Many electronic payments will fail in Europe next month, unless the deadline for switching to the new SEPA payment system is extended, the European Commission warned Thursday. By 1st February, banks and businesses within the Single Euro ...
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Food Stamps Cuts Will Lead to Higher Health Costs: Critics Cuts to the food stamp program could lead to bigger health bills for the ...
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Chain stores sales rose 3 percent for the November-December holiday period, compared to a 1.8 percent increase in 2012. According to a report by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), compiled from a tally of monthly ...
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Fuel prices are rising, but c, and the Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) wants the industry to do a better job of explaining those differences. The MTA is urging trucking companies and the trucking industry as a whole to take the time ...
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Chinese manufacturing activity declined in December, adding to pressure on communist leaders who have promised sweeping reforms to revive the slowing economy. An industry group, the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing, said ...
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Although measles has been virtually eliminated in the United States, outbreaks still occur here. And they're usually triggered by people infected abroad, in countries where widespread vaccination doesn't exist, federal health officials said ...
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Pregnant women who choose to have an early delivery put themselves and their babies at increased risk for complications, researchers warn. A full-term pregnancy is 40 weeks, while an early-term pregnancy is 37 weeks to 38 weeks and six ...
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In a new position statement, U.S. pediatricians say raw milk and cheeses are simply too risky for infants, children and pregnant women. The statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics, published online Dec. 16 in the journal ...
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Printers have come a long way since 1984 when Hewlett Packard introduced the ThinkJet, the firm's first personal inkjet printer grinding at a snail's pace of two pages a minute and priced at a whopping $495. Nowadays you can have full ...
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After a series of media reports, it is clear that wireless implanted medical devices can be hacked. Although the risk is now more hypothetical than actual, the vulnerabilities warrant attention. Implanted devices often rely on wireless ...
MP Liam Fox has claimed that "exploiting and unleashing the potential of big data is a massive economic opportunity". Fox was speaking at the SAS Careers Fair at Brunel University today which was attended by Computing. Further reading ...
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The scent of diesel, rusting anchors and fish slurry hung in the humid air of the harbor. I was in Puntarenas on the western shore of Costa Rica, waiting to leave on a scuba-diving trip to Cocos Island – often called an "underwater ...
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A new Trojan programme that targets users of online financial services has the potential to spread very quickly over the next few months, security researchers warn. The malware was first advertised on a private cybercrime forum in July, ...
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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has warned organisations that even temporary workers need data protection training in order to properly prevent against a breach. Its warning comes following four data breaches at the Great ...
The first five-seat version of the Jaguar C-X17 concept has been unveiled at the Guangzhou motor show in China, giving the strongest hint yet of what is anticipated to become the brand’s first-ever production SUV. Seen in blue at ...