Once considered a utopian ideal, a basic income guarantee has become a distinct political possibility, as the South African government scrambles to respond to growing hunger, and anger in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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A special anti-money laundering police unit conducted a search of the Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP) on July 13. Reports in Paraguayan media suggest the search was the first in the central bank’s history. The…
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Last year, according to a United Nations report published in March, Libyan government forces hunted down rebel forces using “lethal autonomous weapons systems” that were “programmed to attack targets without requiring data connectivity between the…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Crude prices slid Thursday after the watchdog for western oil consumers warned that Covid’s Delta variant will slow down demand growth for energy in the second half of…
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Thousands of Cubans took to the streets across the island around mid-July 2021 in a rare mass expression of dissent in a country known for repressive crackdowns. The government has cracked down by arresting hundreds…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A crude oil tanker is seen at Qingdao Port, Shandong province, China, April 21, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Rising demand for oil abruptly reversed course in July and…
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After struggling for 39 years to develop a fertile ground for democratic governance, Nigeria had its turning point in May 1999 when it became the world’s fourth largest democracy. This came after 16 years of…
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The latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is confronting. It finds global mean sea levels rose by about 20 centimetres between 1901 and 2018. In fact, sea levels have risen…
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Sveriges Riksbank’ general council proposed transferring Skr6.8 billion ($820 million) to the Swedish Treasury today (February 15). This year’s transfer is 28.3% larger than last year. Back then, the institution proposed transferring the government Skr5.3…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Gold prices gained their most in two weeks, with the ominous “flash crash” that greeted the yellow metal at the start of the week slipping into distant memory…
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