“The Pleistocene” often evokes images of ice ages – with much of the planet covered by great ice sheets. In reality, this geological epoch that started 2.6 million years ago and lasted until about 11,700…
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Less than a month after China confirmed the emergence of what soon became the new coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba pledged US$144 million in medical supplies for Hubei province and its capital city…
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(Agence Ecofin) – La société Helios Towers, gestionnaire de tours télécoms, détient actuellement 350 millions de dollars issus de sa levée de fonds d’octobre 2019 à la Bourse de Londres et de la dette disponible…
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LONDON (Reuters) – 1/LOOKING TO CHINA The world’s biggest economy won’t be open for business by Easter, as U.S. President Donald Trump had hoped, but the second biggest economy may come close. How China fares…
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(Reuters) – The U.S. biofuel industry has asked the Trump administration for funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation to help it survive a demand slump triggered by the coronavirus outbreak, according…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Kasha, une entreprise rwandaise qui commercialise en ligne des articles d’hygiène et de santé destinés aux femmes (contraceptifs, serviettes hygiéniques, produits de beauté, produits pharmaceutiques…) a obtenu 1 million $ d’investissement en fonds…
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The human evolutionary path is complicated. It’s almost impossible to say exactly when we modern humans became “us”. This quandary is best articulated by the famous naturalist Charles Darwin in his book The Descent of…
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Economic activity is slowing rapidly, both in the United States and around the world. Social distancing, stalling global trade, widespread illness and the closing of borders, restaurants and schools will all contribute to the next…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Depuis le 1er avril 2020, « la directive sur les licences et l’autorisation des émetteurs d’instruments de paiement N° ONPS/01/2020 » émise par la Banque centrale d’Éthiopie (NBE) est entrée en vigueur. Elle autorise…
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By Terje Solsvik and Colm Fulton OSLO/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The Swedish and Norwegian currencies are expected to gradually recover from recent weakness against the euro and dollar in the next 12 months following a turbulent…
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