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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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Evergrande's Swedish Electric Vehicle Business Is Up For Sale, Said CEO

Endowment Gains To $53.2 Bln Reported By Harvard, World's Wealthiest University

Steps To Ensure Data Integrity Urged By World Bank-IMF Development Panel

Labour Shortage Prompts Rio Tinto To Trim Its Iron Ore Shipments Forecast For 2021

Bloomberg Estimates Value Of Netflix's 'Squid Game' At About $900 Mln

Product Recall And Parts Shortages Prompts Philips To Lower Outlook

Taiwan's Foxconn Unveils Prototypes Of Three Electric Vehicle

Its In-House Developed ARM-Based Server Chip Unveiled By Alibaba

Carmakers Shift To The Fast Lane In Efforts To Go Electric

Covid-19: Oberthur Fiduciaire successfully tackles contagion

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Covid-19: Oberthur Fiduciaire successfully tackles contagion

Carmakers Shift To The Fast Lane In Efforts To Go Electric

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Covid-19: Oberthur Fiduciaire successfully tackles contagion

Covid-19: Oberthur Fiduciaire successfully tackles contagion

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Companies have been coming to terms with the new challenges to business operations since the Covid-19 crisis began over 18 months ago. Some organisations have even directly contributed to the fight through their ideas, solutions, and technologies. The security printer Oberthur Fiduciaire found a way to protect users of its banknotes from infection. And further development of its solution has...
Carmakers Shift To The Fast Lane In Efforts To Go Electric

Carmakers Shift To The Fast Lane In Efforts To Go Electric

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A series of announcements earlier this week by firms in the global auto industry showed how the global auto industry has shifted into high gear as it attempts to overtake past the era of fossil-fuel powered cars era, even as the sale of electric cars increase globally and while new regulations being implemented to promote the use of zero-emission vehicles.   Stellantis, which was formed by...
Its In-House Developed ARM-Based Server Chip Unveiled By Alibaba

Its In-House Developed ARM-Based Server Chip Unveiled By Alibaba

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A new processor that it will use for powering its servers in its data centers has been developed by Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the company announced on Tuesday.   This is the latest move by the Chinese firm into the sphere of semiconductors which is in line with what a number of other companies operating in the global cloud computing industry are doing while also fitting...
Taiwan's Foxconn Unveils Prototypes Of Three Electric Vehicle

Taiwan's Foxconn Unveils Prototypes Of Three Electric Vehicle

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The Taiwanese electronic giant Foxconn unveiled its first three electric vehicle prototypes on Monday. The event strongly reflected the high ambitions of the tech company to diversify into a sector other than what it is best known for – making producing consumer electronics for Apple Inc. and other tech companies.   The electric vehicles were manufactured by Foxtron, which is a joint...
Product Recall And Parts Shortages Prompts Philips To Lower Outlook

Product Recall And Parts Shortages Prompts Philips To Lower Outlook

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The third-quarter earnings of the Dutch health technology company Philips were severely hit by a severe global shortage of electronic components and a huge recall of the company’s respiratory devices which prompted the firm to lower its forecast for sales and profit growth in 2021 in an announcement on Monday.   There was a drop of 6.7 per cent in the July-September quarter compared to the...
Bloomberg Estimates Value Of Netflix's 'Squid Game' At About $900 Mln

Bloomberg Estimates Value Of Netflix's 'Squid Game' At About $900 Mln

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According to a report by Bloomberg News, the estimated value of the "Squid Game," the biggest original online streaming series launched by Netflix Inc, is almost $900 million for the streaming giant.   The valuation estimation was based on figures from an internal Netflix document.   Following its launch last month, this nine-episode thriller became an international hit quite fast....
Steps To Ensure Data Integrity Urged By World Bank-IMF Development Panel

Steps To Ensure Data Integrity Urged By World Bank-IMF Development Panel

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In the wake of the data-rigging scandal that was centered around the World Bank's now-canceled "Doing Business" report, which also enmeshed IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, the World Bank-International Monetary Fund Development Committee called on the bank to take additional steps to "assure the integrity and credibility of data."   In a communique, the panel, which serves as...
Evergrande's Swedish Electric Vehicle Business Is Up For Sale, Said CEO

Evergrande's Swedish Electric Vehicle Business Is Up For Sale, Said CEO

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As its Chinese parent fights to make payments on more than $300 billion in debts, China Evergrande Group's Swedish electric vehicle business unit is in discussions with the United States and European venture capital companies and industrial partners to find a prospective buyer for the Chinese owned electric vehicle firm, according to its top executive.   According to its Chief Executive...
Labour Shortage Prompts Rio Tinto To Trim Its Iron Ore Shipments Forecast For 2021

