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Ben Olken, an associate professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his colleagues have come up with a study that compares a country’s temperature with its economic growth.  The study, by economists at MIT, found that in years with higher temperatures, poor countries experienced significantly slower economic growth.
The research adds to an [...]

The European Union has reached an agreement with all major mobile phone manufacturers to produce a common phone charger. Apart from reducing the frustration of customers juggling incompatible chargers, proponents say the agreement will encourage recycling and reduce electronic waste. The European Union commission has been able to have 10 of the top mobile phone [...]