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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

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

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...

US Fed's Mester Says Inflation Will Not Dip Below 2% For Another Two Years

Chinese Consumers Spend Money On Tech Goods, Camping Gear In Shopping Spree

Twitter Is Testing A 2,500-Word-Limit 'Notes' Feature

Australia's Electricity Market Suspension Will Be Lifted When Prices Fall

Barclays Agrees To Acquire Kensington Mortgage For $2.8 Billion.

Celsius Network Employs Experts To Help It Prepare For Bankruptcy

New Car Factories Of Tesla 'Losing Billions Of Dollars', Says Musk

Sports Apparel Maker Nike Will Exit Russian Market Completely

H&M Shutters Its Flagship Shop In Shanghai, Citing Lockdowns And Consumer Reaction

Following Pressure From Toyota's CEO, Japan Emphasises Its Support For Hybrid Vehicles

Harmony, A Crypto Business In The US, Was The Victim Of A $100 Million Robbery

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Twitter CEO Warns Staff That The Company Is In The Dark About Its Future Under Musk

Twitter Inc Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal told employees of the company on Monday that the social media company's future is currently unknown, in reference to the plans to take the social media firm private under billionaire Elon Musk is completed. According to reports, Agarwal was...

Price Shocks Linked To The Ukraine Endanger Cuba's Already Sluggish Recovery

According to economic analysts and merchants, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is worsening Cuba's three-year-old foreign exchange problem as import costs rise, jeopardising an incipient recovery and threatening additional misery for citizens. Prices for essential imports such as fuel and...

Suppliers In China Are Being Squeezed By COVID Restrictions, Which Are Causing Delays For Apple And Others

Analysts predict that if China's COVID-19 lockdowns continue, shipments of some Apple goods, as well as Dell and Lenovo laptops, may be delayed, as assemblers are forced to shut down and closed-loop arrangements become more difficult to maintain. China's race to contain COVID-19 has...

Poorer Countries Reject AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine – Reports

Poorer countries of the world have declined to accept tens of millions of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines from the worldwide COVAX programme, according to reports citing information from a WHO document. This is the latest hint that the vaccine's short shelf life is sapping demand. ...

Brazil's Inflation Rises Faster Than Expected In March, Highest In 28 Years

Brazil's inflation rose faster than expected in March for the first time in 28 years, according to official numbers released on Friday, as rising fuel prices weighed on the economy, which was hit by an oil shock following the Ukraine conflict. The IPCA consumer price index increased 1.62...

BIS Central Bank Group Warns That The World May Be On The Verge Of A New Inflationary Age

The world is entering a new period of greater inflation and interest rates, according to the head of the Bank for International Settlements, as deteriorating ties between the West, Russia, and China, as well as COVID after-effects, push globalisation backward. Due to rising global energy...

European Companies Issued Warnings By Their Investors Over Climate Accounting

Thirty-four investors with a combined asset value of more than $7 trillion have warned 17 of Europe's major businesses, including BP and Volkswagen, that they may challenge board directors over climate risk accounting. The action is the latest attempt by investors to put pressure on...

Governor Of Sri Lankan Central Bank Resigns As Country Is Plunges Into Financial Crisis

As the country faces its worst economic crisis in decades, the governor of Sri Lanka's central bank has announced his retirement. After all of the country's cabinet ministers resigned, Ajith Nivard Cabraal made his announcement. Angry protestors have also demanded the resignation of the...

Auto Sales In The United States Fell In Q1; Toyota Outsold GM

On Friday, U.S. automakers reported a drop in domestic sales in the first quarter, as the entire sector was hit by chip shortages and supply chain delays. Toyota, which will overtake General Motors as the top-selling automaker in the United States in 2021, outsold GM in the first quarter...

Farmers In China Are Facing A Fertiliser Shortage As A Result Of COVID Restrictions

Covid-19 restrictions in China are delaying fertiliser supplies to the country's northeastern breadbasket just a month before spring planting, putting this year's corn and soybean crops at jeopardy if not resolved soon. Fertiliser is normally made in early April and applied to fields later...

Puppeteers In Taiwan Bow Resorting To NFTs To Keep Alive Their Craft

Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are being considered by a group of Taiwanese puppeteers as a way to help bring their traditional art form into the modern era and keep it relevant for a new audience. NFTs are crypto assets that represent a digital item such as a picture, video, or even...

How Volkswagen's Trinity Plans To Catch Up To Tesla With Giga-Casting And Robotics

While Tesla begins production at its new German plant this month, Volkswagen is just weeks away from finalising plans for a 2 billion euro ($2.2 billion) electric vehicle (EV) factory that it hopes will catch up to its American competitor. Tesla claims that its new Giga Berlin-Brandenburg...

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Researchers Suggest Previous Studies On Smartphone Addiction May Be Flawed

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

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

US Fed's Mester Says Inflation Will Not Dip Below 2% For Another Two Years

Chinese Consumers Spend Money On Tech Goods, Camping Gear In Shopping Spree

Twitter Is Testing A 2,500-Word-Limit 'Notes' Feature

Australia's Electricity Market Suspension Will Be Lifted When Prices Fall

Barclays Agrees To Acquire Kensington Mortgage For $2.8 Billion.

Celsius Network Employs Experts To Help It Prepare For Bankruptcy

New Car Factories Of Tesla 'Losing Billions Of Dollars', Says Musk

Sports Apparel Maker Nike Will Exit Russian Market Completely

H&M Shutters Its Flagship Shop In Shanghai, Citing Lockdowns And Consumer Reaction

Following Pressure From Toyota's CEO, Japan Emphasises Its Support For Hybrid Vehicles

Harmony, A Crypto Business In The US, Was The Victim Of A $100 Million Robbery

Twitter CEO Warns Staff That The Company Is In The Dark About Its Future Under Musk

Price Shocks Linked To The Ukraine Endanger Cuba's Already Sluggish Recovery

Suppliers In China Are Being Squeezed By COVID Restrictions, Which Are Causing Delays For Apple And Others

Poorer Countries Reject AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine – Reports

Brazil's Inflation Rises Faster Than Expected In March, Highest In 28 Years

BIS Central Bank Group Warns That The World May Be On The Verge Of A New Inflationary Age

European Companies Issued Warnings By Their Investors Over Climate Accounting

Governor Of Sri Lankan Central Bank Resigns As Country Is Plunges Into Financial Crisis

Auto Sales In The United States Fell In Q1; Toyota Outsold GM

Farmers In China Are Facing A Fertiliser Shortage As A Result Of COVID Restrictions

Puppeteers In Taiwan Bow Resorting To NFTs To Keep Alive Their Craft

How Volkswagen's Trinity Plans To Catch Up To Tesla With Giga-Casting And Robotics

World

Experts Urge WHO And Governments To Take Stronger Action Against Monkeypox

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

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

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

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

People

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

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

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

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

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