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Morrison’s $1.3 billion for more ‘cyber spies’ is an incremental response to a radical problem

Morrison’s $1.3 billion for more ‘cyber spies’ is an incremental response to a radical problem

The federal government has announced it will spend more than a billion dollars over the next ten years to boost Australia’s cyber defences. This comes barely a week after Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned the…

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11 entreprises se battent pour les deux nouvelles licences de télécommunications du pays

11 entreprises se battent pour les deux nouvelles licences de télécommunications du pays

(Agence Ecofin) – 11 entreprises dont 2 non-télécoms ont postulé pour l’obtention de l’une des deux nouvelles licences télécoms mises en vente par l’Ethiopie. Parmi elles figurent des groupes de renom comme MTN, Orange, Telkom…

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Madrid taxi drivers demand fleet limits amid weak demand By Reuters

Madrid taxi drivers demand fleet limits amid weak demand By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid 2/2 MADRID (Reuters) – Thousands of taxi drivers took to the streets of Madrid on Tuesday, honking their horns and clogging up the roads around…

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South Africa sets aside more money for COVID-19 but lacks a spending strategy

South Africa sets aside more money for COVID-19 but lacks a spending strategy

The supplementary budget tabled last week by South Africa’s finance minister, Tito Mboweni, whose primary objective was to make more money available for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, sheds no light on the relative…

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la justice met la Banque centrale allemande face à ses responsabilités

la justice met la Banque centrale allemande face à ses responsabilités

(Agence Ecofin) – Il appartient désormais à la Banque centrale allemande de dire si elle peut continuer de participer aux programmes de la Banque centrale européenne (BCE). Ainsi en a décidé la Cour suprême du…

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Shell to Write Down Up to $22 Billion as Virus Hits Big Oil By Bloomberg

Shell to Write Down Up to $22 Billion as Virus Hits Big Oil By Bloomberg

© Bloomberg. The Royal Dutch Shell logo is seen on a fuel pump at a gas station in Crestwood, Kentucky, U.S., on Monday, April 27, 2020. Royal Dutch Shell is scheduled to release earnings figures…

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How Australia’s supercomputers crunched the numbers to guide our bushfire and pandemic response

How Australia’s supercomputers crunched the numbers to guide our bushfire and pandemic response

As 2020 began, Australia was stunned by the worst bushfires on record. Six months later we are weathering the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe. This year, perhaps more than ever before, decision-makers, emergency services, health…

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Le succès des classes numériques de Huawei au Kenya incite l’entreprise à reproduire la solution dans cinq nouveaux pays

Le succès des classes numériques de Huawei au Kenya incite l’entreprise à reproduire la solution dans cinq nouveaux pays

(Agence Ecofin) – Huawei va reproduire ses classes numériques, déplacées par camion, entièrement alimentées à l’énergie solaire et dotées d’un accès au haut débit sans fil, dans 5 nouveaux pays dont la France et les…

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What would private equity funds in 401(k)s mean for retirement savers? By Reuters

What would private equity funds in 401(k)s mean for retirement savers? By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Dollar banknotes are seen in this photo illustration By Mark Miller CHICAGO (Reuters) – Employer retirement plans are not known for their flashy investments – a majority of 401(k) investors…

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As professional sports come back, members of the US women’s soccer team are still paid less than the men’s

As professional sports come back, members of the US women’s soccer team are still paid less than the men’s

The U.S. women’s soccer team reported being “shocked and disappointed” by a federal judge’s dismissal in May of the team’s lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation. The lawsuit alleged discriminatory pay practices by the federation…

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