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A 400-year-old temple in the deeply traditional Japanese city of Kyoto has unveiled a robotic deity to deliver Buddha’s teachings in a bid to reach younger generations of Japanese. The Android Kannon, based on the traditional Buddhist deity of mercy,...
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Roche will pay $114.50 per share for Spark, more than twice the U.S. company closing price on Feb. 22, the Swiss company said on Monday. Basel-based Roche is buying Spark and its portfolio of treatments for blindness, hemophilia and neurodegenerativ...
science / science - 5 years ago
China hopes that the international community can provide "constructive" help to Venezuela based on respect for the country's sovereignty, the foreign ministry said on Monday, after Venezuelan troops repelled foreign aid convoys. China hopes Venezuel...
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According to The Washington Post, the "ad hoc" panel will include researcherswho are openly antagonistic towards the scientific consensus around climatechange
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An elephant has been found dead with its tusks and tail sliced off in a wildlife sanctuary in Cambodia, where wild elephant numbers have dwindled to just a few hundred due to poaching and deforestation. The Southeast Asian nation has emerged in rece...
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It’s a question that could be asked of a lot of big businesses in Japan, where VC investing has become a corporate fad. Japan’s biggest cigarette maker, its largest travel agent and even the post office have jumped on the bandwagon. The country’s b...
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A Missouri Supreme Court ruling on talc lawsuits could reduce the liability and number of large trials Johnson & Johnson faces over allegations its talc products, including baby powder, cause cancer. The ruling will likely offer some respite to the...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury in federal court in San Francisco will decide whether Roundup weed killer caused a California man's cancer in a trial starting Monday that plaintiffs' attorneys say could help determine the fate of hundreds of simi...
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Al Gore showed what he believes proves that migrants are leaving Central America due to climate change.
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Ralf Hendrichs was devastated when his Dobermann died. "We cried for days on end," Hendrichs said, recalling the death of his faithful friend more than 15 years ago and its sad end that prompted him to set up a cemetery for pets south of Berlin. He...
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The controversial Roundup weed killer goes on trial again Monday in the United States, six months after a groundskeeper won the first-ever lawsuit accusing the chemical of causing cancer. Roundup, a brand owned by German chemical and pharmaceutical...
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(Bloomberg Opinion) -- When companies turn to gimmicks as the headline act in a product launch, you know there’s not much really going on.
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BERLIN (AP) — Companies behind some of the best-known consumer products — from soaps to sodas — are beginning to factor climate change into their business equation, according to a report published Monday.
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Prime Minister Mahammed Dionne, a Sall ally and appointee, said early results showed Sall had won 13 out of 14 regions, securing 57 percent of the vote. "The results compiled so far allow us to say this," Seck said at a press conference with Sonko....