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Andrew Forrest’s high-tech plan to extinguish bushfires within an hour is as challenging as it sounds

Andrew Forrest’s high-tech plan to extinguish bushfires within an hour is as challenging as it sounds

The philanthropic foundation of mining billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest has unveiled a plan to transform how Australia responds to bushfires. The Fire Shield project aims to use emerging technologies to rapidly find and extinguish bushfires.…

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Protect Growth Momentum, Preserve Interconnectedness

Protect Growth Momentum, Preserve Interconnectedness

Reflecting on the outcomes of the Spring Meetings, IMF’s David Lipton emphasized the importance of interconnectedness and added, “those who ask for it have to be open to addressing the legitimate… by : Source link

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Le 29 septembre, les pays de la CEDEAO valideront le plan d’action pour l’effectivité du free roaming au 31 mars 2021

Le 29 septembre, les pays de la CEDEAO valideront le plan d’action pour l’effectivité du free roaming au 31 mars 2021

(Agence Ecofin) – Les pays de la CEDEAO se sont fixés jusqu’au 31 mars 2021 pour abolir les frais d’itinérance sur les communications mobiles. Le projet traîne depuis 2017. Un nouveau plan d’action sera validé…

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Fed’s Powell says evictions, mortgage defaults may rise without more fiscal aid By Reuters

Fed’s Powell says evictions, mortgage defaults may rise without more fiscal aid By Reuters

© Reuters. Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing (Reuters) – Failure to deliver more government aid to households could precipitate a wave of mortgage defaults and evictions, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell…

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Sunak’s new job support scheme offers warm words but no escape from the coming unemployment chill

Sunak’s new job support scheme offers warm words but no escape from the coming unemployment chill

Rishi Sunak has announced a new job support scheme designed to help the British economy stave off a coronavirus-induced winter chill. It encompasses a novel short-time work scheme that will give extra support for workers…

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la surliquidité des banques en baisse, avec la reprise des activités

la surliquidité des banques en baisse, avec la reprise des activités

(Agence Ecofin) – Au Kenya, la surliquidité bancaire a reculé de 25,1 milliards de shillings au cours de la semaine du 14 septembre 2020. Les analystes expliquent qu’avec la reprise, les entreprises font des retraits…

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Global steel output edges up in August, buoyed by strong China By Reuters

Global steel output edges up in August, buoyed by strong China By Reuters

© Reuters. By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) – Global crude steel production edged up in August as buoyant output in top producer China offset coronavirus-related declines in most of the rest of the world, data…

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We need a code to protect our online privacy and wipe out ‘dark patterns’ in digital design

We need a code to protect our online privacy and wipe out ‘dark patterns’ in digital design

A digital building code is needed to help designers better protect the privacy of people when they use online platforms and websites. At the moment no such code exists in New Zealand. Our study with…

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l’USTDA aide Aldreda Fields Ltd et ipNX Nigeria Limited dans l’extension de leur réseau à haut débit

l’USTDA aide Aldreda Fields Ltd et ipNX Nigeria Limited dans l’extension de leur réseau à haut débit

(Agence Ecofin) – Pour le développement du haut débit au Nigeria, l’Agence américaine pour le commerce et le développement (USTDA) aidera les fournisseurs d’accès à Internet (FAI) Aldreda Fields Ltd et ipNX Nigeria Limited à…

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Airline passengers want to see barriers to boost confidence: industry executives By Reuters

Airline passengers want to see barriers to boost confidence: industry executives By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Pilots talk as they look at the tail of an American Airlines aircraft f at Dallas-Ft Worth International Airport By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) – Airline passengers want visible plastic barriers…

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