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Being bombarded with delivery and post office text scams? Here’s why — and what can be done

Being bombarded with delivery and post office text scams? Here’s why — and what can be done

For most people, the ping of an incoming SMS will induce some level of excitement — or mild intrigue at least. But with SMS scams on the rise, many may now be meeting this same…

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Oil rises as U.S. storm aftermath squeezes supply By Reuters

Oil rises as U.S. storm aftermath squeezes supply By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base/File Photo By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) –…

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Global demand for cashews is booming. How Ghana can take advantage to create jobs

Global demand for cashews is booming. How Ghana can take advantage to create jobs

The global cashew industry has grown rapidly over the last decade, driven by increasing consumption of cashew nuts around the world. And the market for raw cashews is forecast to continue growing at an annual…

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Personality traits may drive our ideas about fairness and sharing

Personality traits may drive our ideas about fairness and sharing

Disputes over fairness can create conflict. Families squabble over inheritances, societies polarise around the question of how to distribute wealth fairly, and nations become mired in territorial quarrels. Many of these disputes stem from different…

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Book notes: Robert Triffin, by Ivo Maes with Ilaria Pasotti

Book notes: Robert Triffin, by Ivo Maes with Ilaria Pasotti

Ivo Maes with Ilaria Pasotti, Robert Triffin: a life, Oxford University Press, 2021, 256 pages The unassuming subtitle of this book captures an extraordinarily influential life. Best known for identifying the Triffin dilemma, Robert Triffin’s work…

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Oil Down 2% as Wall Street Tumbles on China Contagion Worry By Investing.com

Oil Down 2% as Wall Street Tumbles on China Contagion Worry By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Global oil markets tumbled as much as 2% Monday as Wall Street cratered amid worries about a China debt crisis that triggered a flight to safety among investors.…

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More companies pledge ‘net-zero’ emissions to fight climate change, but what does that really mean?

More companies pledge ‘net-zero’ emissions to fight climate change, but what does that really mean?

You’ll probably hear the term “net-zero emissions” a lot over the coming weeks as government leaders and CEOs, under pressure, talk about how they’ll reduce their countries’ or businesses’ impact on climate change. Amazon, for…

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We managed to toilet train cows (and they learned faster than a toddler). It could help combat climate change

We managed to toilet train cows (and they learned faster than a toddler). It could help combat climate change

Can we toilet train cattle? Would we want to? The answer to both of these questions is yes — and doing so could help us address issues of water contamination and climate change. Cattle urine…

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Oil falls to $74 on risk-averse mood, U.S. Gulf output By Reuters

Oil falls to $74 on risk-averse mood, U.S. Gulf output By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -Oil dropped more than…

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African farmers and agribusinesses need fair access to markets in face of climate change

African farmers and agribusinesses need fair access to markets in face of climate change

Southern and Eastern Africa face the twin challenges of growing agricultural production to meet food demand while adapting to extreme weather. And climate change makes addressing these challenges extremely urgent. Southern Africa is a climate…

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