giant.   Private credit funds have grown in popularity in Asia in recent years as businesses seek other sources of capital, however banks still provide the majority of...
Pfizer Will Sell Off Sell All Its Patented Drugs In Low-Income Countries At Nonprofit Price

Pfizer Will Sell Off Sell All Its Patented Drugs In Low-Income Countries At Nonprofit Price

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Pfizer Inc announced on Wednesday that it will make all of its patented medications, including the COVID-19 therapy Paxlovid and the popular breast cancer drug Ibrance, available at a not-for-profit price to 45 of the world's poorest countries.   These countries do not have easy access to cutting-edge treatments. According to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, innovative therapies in...
India To Expend $26 Billion Out Of Budget To Combat Inflation

India To Expend $26 Billion Out Of Budget To Combat Inflation

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The Indian government is considering investing an additional 2 trillion rupees ($26 billion) in the fiscal year 2022/23 to protect consumers from rising costs and combat multi-year high inflation, according to report quoting information from unnamed government officials.   The additional measures will more than treble the 1 trillion rupee impact to government revenues that tax cuts on...
Chipmaker Broadcom Negotiating With Vmware For An Acquisition; Reports

Chipmaker Broadcom Negotiating With Vmware For An Acquisition; Reports

Companies

Chip making giant Broadcom Inc is currently holding negotiation to acquire cloud service provider VMware Inc, said report quoting sources with knowledge of the matter. If this deal goes through, it would help turn the chipmaker into a diversified tech company.   The sources quoting in the reports indicated that negotiations between Broadcom and VMware are underway and that a transaction is...
Sexual Harassment Claim Against Musk And His Criticism By US Democrats Threatens Tesla Brand

Sexual Harassment Claim Against Musk And His Criticism By US Democrats Threatens Tesla Brand

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Elon Musk has established a reputation for himself and Tesla by breaching the rules, but the billionaire's latest remarks on politics, as well as a charge of sexual harassment against him that he claims is false, may damage the brand of Tesla and himself as believed by some Tesla customers and employees, according to reports.   Musk refuted a Business Insider report on Thursday that...
Auto Parts Maker Sona BLW Plans Large Investments Globally In EV Push

Auto Parts Maker Sona BLW Plans Large Investments Globally In EV Push

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Sona BLW Precision Forgings, an Indian auto parts manufacturer, expects electric vehicle (EV) components to account for two-thirds of its income in the next years, as automakers in India as well as the rest of the world sped up to manufacture more environmentally friendly vehicles, according to the chairman of the company.   Sona BLW, which makes powertrain components including motors and...
Cloud-Based Tools And Premium Features To Be Launched For Businesses By WhatsApp

Cloud-Based Tools And Premium Features To Be Launched For Businesses By WhatsApp

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Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated at WhatsApp's messaging event on Thursday that the firm is giving free cloud-based API services in an effort to entice more businesses to use the app.   Facebook-owned Meta has released new commerce and business-focused services on numerous platforms, including the messaging app, which has increasingly courted business users.   "Any business...
McDonald's Will Rename And Sell Its Outlets In Russia To A Local Operator

McDonald's Will Rename And Sell Its Outlets In Russia To A Local Operator

Companies

McDonald's Corp said on Thursday that it is selling its restaurants in Russia to one of its current local licensees, who would rebrand them under a new name, putting an end to more than three decades of the "Golden Arches" in the nation.   In Russia, the world's largest burger company controls 84 per cent of its almost 850 locations. Following Russia's February invasion of Ukraine,...
Foreign Bids For Toshiba Will Not Be Blocked By Japan Provided They Meet Security Requirements

Foreign Bids For Toshiba Will Not Be Blocked By Japan Provided They Meet Security Requirements

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Japan's economic security minister, Takayuki Kobayashi, has stated that foreign investors will not be barred by the government from purchasing industrial giants of the country such as Toshiba Corp if the foreign investors follow laws that govern the handling of critical infrastructure and technology.   When asked if officials would intervene in any foreign proposal for Toshiba, Kobayashi...

