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By Sebin Choi DAEJEON, South Korea (Reuters) – South Korean researchers have developed a lightweight wearable robot that can walk up to paraplegic users and lock itself onto them, enabling them to walk, manoeuvre obstacles and climb staircases. The Exoskeleton Laboratory team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said their goal …

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Former Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn cast doubt on the success of a potential merger between Honda and Nissan, saying the latter’s plans “do not make sense” at a press conference on Monday. Honda and Nissan are expected to announce the start of business integration talks, two people familiar with the matter …

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By Gram Slattery (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that he favored allowing TikTok to keep operating in the United States for at least a little while, saying he had received billions of views on the social media platform during his presidential campaign. Trump’s comments before a crowd of conservative supporters in Phoenix, …

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By Bing Hong Lok SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s key consumer price gauge rose 1.9% in November on a yearly basis, lower than economists’ forecasts and the smallest rise in nearly three years, official data showed on Monday. The core inflation rate – which excludes private road transport and accommodation costs – was lower than the …

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(Reuters) -Japan’s competition watchdog is expected to find Google guilty of violating the country’s antitrust law, Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday, citing sources. The Japan Fair Trade Commission(JFTC) will soon issue a cease and desist order asking Google to halt its monopolistic practices, the report added. Google did not immediately respond to request for comment …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s Nio on Sunday said it would launch its new Firefly electric vehicle brand in Europe early in the first half of 2025, betting that it would help the company overcome European Union tariffs. William Li, Nio’s CEO, told reporters in Guangzhou that the company will work with local partners on the sale …

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