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China cuts key interest rate to support economy
China's central bank on Monday cut a key interest rate in an attempt to counter the post-Covid growth slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. Monday's measures -- which run counter to rising interest rates around the world as other major economies work to curb inflation -- will indirectly support economic activity as China's growth flags.
Turkey's leader Erdogan in Hungary for NATO, energy talks
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest on Sunday, with energy security and Sweden's membership of NATO on the agenda for both countries. Among other dignitaries welcomed on Sunday were the presidents of Serbia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan as well as President Serdar Berdymukhamedov of Turkmenistan.
'Beetle' beats 'Barbie' in N.American theaters
It was a good news/bad news weekend for "Blue Beetle," the latest superhero film to hit North American theaters and the first built around a live-action Latino protagonist. Analyst David A. Gross said that while ticket sales for "Beetle" were only a third the average for new superhero flicks, reviews have been good and overseas prospects are strong.
'Strong enough now': BRICS nations eye global geopolitical shift
Leaders of the BRICS emerging economies, which account for about a quarter of the world's wealth, meet in Johannesburg this week looking to widen the bloc's influence and push for a shift in global geopolitics. Formally launched in 2009, the BRICS now account for 23 percent of global GDP and 42 percent of the world's population.
From 'magical' to 'rip it out': different brain implant experiences
Ian Burkhart looked down at his hand and imagined closing it. To his amazement, it closed.
ALS patient pioneering brain-computer connection
As a rare form of Lou Gehrig's disease paralyses his body, Rodney Gorham hopes a pioneering link between his brain and a computer will help others after he is gone. So think about if your body didn't move at all, your brain still firing at the same rate," she said.
The race to link our brains to computers is hotting up
Brain implants have long been trapped in the realm of science fiction, but a steady trickle of medical trials suggests the tiny devices could play a big part in humanity's future. The first goals of the Synchron test, said Dr David Putrino, who oversaw the medical trial at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, were to make sure the implant was safe and could monitor the brain over long periods.
From Furby to Grimace, brands cash in with nostalgic reboots
Furby and Polly Pocket are making a comeback -- and don't forget Surge soda and McDonald's Grimace -- as businesses deepen bets around consumers' nostalgia for decades-old brands. Mattel retired its Polly Pockets dolls in 2012, only to revive them six years later.
'Can't sleep at night': China's youth worry about tough job market
Freshly graduated psychology major Zhang has failed to find a job in her chosen field of market research despite sending out thousands of CVs to Chinese employers. Zhang is one of millions of graduates entering China's job market at a time of soaring youth unemployment.
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