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Oil steadies, Delta outbreaks cloud demand prospects By Reuters

Oil steadies, Delta outbreaks cloud demand prospects By Reuters

© Reuters. 3D printed oil barrels and percentage symbols are seen in front of dollar banknotes in this illustration taken May 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) -Oil prices steadied on Wednesday…

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I’m a sheep and cattle farmer in England, and Brexit has left farmers in fear for their futures

I’m a sheep and cattle farmer in England, and Brexit has left farmers in fear for their futures

You either love him or hate him, but Jeremy Clarkson’s documentary series about trying to get to grips with sheep rearing, tractor driving and running a farm shop at Diddly Squat Farm has certainly found…

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Bank of Ghana to pilot CBDC using G+D technology

Bank of Ghana to pilot CBDC using G+D technology

Ernest Addison: “CBDC presents a great opportunity to build a robust, inclusive, competitive and sustainable financial sector” The Bank of Ghana is partnering with Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to pilot a retail central bank-issued digital currency in…

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How machine learning is helping us fine-tune climate models to reach unprecedented detail

How machine learning is helping us fine-tune climate models to reach unprecedented detail

From movie suggestions to self-driving vehicles, machine learning has revolutionised modern life. Experts are now using it to help solve one of humanity’s biggest problems: climate change. With machine learning, we can use our abundance…

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UK aims to start trade talks with India this year By Reuters

UK aims to start trade talks with India this year By Reuters

© Reuters. Union flags and bunting decorate Blackfriars Bridge in London June 2, 2012. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/Files By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – The United Kingdom said on Tuesday it aims to start negotiations for a trade…

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UK names first food with protected status in post-Brexit scheme – here’s how it will promote sustainable farming

UK names first food with protected status in post-Brexit scheme – here’s how it will promote sustainable farming

Sheep have been grazing the salt marsh landscape of the Gower Peninsula in Wales since medieval times. Today around 3,500 lambs and ewes feed there, where a diet of naturally growing samphire and sorrel gives…

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Oil prices fall back on concerns over COVID-19 cases By Reuters

Oil prices fall back on concerns over COVID-19 cases By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks are seen outside the West Siberian city of Kogalym, Russia, January 25, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Tuesday, paring earlier gains, as…

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a survivalist life with little protection

a survivalist life with little protection

The informal sector makes significant contributions to the national economies of most global South countries. In South Africa it constitutes 15% to 30% of all employment. The informal sector refers to small or unregistered production…

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How one simple rule change could curb online retailers’ snooping on you

How one simple rule change could curb online retailers’ snooping on you

I spent last week studying the 26,000 words of privacy terms published by eBay and Amazon, trying to extract some straight answers, and comparing them to the privacy terms of other online marketplaces such as…

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The impact of AI adoption on supervisors

The impact of AI adoption on supervisors

The increasing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) has seen an anticipated parallel rise in calls for AI control, governance and supervision. As a result, industry and regulatory bodies have published several sets of guidelines and…

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