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U.S. drillers add rigs for seventh month in a row, pace slows

U.S. drillers add rigs for seventh month in a row, pace slows

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Drilling rigs operate in the Permian Basin oil and natural gas production area in Lea County (Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week added oil and rigs for a seventh month…

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Ensuring the minimum wage keeps up with economic growth would be the best way to help workers and preserve FDR’s legacy

Ensuring the minimum wage keeps up with economic growth would be the best way to help workers and preserve FDR’s legacy

The US$1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill that the House is expected to soon pass includes a gradual increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. While its chances in the Senate…

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Melting ocean mud helps prevent major earthquakes — and may show where quake risk is highest

Melting ocean mud helps prevent major earthquakes — and may show where quake risk is highest

The largest and most destructive earthquakes on the planet happen in places where two tectonic plates collide. In our new research, published today in Nature Communications, we have produced new models of where and how…

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La fintech Diool mobilise 3,5 millions $ pour développer son activité au Cameroun

La fintech Diool mobilise 3,5 millions $ pour développer son activité au Cameroun

(Agence Ecofin) – En période de covid-19 et six ans après son lancement, la société de technologie financière Diool attire de nouveaux investisseurs dans son actionnariat, avec en projet, le renforcement de ses opérations dans…

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Le Bénin autorise la sélection des prestataires pour la mise en œuvre du projet ePasseport

Le Bénin autorise la sélection des prestataires pour la mise en œuvre du projet ePasseport

(Agence Ecofin) – Le gouvernement béninois a fait de la dématérialisation des services publics une priorité. Une nouvelle prestation rejoindra bientôt les plus de 560 déjà offerts aux usagers en ligne. Le gouvernement de la…

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U.S. consumer spending rebounds; inflation muted By Reuters

U.S. consumer spending rebounds; inflation muted By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Carlos Gonzalez, managing partner of the Oz Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Nightclub, counts money ahead of the Tampa Bay area weekend NFL’ Super Bowl LV amid the ongoing spread of the coronavirus…

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Oil set for steady gains as economies shake off pandemic blues: Reuters poll By Reuters

Oil set for steady gains as economies shake off pandemic blues: Reuters poll By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The price of gasoline is shown on a gas pump at an Arco gas station in San Diego 2/2 By Sumita Layek and Bharat Gautam (Reuters) – Oil prices will…

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breaking the glass ceiling is a win for all women

breaking the glass ceiling is a win for all women

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as director general of the World Trade Organisation. The Conversation Africa’s Wale Fatade asks Dr Monica Orisadare, an assistant professor…

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A new advance in the search for substances to replace fat in food

A new advance in the search for substances to replace fat in food

It’s well known that obesity is developing into a growing global health problem. In Africa alone, the number of overweight children under five has increased by nearly 50% since 2000. Obesity is a risk factor…

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InfraCo Africa mise 10 millions $ dans une société de promotion immobilière au Kenya

InfraCo Africa mise 10 millions $ dans une société de promotion immobilière au Kenya

(Agence Ecofin) – Après l’émission début 2020 de ses premières obligations vertes destinées à financer le développement de logements durables et écologiques au Kenya, Acorn Holdings lève des fonds auprès d’InfraCo Africa pour la construction…

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