The IMF hopes that the US and its trading partners can avoid a trade war as more and more countries are announcing protectionist measures and retaliations, spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters Thursday (June 28) in…
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Why is there gravity? Xander, aged 3, Lindfield, Sydney, NSW. Hi Xander, great question! I’m told you were rolling marbles when you asked that question, wondering why they roll down more easily than they roll…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Les dirigeants en Afrique doivent plus investir dans sa transformation TIC pour éliminer la fracture numérique et éradiquer la pauvreté. Ce message leur a été transmis par différentes agences onusiennes le 31…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Delivery workers wearing face masks ride scooters in front of Lujiazui financial district, in Shanghai BEIJING (Reuters) – The recovery in China’s service sector activity extended into a fourth straight month…
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The current public health emergency has shown just how critical adequate and affordable broadband infrastructure is for communities and individuals trying to work, access health care and attempt to teach kids from home. Yet over…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices were little changed in early trade on Thursday, sitting…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Fin 2019, l’Afrique n’abritait que 4% des investissements directs étrangers de la France. Cela tranche avec l’idée partagée surtout en Afrique francophone selon laquelle la région est le principal siège des intérêts…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Huawei veut accentuer sa capacité de formation technologique en Angola. La société, qui table sur un effectif de 1 500 ingénieurs, envisage d’ouvrir à cet effet un parc technologique à Luanda d’ici décembre…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: John C. Williams, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York speaks to the Economic Club of New York in the Manhattan borough of New York (Reuters) –…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Unionized workers are more likely than their non-union peers to speak up about health and safety problems in the workplace, according…
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