© Bloomberg. Oil tanker rail cars parked at the Motiva Port Arthur refinery ahead of Hurricane Delta in Port Arthur, Texas, U.S., on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. Delta churned toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, packing…
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India’s farmers have been protesting since the autumn, with a growing intensity that culminated in a violent breaching of barriers in the Red Fort in Delhi during India’s Republic Day celebrations on January 26. The…
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There’s a new kid on the social media block, and it is making big waves. It is less than a year old, yet is already valued at US$1 billion, and has venture capitalists scrambling to…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Un environnement perturbé et des opportunités limitées d’investissements poussent les acteurs des marchés financiers à chercher de nouveaux repères. Le milliardaire Elon Musk apparaît ainsi comme une lumière dans la pénombre, parfois…
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(Agence Ecofin) – En 2020, un nouveau programme spatial ambitieux a été adopté par l’Egypte. Aligné sur la stratégie de développement durable Vision Egypte 2030, il contribuera au développement socioéconomique du pays à travers le…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Weekly government cabinet meeting in London LONDON (Reuters) – Britain made a formal request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive (NYSE:) Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership on Monday, seeking membership of the…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Ingots of 99.99 percent pure silver are seen at the Krastsvetmet non-ferrous metals plant in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk 2/2 By Tom Westbrook and Thyagaraju Adinarayan SINGAPORE (Reuters) –…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea While people tend to contribute more to a virtual public good if they see others doing the same, this effect reverses…
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At a dinner party, or in the schoolyard, the question of favourite colour frequently results in an answer of “blue”. Why is it that humans are so fond of blue? And why does it seem…
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It is premature to gauge the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak on China’s economy, but it will certainly impact the first quarter, International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday. Speaking at the Center for Global Development she…
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