50% Drop In Target’s Profits Due To Inflation Hitting Margin, Shares Plummet

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Target Corp's quarterly earnings halved and the company warned of a greater margin impact due to rising fuel and freight costs on Wednesday, sending the stock down 21 percent in a clear hint that investors no longer believe major U.S. retailers will be immune to inflation.   Even while both shops reported better-than-expected quarterly sales, the disappointing results came a day after...
Saudi Oil Giant’s Profits Surge Due To Price Rise

Saudi Oil Giant’s Profits Surge Due To Price Rise

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As oil and gas prices rise around the world, Saudi Aramco has reported its greatest profits since its 2019 IPO. Profits at the state-owned energy company increased by 82 per cent in the first quarter, hitting $39.5 billion.   The company said in a press release that higher prices and increased production helped them grow. Oil and gas costs have risen dramatically since the invasion of...
McDonald's Will Leave Russia After Over Three Decades Operating There

McDonald's Will Leave Russia After Over Three Decades Operating There

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After more than 30 years in Russia, McDonald's Corp announced on Monday that it will sell all of its restaurants, making it one of the biggest global businesses to leave since the country's invasion of Ukraine.   Following the transaction, the business expects to incur a non-cash charge of $1.2 billion to $1.4 billion. Russia and Ukraine accounted for around 9% of its revenue last year, or...

World

Many More Cases Of Monkeypox Likely To Emerge Worldwide, Expects WHO

Many More Cases Of Monkeypox Likely To Emerge Worldwide, Expects WHO
The World Health Organization expects to find more instances of monkeypox when surveillance is expanded in places where the disease is uncommon.   According to the United Nations, 92 confirmed...

The Quad-Supported Vaccine Roll-Out Will Commence In The Early Half Of The Year.

The Quad-Supported Vaccine Roll-Out Will Commence In The Early Half Of The Year.
The first batch of Covid-19 vaccinations, developed by India's Biological E as part of the Quad group of countries' commitment to providing shots around the world, will be available in the first half...

WHO Chief Tedros Discussed With Chinese Premier About Collaboration On Covid Origins

WHO Chief Tedros Discussed With Chinese Premier About Collaboration On Covid Origins
The Chief of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has discussed the requirement for stronger partnership on the issue of ascertaining the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic with...

The Cashless Economy Paradox: A Renewed Reliance on Cash During COVID

The Cashless Economy Paradox: A Renewed Reliance on Cash During COVID
Despite initial predictions that the onslaught of the coronavirus would be the demise of physical money, people have turned to cash in this time of uncertainty. Historically, the amount of cash in...

According To WHO There Is More Proof That Omicron Results In Milder Symptoms

According To WHO There Is More Proof That Omicron Results In Milder Symptoms
  According to the World Health Organization, more scientific proof is starting to emerge that the Omicron coronavirus variant affects the upper respiratory tract, resulting in milder...

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Musk Establishes A New Model Of 21st-Century Millionaire With Twitter As His Target

Musk Establishes A New Model Of 21st-Century Millionaire With Twitter As His Target
Elon Musk, an iconoclastic billionaire with a stable of firms ranging from electric automobiles to private rocket ships, has become the world's richest person by developing a fortune firmly anchored...

Botswana Sees No Surge In Covid Hospitalizations Despite It Being, One Of The First Countries To Detect Omicron

Botswana Sees No Surge In Covid Hospitalizations Despite It Being, One Of The First Countries To Detect Omicron
Despite being one of the first nations to identify the Omicron variant of thee coronavirus, Botswana has managed to fully vaccinate 71 per cent of its 1.3 million eligible people, according to the...

Musk Conducts Poll On Twitter About Selling Or Not Selling 10% Of His Tesla Stock

Musk Conducts Poll On Twitter About Selling Or Not Selling 10% Of His Tesla Stock
Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Inc, resorted to asking his 62.5 million followers on Twitter, through a poll, about whether he should sell off 10 per cent of the stocks in Tesla that he...

Covid-19 Booster Dose Of Pfizer Cleared By US FDA For Older And At-Risk Americans

Covid-19 Booster Dose Of Pfizer Cleared By US FDA For Older And At-Risk Americans
The Food and Drug Administration of the United States approved a booster dose from the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for individuals 65 years and older, as well as all those who are at...

British Health Body Claims Two Shots Of Covid-19 Vaccine Effective Against India Variant

British Health Body Claims Two Shots Of Covid-19 Vaccine Effective Against India Variant
Health officials in the United Kingdom have said that the efficacy and effectiveness of a double dose of Covid-19 vaccines is almost the same for the fast spreading variant of the coronavirus that...