The French government has just announced a trial using virtual reality to try to prevent domestic violence. There has been considerable excitement about this, with claims the virtual reality experience is an “empathy machine” that…
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The Central Bank of Barbados has closed its offices until April 16 following a volcanic eruption on the nearby island on St Vincent and the Grenadines. In a statement, the CBB announced “in-person” business operations…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Business jets are seen at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. October 21, 2019. REUTERS/David Becker By Allison Lampert LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The National…
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Walk into any U.S. store these days and you’re likely to see empty shelves. Shortages of virtually every type of product – from toilet paper and sneakers to pickup trucks and chicken – are showing…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Even when kids spend five hours a day on screen – whether computers, television or text – it doesn’t appear to…
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© 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 By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -Oil rose…
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The Nobel committee’s decision to award its economics prize for 2021 to David Card, Josh Angrist and Guido Imbens marks the culmination of a revolution in the way economists approach the world that began more…
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Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477[email protected] Ref: 24/2021 The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published its final report with policy proposals to enhance money market fund (MMF) resilience. The report, which was delivered to…
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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand Christian Hawkesby will become deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand from January 2022, the central bank announced on October 6. The RBNZ announced two days later…
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© Reuters. (updates with settlement prices) By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — Crude oil prices were higher early Monday in New York but came off the seven-year highs posted overnight on a rare sign of spot market…
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