Labour Shortage Prompts Rio Tinto To Trim Its Iron Ore Shipments Forecast For 2021

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Following the delay in the completion of a new greenfield mine at Gudai-Darri due to a shortage of labor market in Western Australia forced the mining giant Rio Tinto Group to trim down its iron ore shipment forecast for 2021 on Friday.   "It has been another difficult quarter operationally and ... we recognize the opportunity to raise our performance," said chief executive officer Jakob...
Endowment Gains To $53.2 Bln Reported By Harvard, World's Wealthiest University

Endowment Gains To $53.2 Bln Reported By Harvard, World's Wealthiest University

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The total endowments to Harvard University, which is identified already as the wealthiest one in the world, has increased by 34 per cent and had grown to reach $53.2 billion in the fiscal year of the institution that ended in June this year, the varsity said earlier in the week.   This large increase has been because of greater investments in private and public markets, and the just ended...
REC Solar Acquired By India's Reliance For $771 Million

REC Solar Acquired By India's Reliance For $771 Million

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REC Solar Holdings has been acquired from China National Bluestar (Group) Co Ltd. by India’s Reliance New Energy Solar Limited (RNESL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), in a deal worth $771 million in cash, RNSEL said on Sunday.   The RIL aims to become a net carbon zero company by 2035.   The acquisition of the Norwegian solar panel manufacturer by the...
Concerns Of Immediate Repayment Default Expressed By Evergrande Creditors

Concerns Of Immediate Repayment Default Expressed By Evergrande Creditors

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Offshore bondholders of China Evergrande Group are concerned that the company is on the verge of defaulting on debt payments, and they want more details and openness from the cash-strapped property developer, according to their advisers.   Evergrande, which is grappling with debts totaling more than $300 billion and whose woes have already sent shockwaves through global markets, missed...

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Rainfall At Ice Summit In Greenland For First Time Ever

Rainfall At Ice Summit In Greenland For First Time Ever
For the first time since records were kept, there was rainfall at the highest point on the Greenland ice sheet last week. According to scientists, this is a troublesome sign that the ice sheet was...

EU’s Attempt Of An Infrastructure Plan To Rival China's 'Belt And Road' Boosted By G7 Support

EU’s Attempt Of An Infrastructure Plan To Rival China's 'Belt And Road' Boosted By G7 Support
Following deals with India and Japan and support from the Group of Seven richest democracies, foreign ministers of the European Union have agreed on the launch of a global infrastructure plan seeking...

Biden Revokes Trump Ban On Tiktok, Wechat But Orders New Review

Biden Revokes Trump Ban On Tiktok, Wechat But Orders New Review
A series of Trump-era executive orders aimed at China were withdrawn by US President Joe Biden. Those executive orders that were passed by the former President Donald Trump were aimed at banning new...

Increased Likelihood Of Mild To Moderate Symptoms From Mix And Match Covid-19 Vaccine, Finds A New Study

Increased Likelihood Of Mild To Moderate Symptoms From Mix And Match Covid-19 Vaccine, Finds A New Study
A study in the United Kingdom to understand the effect on people of having two doses of two different Covid-19 vaccines found greater likelihood of reporting of mild to moderate symptoms for mix and...

Following Tit-For-Tat Sanctions, Ratification Of EU-China Trade Deal ‘Suspended’

Following Tit-For-Tat Sanctions, Ratification Of EU-China Trade Deal ‘Suspended’
Following tit-for-tat sanctions that were imposed kin March over the China’s treatment of its Uyghur population, the efforts to ratify a massive investment deal between China and the European Union...

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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...

US Restarts Use Of J&J Covid-19 Vaccine After A 10-Day Pause

US Restarts Use Of J&J Covid-19 Vaccine After A 10-Day Pause
The United States ended its 10-day pause for the use of the cxovid-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson and the country can now use the vaccine immediately.   The usage was halted to...

The Most Common Side Effects After Receiving Covid-19 Vaccine Listed By America’s CDC

The Most Common Side Effects After Receiving Covid-19 Vaccine Listed By America’s CDC
Data about the most common side effects reported by Americans after taking shots of the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer or Moderna was released by the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and...

Covid-19 School Closures Make More Children Vulnerable To Trafficking, Says UN Report

Covid-19 School Closures Make More Children Vulnerable To Trafficking, Says UN Report
According to a report prepared by the United Nations, children are being targeted at an increasingly greater extent all across the world and traffickers will likely take advantage of the Coid-19...

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