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Bringing woolly mammoths back from extinction might not be such a bad idea — ethicists explain

Bringing woolly mammoths back from extinction might not be such a bad idea — ethicists explain

US startup Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to bring woolly mammoths, or animals like them, back from extinction and into the frosty landscape of the Siberian tundra. Colossal has received US$15 million in initial funds…

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Joint EU-US Press Release on the Global Methane Pledge

Joint EU-US Press Release on the Global Methane Pledge

European Commission Press release Brussels, 18 Sep 2021 The European Union and the United States announced the Global Methane Pledge, an initiative to reduce global methane emissions to be launched at COP 26 in November…

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UAE can go completely cashless by 2030; Bahrain’s cashless payments surge by 65% in August hitting almost $744m

Published on September 13, 2021 401 Views Print UAE can go completely cashless by 2030; Bahrain’s cashless payments surge by 65% in August hitting almost $744m The payments landscape in the Middle East is heavily…

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Canadian governor outlines next phase of policy

Canadian governor outlines next phase of policy

The Bank of Canada intends to move to a policy of keeping its sovereign debt holdings “roughly stable”, governor Tiff Macklem told business leaders on September 9. He did not lay out a timetable for when…

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ARM-Harith lance un fonds d’infrastructures climatiques urbaines de 250 millions $ pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest

ARM-Harith lance un fonds d’infrastructures climatiques urbaines de 250 millions $ pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest

(Agence Ecofin) – La résilience des infrastructures aux chocs climatiques est l’un des enjeux majeurs de l’adaptation en Afrique. Elle permet en effet de réduire le coût des dommages endurés suite aux événements climatiques extrêmes.…

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L’Angola s’est mis en quête d’un partenaire pour la gestion et l’exploitation des infrastructures d’Angola Telecom

L’Angola s’est mis en quête d’un partenaire pour la gestion et l’exploitation des infrastructures d’Angola Telecom

(Agence Ecofin) – En 2019, le gouvernement angolais a initié un vaste programme de transformation économique à travers la restructuration de plusieurs entreprises publiques. Contrairement à plusieurs sociétés du secteur télécoms, qui ont été privatisées,…

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Mexican president pitches regional block similar to European Union By Reuters

Mexican president pitches regional block similar to European Union By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Bolivian President Luis Arce gives a speech during his visit to Mexico’s Senate building in Mexico City Mexico March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 2/2 By David Alire Garcia and Noe…

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UK vows to manage fallout from soaring gas prices By Reuters

UK vows to manage fallout from soaring gas prices By Reuters

3/3 © Reuters. Flames come out of a domestic gas ring on a stove in Manchester, Britain, September 18, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble 2/3 By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Saturday it would work…

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How to make comparing prices of an MRI or colonoscopy as easy as shopping for a new laptop

How to make comparing prices of an MRI or colonoscopy as easy as shopping for a new laptop

Health researchers have long argued that the key to reining in surging health care costs is to tackle the high prices of services, and one potential way to do this is to provide patients with…

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the internal ‘magma filter’ that prompts ocean island volcanoes to erupt

the internal ‘magma filter’ that prompts ocean island volcanoes to erupt

The volcanoes we see on Earth’s surface are just the tip of the iceberg. Beneath the surface, they are fed by a complex network of conduits and reservoirs that bring molten rock, called magma, to…

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