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Giappone
Virtual reality helps treat phantom pain by letting missing, injured limbs move again
Virtual reality, more often than not, is touted as a feature of state-of-the-art video games with headsets that allow players to see all around them, beyond the boundaries of their monitors. But the technology’s potential extends beyond games. A team led by Masahiko Sumitani, head of the department of pain ...
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Giappone
BOJ chief sees no need to cut rates now
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda says the central bank will not hesitate on monetary easing if necessary, but that such action is not currently warranted. The post BOJ chief sees no need to cut rates now appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Cina
Rinehart and Chinese firm to buy land
GINA Rinehart has entered a bid to buy one of the country’s largest cattle stations for $365 million in partnership with real estate firm Shanghai Cred.
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Kenya
Kenya: Kilifi County signs investment deals worth Sh300b
Entrepreneurs will put in Sh300 billion in investments in Kilifi County following the conclusion of the inaugural Kilifi International Investment Conference which ended on Friday.
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Albania
La finance toujours mise en avant
Le prix Nobel d’économie, qui sera décerné demain, récompense de plus en plus des chercheurs en finance, matière qui peut être vue comme éloignée des idéaux philanthropiques du Suédois Alfred Nobel. S’ils persistent dans cette voie, les jurés pourraient cette année distinguer Douglas Diamond et Philip Dybvig pour leur travail ...
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USA Yemen
UN humanitarian chief calls for protection of civilians as airstrikes kill people in Sana'a
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: YemenAirstrikes hit a community hall of Al-Sala Alkubra where thousands of mourners were taking part in a funeral, killing over 140 people and injuring more than 500, according to the initial reports. I am horrified and extremely disturbed by the news of ...
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Brasile
Presença feminina em conselho administrativo ainda é pequena
No Brasil, a participação de mulheres representa 6,3%, enquanto a média mundial é de 17,8%; projeto de lei prevê cota de 40% até 2022
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USA
Oklahoma declares day of prayer for oil industry
Prayers are usually reserved for the needy, downtrodden or powerless. But the US state of Oklahoma has turned that notion on its head, by calling on citizens to pray for the world's biggest industry - the oil sector. The call to prayer will culminate on October 13 in Oilfield Prayer Day, marked by ...
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Malta
Weighing the risk of breast cancer: where do you stand?
Risks expose you to danger, harm or loss. Knowing about the causes of breast cancer can help you offset them. Yet this doesn’t mean that when you are exposed to or are susceptible to a known risk factor, or even several, you are sure to get breast cancer. Some risk factors cannot ...
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USA Regno Unito
Unprepared British consumers face Brexit-driven price squeeze
Any British shoppers tempted by Apple’s new iPhone are having to dig deeper into their pockets after June’s Brexit vote as the US tech giant raised the sterling price by £60 (€66.81) when the model went on sale last month. While US customers will pay the same as last year, the ...