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Japan to showcase its traditional crafts in largest trade fair for consumer goods in Germany
Traditional crafts of Japan will be exhibited in the international trade fair for consumer goods from February 10 to 14 in Frankfurt, Germany. Dubbed as Ambiente 2017, it is said to be the world’s largest business-to-business trade event for consumer goods. Japanese crafts have been in history for over 100 years and have come from…
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Singapore, Philippines, US partner in strengthening cooperation in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations
The governments of Singapore, United States, and the Philippines recently conducted a multinational exercise that aims to strengthen the cooperation in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. “This exercise is very important to us…we really want to learn as much as we can from this exercise to react or to prepare…if something [any possible disaster]…
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Americans choose education, health care, unemployment, and immigration as priorities based on national survey
A recent national survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research revealed that health care, unemployment, immigration, and education are this year’s top policy priority list of the American public. “Our unique, open-ended format shows that the average American is concerned about a number of policy issues and wants the new government in…
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Boosting entrepreneurship to create jobs is essential to prosperity, peace in OSCE region
The first preparatory meeting of the 25th Economic and Environmental Forum for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) held Monday in Vienna focused on three factors essential to achieving peace and prosperity in the OSCE region: business partnerships, good governance, and prevention of radicalization through business and job creation. “Our continent is…
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Who secretly access your Facebook account? You’ll be surprised to know.
If you’re worried of the possibility of your social media accounts—such as Facebook— getting hacked, did you know that it’s the people you actually know who often access these accounts without your permission? This is according to a new research conducted by the University of British Columbia, which used a survey of 1,308 adult users…
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Feelings of jealousy lead to retail therapy, says research
Ever made a spur-of-the-moment purchase after having witnessed your partner had flirted or focused too much attention to another person, and felt jealous of it? A team of researchers conducted an investigation to see if jealousy is a motivating factor in purchasing things that are possibly to regain the attention of the other partner. Along…
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UN think tank reports increasing electronics waste in East and Southeast Asia
The United Nations’ (UN) think tank reported a nearly two-thirds spike in the electronics waste (e-waste) quantity in the Southeast and East Asia between the years 2010 and 2015, indicating a speedy growth in e-waste generation in both per capita measures and total volume. The United Nations University’s pioneering research, Regional E-waste Monitor: East and…
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German troops continue to train Peshmerga and Iraqi forces to fight IS
Germany has extended its Bundeswehr troops in northern Iraq for one more year, continually training the Peshmerga security forces and the armed forces of Iraq in a move to step up the fight against the notorious terrorist organization Islamic State (IS). Up to 150 German soldiers will train the said forces until January 31, 2018,…
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Players with most penalties on field have more criminal arrests – criminology study
There’s a relationship, after all, in the behavior of athletes on and off field, based on a new research at The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas). The research conducted found that National Football League (NFL) players having most penalties on field were also found to have more criminal arrests off the field. “We…
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Children more likely to confess misdeeds if they feel parents will react positively
Children of any age are more likely to confess, instead of hide, their misdeeds—regardless if they might get punishment—if they feel like their parents would react positively to their confession. Meanwhile, as for older children, they are more likely to see confession of a misdeed as the right thing for them to do as compared…
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Why do women really delay motherhood? It’s not what you think
Education has a very small role on why women in the United Kingdom (UK) delay motherhood, said a new research from the University of Oxford in UK, and University of Groningen and University of Wageningen in Netherlands. The new research opposed previous studies suggesting that UK women’s delay of motherhood was largely because of their…
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