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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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I loved everything about engineering, programming, and building things," he says. "I I wanted to figure out a way to combine my interests in both engineering and medicine.". Akhtar and Nguyen flew to Quito, Ecuador, to test their product on Juan Suquillo, who lost his left hand during a 1979 border war between Ecuador and Peru.

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3-Year Cruise Passengers Seek Fraud Charges Over Cancellation

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Instead, more than a month after the cruise was abruptly canceled, one couple is stranded in an Istanbul hotel and on the verge of becoming homeless; another woman has moved to Ecuador because she can’t afford to pay her mortgage; and a man, recently diagnosed with cancer, has delayed his treatment because he doesn’t have the money to pay for it.

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Eaton signs long-term agreement with Argentine bus manufacturer TATSA to design and supply hybrid systems

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The hybrid system combines a Cummins diesel engine with an electric motor that has a peak power output of 44 kW. In the last few years, TATSA has signed production agreements with various automotive companies worldwide and has also established commercial representations in the USA, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, India and Qatar.

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GM Creates New South America Regional Organization

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GM South America includes GM’s existing sales and manufacturing operations in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela as well as sales activities in those countries and Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. GM South America currently has 29,000 employees.

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Continental extends term of Nikolai Setzer as CEO, appoints new board member for automotive group sector – ET Auto

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Setzer has worked at Continental since finishing his studies in engineering management in Germany and France in 1997. We will continue to focus all our efforts on unleashing the full technological and market potential of Automotive and are confident of achieving our mid-term targets,” Setzer said.

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