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Kim falls apart in rare apology to North Koreans

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was visibly moved during a speech at a military parade over the weekend as he thanked troops for their sacrifices and apologized to citizens for not improving their lives. In a speech Saturday during celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of …

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Nobel Prize in Economics to Americans Paul R Milgrom, Robert B Wilson

Nobel Prize 2020: Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. Stockholm: American economists Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson won the Nobel Prize in economics on Monday for their work at commercial auctions, including hard-to-sell goods and services in traditional forms such as radio frequencies, the …

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Insurers Unfazed by the Risks of Clinical Trials

Yet even though more than 40 experimental COVID-19 vaccines are being tested in humans, insurance companies with decades of experience evaluating clinical trial risks see nothing to unduly worry about. Executives at insurer Allianz and brokers Gallagher and Marsh, among the major players in clinical trial insurance, told Reuters that …

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