Daily Talks

Nissan’s Papin: Battery can be asset to improve affordability

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• Americas

Nissan’s Papin: Battery can be asset to improve affordability

Jonathan Jeriah January 31, 2023

Nissan has been able to draw new customer segments, higher credit scores than it...

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: How to pay for reparations in California? ‘Swollen’ wealth could replace ‘stolen’ wealth through taxes

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• Americas

: How to pay for reparations in California? ‘Swollen’ wealth could replace ‘stolen’ wealth through taxes

Jonathan Jeriah January 31, 2023

California reparations task force hears from tax experts about possible sources of funding for...

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Earnings Outlook: McDonald’s earnings haven’t been hit by higher prices, as ‘it just seems like Americans are more upset by the change in price at grocery stores’

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• Americas

Earnings Outlook: McDonald’s earnings haven’t been hit by higher prices, as ‘it just seems like Americans are more upset by the change in price at grocery stores’

Jonathan Jeriah January 31, 2023

As McDonald’s prepares to report fourth-quarter results on Tuesday with its stock close to...

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Weekly recap: exploring the connected job site, Rokbak at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023, and more

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• Americas

Weekly recap: exploring the connected job site, Rokbak at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2023, and more

Jonathan Jeriah January 31, 2023

This week, Rokbak has started to gear up for its North American trade show...

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Indonesian leprosy survivor crafts new limbs for shunned villagers

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• Health

Indonesian leprosy survivor crafts new limbs for shunned villagers

Jonathan Jeriah January 31, 2023

When Ali Saga visited a clinic in Jakarta four decades ago, he watched as...

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Truly universal: Thailand may be first in Southeast Asia to pay for LGBTQ+ health care. Here’s why that matters.

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• Health

Truly universal: Thailand may be first in Southeast Asia to pay for LGBTQ+ health care. Here’s why that matters.

Jonathan Jeriah January 31, 2023

It was nearly 40 years after Trin Pattanaweroj realized he had been born in...

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Philippines’ active COVID-19 cases drop below 10K

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• Health

Philippines’ active COVID-19 cases drop below 10K

Jonathan Jeriah January 31, 2023

The Philippine tally of active COVID-19 cases fell below 10,000 on Sunday, even as...

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While the UK prepares to scrap COVID jabs for healthy under 50s, SA’s “vaxxed and relaxed” campaign is bribing kids to get jabbed

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• Health

While the UK prepares to scrap COVID jabs for healthy under 50s, SA’s “vaxxed and relaxed” campaign is bribing kids to get jabbed

Jonathan Jeriah January 31, 2023

COVID booster availability to healthy individuals under 50 to end in UK and free...

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How diabetes causes the immune system’s defence against infection to malfunction

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• Health

How diabetes causes the immune system’s defence against infection to malfunction

Jonathan Jeriah January 31, 2023

Dr Hassina Kajee looks at a healthy immune system’s three levels of defence against...

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FTC orders Mastercard to open debit transactions to competing payment networks

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• Tech

FTC orders Mastercard to open debit transactions to competing payment networks

Jonathan Jeriah January 31, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission has ordered Mastercard to start providing competing payment networks with...

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