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German public sector workers agree to wage deal with employers By Reuters

German public sector workers agree to wage deal with employers By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Commuters wait for a train on a Berlin transport company BVG subway platform at Alexanderplatz station during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a wage…

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G7 calls for extension, full implementation and expansion of Black Sea grain deal By Reuters

G7 calls for extension, full implementation and expansion of Black Sea grain deal By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Cargo ship Despina V, carrying Ukrainian grain, is seen in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul, Turkey November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas By Katya Golubkova and Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters)…

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a focus on how to irrigate its vast dry areas is key

a focus on how to irrigate its vast dry areas is key

More than 80% of Kenya’s land mass is made up of arid and semi-arid areas. So, if Kenya is to increase its agricultural production, which currently accounts for 22.4% of GDP, it must turn to…

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new research shows a genetic ‘master switch’ determines sex in most animals

new research shows a genetic ‘master switch’ determines sex in most animals

In humans and other animals, sex is usually determined by a single gene. However, there are claims that in some species, such as platyfish, it takes a whole “parliament” of genes acting together to determine…

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Megan Greene to join Bank of England MPC

Megan Greene to join Bank of England MPC

Megan Greene is to succeed Silvana Tenreyro as an external member of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee (MPC). Greene is currently global chief economist at consultancy Kroll, and a senior fellow at the…

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les candidatures sont ouvertes en Afrique de l’Ouest et Centrale pour Visa Everywhere Initiative

les candidatures sont ouvertes en Afrique de l’Ouest et Centrale pour Visa Everywhere Initiative

(VISA) – Visa Everywhere Initiative permet aux startups de résoudre les problèmes de paiement et de commerce les plus urgents, avec des prix monétaires, une visibilité mondiale et la reconnaissance de l’une des marques les…

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Suite à la décision du Conseil de régulation de l’ARTCI, Orange Côte d’Ivoire revient à ses anciens tarifs data

Suite à la décision du Conseil de régulation de l’ARTCI, Orange Côte d’Ivoire revient à ses anciens tarifs data

(ORANGE CÔTE D’IVOIRE) – La mise en œuvre de la décision du Conseil de régulation de l’ARTCI n°2023-834 du 12 janvier 2023, portant encadrement des offres de services sur le marché de détail de la…

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Canada’s striking federal workers call on Trudeau to speed up contract talks By Reuters

Canada’s striking federal workers call on Trudeau to speed up contract talks By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Picketers line the sidewalks as more than 155,000 public sector union workers with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) remain on strike, in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Blair…

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How the U.S. Clean Air Act lets closed coal plants keep polluting for years By Reuters

How the U.S. Clean Air Act lets closed coal plants keep polluting for years By Reuters

3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Steam rises from Duke Energy’s Marshall Power Plant in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, U.S. November 29, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Keane 2/3 By Tim McLaughlin (Reuters) – Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station, a…

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Fast fashion still comes with deadly risks, 10 years after the Rana Plaza disaster – the industry’s many moving pieces make it easy to cut corners

Fast fashion still comes with deadly risks, 10 years after the Rana Plaza disaster – the industry’s many moving pieces make it easy to cut corners

On April 24, 2013, a multistory garment factory complex in Bangladesh called Rana Plaza collapsed, killing more than 1,000 workers and injuring another 2,500. It remains the worst accident in the history of the apparel…

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