Smallholder agriculture is the backbone of food security in many sub-Saharan African households. And women, in particular, play a central role in putting food on the table. However, there is an imbalance between what women…
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The double helix of DNA is one of the most iconic symbols in science. By imitating the structure of this complex genetic molecule we have found a way to make artificial muscle fibres far more…
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© Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — Crude oil prices slipped on Friday, following a broader risk-off move in equities, with news of a further rise in Iranian output adding to reasons to lock in…
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The workplace and modes of working have come into the spotlight amid COVID-19 lockdowns that have enforced remote working as the new norm for most businesses. Companies have had to review their practices to accommodate…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: View of the Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas By Jennifer Hiller (Reuters) -Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday topped Wall Street quarterly earnings estimates with its first profit in five quarters,…
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Since the fall of Siad Barre’s regime in 1991, which led to a prolonged period of civil unrest, Somalia has been in a near-constant state of food insecurity. It also suffered two famines – in…
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There are many hypotheses about where the Indigenous ancestors first settled in Australia tens of thousands of years ago, but evidence is scarce. Few archaeological sites date to these early times. Sea levels were much…
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By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Gold cannot catch a break for too long, it appears, from its nemesis — the . Gold was down for a fourth day in a row Friday as intermittent spikes…
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President Joe Biden spoke to Congress April 28, 2021, with a historic duo flanking him: two women, one of them African American. Vice President Kamala Harris called the proceedings to order; Speaker of the House…
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We know it is more than 60,000 years since the first people entered the continent of Sahul — the giant landmass that connected New Guinea, Australia and Tasmania when sea levels were lower than today.…
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