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Vowing budget control, Brazil faces pressure to keep spending By Reuters

Vowing budget control, Brazil faces pressure to keep spending By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Federal Deputies Pacheco and Andrada seen during Commission of Constitution and Justice meeting in Brasilia 2/2 By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government entered 2021 determined to slash last…

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Oil Hit With Biggest One-Day Loss in Week After US Crude Build By Investing.com

Oil Hit With Biggest One-Day Loss in Week After US Crude Build By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Oil prices fell their most in a week after the first U.S. crude build in six weeks reported by the government on Friday that corresponded with the lack…

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What does the economy need now? 4 suggestions for Biden’s coronavirus relief bill

What does the economy need now? 4 suggestions for Biden’s coronavirus relief bill

Editor’s note: The Biden administration has made it clear it wants to inject more money into the U.S. economy and provide more aid for priorities like vaccines, reopening schools and state governments. We asked four…

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South African scientists who discovered new COVID-19 variant share what they know

South African scientists who discovered new COVID-19 variant share what they know

Late last year the Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa (NGS-SA) led by the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) identified a rapidly spreading new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.…

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BlackRock positionne deux de ses fonds sur le bitcoin

BlackRock positionne deux de ses fonds sur le bitcoin

(Agence Ecofin) – Les monnaies digitales décentralisées comme le bitcoin font aujourd’hui partie de la variété des actifs financiers ciblés par les investisseurs. Le poids de ce produit financier a reçu une impulsion positive, avec…

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Le Congo investira 3 millions $ en 2021 pour apporter les services télécoms dans les zones blanches

Le Congo investira 3 millions $ en 2021 pour apporter les services télécoms dans les zones blanches

(Agence Ecofin) – Le gouvernement congolais poursuit sa politique de réduction de la fracture numérique. A la soixantaine de localités connectées au réseau télécoms en 2020, s’ajouteront plusieurs autres pour accélérer la transformation numérique du…

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UK body sets billion-pound budget for COVID financial firm collapses By Reuters

UK body sets billion-pound budget for COVID financial firm collapses By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A woman feeds birds on the bank of the river Thames with London’s financial district seen in the background, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in London By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters)…

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Oil prices fall as China’s surging COVID-19 cases trigger clampdowns By Reuters

Oil prices fall as China’s surging COVID-19 cases trigger clampdowns By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The moon rises behind oil storage tanks in Omsk By Sonali Paul and Koustav Samanta MELBOURNE/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices dropped on Friday, retreating further from 11-month highs hit last week,…

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Trump revived Andrew Jackson’s spoils system, which would undo America’s 138-year-old professional civil service

Trump revived Andrew Jackson’s spoils system, which would undo America’s 138-year-old professional civil service

The federal government’s core civilian workforce has long been known for its professionalism. About 2.1 million nonpartisan career officials provide essential public services in such diverse areas as agriculture, national parks, defense, homeland security, environmental…

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How South Africa can prepare for a data-driven education system

How South Africa can prepare for a data-driven education system

There are significant disparities in South Africa’s education system. Schools are divided into quintiles, from one to five; the poorest, in quintile one, struggle enormously with a lack of resources and support. They also tend…

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