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COVID-19 pandemic creates ‘wave’ of flawed investigations

[ad_1] PARIS: The COVID-19 pandemic has created a surge in potentially flawed scientific studies as researchers rush to publish the results without proper oversight, a leading medical ethicist said on Friday (October 2). Since the novel coronavirus appeared late last year, there have been more than 4,000 academic articles related …

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Singaporean businessman charged with e-card fraud

[ad_1] Aggressive expansion Wirecard filed for bankruptcy in June after acknowledging that the € 1.9 billion it had listed as assets did not exist, triggering a global investigation. Singapore is home to Wirecard’s Asia Pacific headquarters and the company had been aggressively expanding in the region, accounting for nearly 45% …

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Bolsonaro criticizes Biden for ‘cowardly threats’ about Amazon

[ad_1] BRASILIA: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro reacted angrily on Wednesday (September 30) to US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s call for a global effort to offer Brazil $ 20 billion to end Amazon deforestation or confront unspecified “economic consequences”. Bolsonaro wrote on Facebook that he interpreted Biden’s comment in a …

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Plant-based meat company establishes R&D center and headquarters in S’pore, companies and markets Featured news and stories

[ad_1] The new alternative player to plant-based meat, Next Gen, has taken root in Singapore with a research and development (R&D) center and its headquarters here. The local firm, which has six employees, including its co-founders and chief technology officer, intends to launch its alternative chicken product by March next …

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