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Tech News

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Travel News

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Work

This exoskeleton will take the load off your feet while you stand

Euronews Next tried out the Archelis exoskeleton at CES, which lets workers easily switch from a standing to a sitting position without needing a chair.

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Health news

This AI-powered defibrillator is designed to save lives at home

The device made by French company, Lifeaz, is fully automatic and can give vocal commands in case of an emergency.

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Could this 'brain band' improve your sleep, focus and relaxation?

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Health news

WHO warns of ‘unprecedented’ cholera outbreaks

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This ‘smart sensor’ dressing can tell you how well a wound is healing

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Health news

This new tool could edit DNA to cure inherited heart defects

The technology works by targeting “faulty” copies of genes that cause a defect that weakens the heart muscles.

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These nanotech 'e-tattoos' could one day help monitor your health

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Watch: New AR glasses let deaf people ‘see’ conversations

New augmented reality (AR) glasses turning sound into subtitles allow deaf and hard of hearing people to “see” conversations and take part in them.

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Health news

Can tiny robots sent into our brains help fight tumours?

The micro-robots, which will start clinical trials in two years, could help target otherwise unreachable areas of the brain to treat cancer or Dandy-Walker Syndrome.

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Health news

French eye doctors take essential services on the road to rural areas

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Ethiopia

Aid group MSF 'horrified' as colleagues murdered in Ethiopia

Two Ethiopian MSF colleagues and one from Spain were found dead Friday, a day after colleagues lost contact with them while they were traveling.

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