September 2018
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Data credibility has been a problem since Greece applied to join the European Union in 1999. It is also a fact that most researchers, when citing the origins of the Greek financial crisis, use fabricated statistical data provided by the government. This was evident in the widely criticized deal between Goldman Sachs and the…
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he thinks a Brexit deal can be done by November. The Irish border is the most vexed issue still facing UK and EU negotiators. The Republic’s premier warned the damage caused by talks failure to Britain and Ireland would be “immense”. A special meeting of European leaders in Brussels…
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A Pennsylvania judge, Steven O’Neill, has sentenced comedian Bill Cosby between three and 10 years after describing him as a “sexually violent predator” during court proceedings on Tuesday. Cosby was convicted for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman over a decade ago. The 81-year-old was sentenced in a Philadelphia courtroom for the attack on former basketball…
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As part of the actions, the U.S. barred Americans from doing business with and will seize any financial assets in the U.S. belonging to First Lady Cilia Flores, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino. Image shows Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro “We are continuing to designate loyalists who enable…
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Cardinal Reinhard Marx, a top German bishop in Germany who also holds position as head of the German Bishops Conference, has tendered unreserved apologies to thousands of sexual abuse victims. Image: Cardinal Reinhard Marx In his reference to series of sexual molestation cases which occurred inside the Catholic Church in Germany, Marx acknowledged that…
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Learning, motivation, and performance During my research, peoples’ stories painted a vivid picture of how low job control is all too common in many offices today. I heard much about the ever-evolving performance-evaluation criteria that made it tough to know how to succeed; the business trips rearranged without explanation; and even about a workplace…
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“I would like vitamins for my son,” a mother said. “Vitamin A, B or C?” the pharmacist asked. “It doesn’t matter,” the mother replied. “He can’t read yet.” ————————————————————————————————– Probably the worst thing you can hear when you’re wearing a bikini is “Good for you!” @ElizaBayne ————————————————————————————————- If you understand English, press 1.…
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The photographer was positioning my new husband and me for our wedding photos when he asked, “Have you ever modeled?” My cheeks instantly turned red. “No, I haven’t,” I said. “But I always thought …” The photographer interrupted me: “I meant him.”
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Technology is transforming how health care is delivered in Africa, giving more people in remote areas there and around the world access to better care. Likewise, easier access to data helps both doctors and policymakers make better-informed decisions about how to continue to improve the system. Even with these strides, however, the continent’s health…
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Workplace stress is exacting an ever-higher physical and psychological toll on workers and it adversely affects productivity, drives up voluntary turnover as well costs US employers nearly $200 billion every year in healthcare costs. Many companies are aware of these negative effects, and some have gotten busy devising ways to counteract them. Efforts range from…
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Gunmen disguised as soldiers attacked an annual Iranian military parade Saturday in the country’s oil-rich southwest, killing at least 24 people and wounding 53 in the bloodiest assault in recent years, AP reports. The attack in Ahvaz saw gunfire sprayed into a crowd of marching Revolutionary Guardsmen, bystanders and government officials watching from a…
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India has a vast health care system, but there remain many differences in quality between rural and urban areas as well as between public and private health care. Despite this, India is a popular destination for medical tourists, given the relatively low costs and high quality of its private hospitals. International students in India…
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As Hurricane Florence was bearing down on the eastern coast of the U.S. in mid-September, Richard Serino of Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health spoke about the importance of having a “culture of preparedness.” In a September 14, 2018 opinion piece in The Hill, Serino, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, and co-author Mary…
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The Liberian government has requested the assistance of the United States Treasury Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the International Monetary Fund to help probe the inflow of money into the country since 2016. Image shows George Weah, the Liberian president who has been in office since 2018 “The government notes that the…
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