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media rage at billionaire tax cheats but ignore Boris Johnson’s failure to reform tax havens

media rage at billionaire tax cheats but ignore Boris Johnson’s failure to reform tax havens

Many of the world’s richest and most powerful people are in the spotlight for the wrong reasons – again. The Pandora papers is the third and largest leak of documents in which the secret financial…

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a new experiment has dashed hopes of an undiscovered particle

a new experiment has dashed hopes of an undiscovered particle

Physicists searching for evidence of a “light sterile neutrino”, a hypothetical particle that could give clues to cosmic puzzles such as the nature of dark matter and why the Universe is made of matter at…

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U.N. envoy to Sudan discusses mediation options with ousted PM after major protests By Reuters

U.N. envoy to Sudan discusses mediation options with ousted PM after major protests By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Protesters hold flags and chant slogans as they march against the Sudanese military’s recent seizure of power and ousting of the civilian government, in the streets of the capital Khartoum, Sudan…

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Industrial policy paved the way for Dangote’s empire. Why it didn’t deliver for all Nigerians

Industrial policy paved the way for Dangote’s empire. Why it didn’t deliver for all Nigerians

Dangote Industries Limited dominates the Nigerian cement market and is a key player in the rapidly expanding African cement business. The conglomerate has also expanded its manufacturing activities in a range of food processing industries…

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a new look at an old fossil reveals the origin of these tiny coral-like creatures

a new look at an old fossil reveals the origin of these tiny coral-like creatures

Most groups of modern animals had their beginnings more than half a billion years ago in an amazing evolutionary event known as the Cambrian Explosion. This wasn’t the kind of explosion caused by a bomb…

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Senators introduce Fed ethics law

Senators introduce Fed ethics law

Four Democratic senators introduced legislation to forbid Federal Reserve officials from holding or trading individual stocks and other securities on October 26. The proposed law, titled the ‘‘Ban Conflicted Trading at the Fed Act’’, would…

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U.S., EU end Trump-era tariff war over steel and aluminum By Reuters

U.S., EU end Trump-era tariff war over steel and aluminum By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A member of the Ironworkers Local 7 union installs steel beams on high-rise building under construction during a summer heat wave in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File…

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why some economists think abandoning growth is the only way to save the planet – podcast

why some economists think abandoning growth is the only way to save the planet – podcast

Some economists have long argued that to really save the planet – and ourselves – from the climate crisis, we need a fundamental overhaul of the way our economies work. In this episode of The…

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The ‘97% climate consensus’ is over. Now it’s well above 99% (and the evidence is even stronger than that)

The ‘97% climate consensus’ is over. Now it’s well above 99% (and the evidence is even stronger than that)

Despite the overwhelming evidence, it’s still common to see politicians, media commentators or social media users cast doubt on the role of humans in driving climate change. But this denialism is now almost nonexistent among…

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U.S. back with ‘guns blazing’ on climate issue

U.S. back with ‘guns blazing’ on climate issue

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from the chimneys of a power plant in Chinese border city Heihe, as seen from Blagoveshchensk, in Amur region, Russia, November 30, 2019. Picture taken November 30, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim…

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