Yet another familiar fashion retailer is about to disappear from the British high street. The once-mighty Gap is the latest brand to pull down the shutters. Following in the footsteps (and depleted footfall) of Debenhams,…
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© Reuters. By Peter Nurse Investing.com — Crude oil prices edged lower Friday, with traders keeping a wary eye on events in Vienna as a group of top producers discuss future output levels. By 9:15…
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Businessman Andile Ngcaba, the former chairperson of South African-based technology company Dimension Data, has brought a lawsuit against the company for over R400 million for unequal remuneration. The case raises interesting questions about how board…
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Is light a wave or particle? — Ishan, age 15, Dubai Hi Ishan! Thanks for your great question. Light can be described both as a wave and as a particle. There are two experiments in…
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore has launched a new grant fund to help financial firms test new forms of technology before deploying it live. Under the regtech grant scheme, an extension of the central bank’s…
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© Reuters. By Yasin Ebrahim Investing.com – Crude oil prices notched a sixth-weekly win Friday despite a sluggish end to the week as major oil producers attempt to reach a consensus on plans to ease…
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South Africa’s approach to its COVID-19 vaccine programme has been characterised by a large number of missteps. In aggregate it has left the country behind many others on the continent, and essentially left millions unvaccinated…
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Eight days ago, it rained over the western Pacific Ocean near Japan. There was nothing especially remarkable about this rain event, yet it made big waves twice. First, it disturbed the atmosphere in just the…
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© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Oil was up Friday morning in Asia, retaining its gains from the previous session after a within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies (OPEC+) delayed…
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The Supreme Court tossed out a California law requiring nonprofits to report their major donors to state officials. In a 6-3 ruling, the court said the law, intended to fight fraud, subjected donors to potential…
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