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The Football Association of Ireland has given its full support to the women’s national-team head coach, Vera Pauw, after her revelations of rape and sexual abuse. The former Netherlands defender Pauw, who has been in her role for nearly three years, has said in a statement on social media that she was raped by “a […]
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Carbon monoxide is best known as a potentially deadly gas. However, in small doses it also has beneficial qualities: It has been shown to reduce inflammation and can help stimulate tissue regeneration. A team of researchers led by MIT, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the University of Iowa, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has now […]
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Canada is persisting with its fairly relaxed approach to regulating funds claiming environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials despite recent allegations of “greenwashing” elsewhere that have spurred other regulators including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to consider tightening rules. The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued guidance for ESG funds early this year that simply […]
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Tobii has announced it is providing the eye tracking technology for Sony’s upcoming PlayStation VR2. “PlayStation VR2 establishes a new baseline for immersive virtual reality (VR) entertainment and will enable millions of users across the world to experience the power of eye tracking,” said Anand Srivatsa, Tobii CEO. “Our partnership with Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) […]
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Asteroid Day, observed annually on June 30, was founded in 2015 by scientists including Queen guitarist Brian May to raise awareness of the potential threat asteroid impacts could pose to Earth. The holiday was co-founded in December 2014 by May, who is an astrophysicist, alongside Danica Remy, Grigorij Richters and Rusty Schweickart. Richters directed the […]
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Bazball, rain or shine, was the message from England’s assistant coach Paul Collingwood, after a whirlwind first day at Edgbaston where the initiative swung from England to India, powered by a century from the meteoric Rishabh Pant. “Today was a great day,” Collingwood said after India closed on 338 for seven, quite the recovery from […]
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In a consensus statement published online June 15 in JAMA Dermatology, data is provided for optimizing laboratory monitoring of acne patients treated with isotretinoin. Eric Xia, from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues established a consensus for isotretinoin laboratory monitoring among clinical and research experts in acne. Four rounds of electronic surveys were administered […]
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Investor morale in the euro zone fell this month to its lowest level since May 2020, pointing to an “inevitable” recession in the 19-country currency bloc, a survey showed on Monday. Sentix’s index for the euro zone fell to -26.4 from -15.8 in June. “The energy crisis … is leading to considerable economic distortions,” Sentix […]
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Aspyr has released a patch for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 that fixes a bug preventing players from completing the game. The bug would cause the game to crash after the Basilisk Crash cutscene when landing on Onderon. Aspyr previously told Eurogamer it was working on a fix. Now it’s in place. […]
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Firefighters in Virginia came to the rescue of a kitten that became stuck in the engine compartment of an SUV. The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department said in a Facebook post that the B-Shift crew from Tower Ladder 424 in Woodlawn was dispatched Monday when bystanders reported hearing meowing coming from under the hood […]
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