The African continent contains some of the world’s richest mineral resources. For instance, the Democratic Republic of Congo produces most of the world’s cobalt; Rwanda, Ethiopia and Mozambique are major contributors to global tantalum output.…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate at sunset in an oil field in Midland By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Thursday, giving up some of the recent strong gains on…
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Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 lockdown’s ongoing devastating impact on the economy, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa recently called on South Africans to buy local goods. He said: We call on every South African…
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As communication about science and health increasingly moves online, new ways are emerging for people to participate in public dialogue about advances in science. One of these is the use of emojis – ‘picture characters’,…
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© Reuters. Cold Snap Gives Oil Rebound a Boost With Run for Heating Fuel (Bloomberg) — The polar blast freezing much of the U.S. is driving up demand for , a boon for a crude…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Mothers who showed the most academic promise in high school have the same leadership opportunities as fathers who performed the worst,…
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© Reuters. By Laila Kearney and Devika Krishna Kumar (Reuters) – Crude prices in North Dakota’s Bakken shale region have surged to their highest levels in about six months as producers in the region rein…
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President Joe Biden has pledged to tackle hunger as part of his administration’s efforts to alleviate poverty. “We cannot, will not let people go hungry,” Biden declared on his second full day in office, invoking…
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Psychology and other “helping professions” such as counselling and social work are often regarded as quintessentially human domains. Unlike workers in manual or routine jobs, psychologists generally see no threat to their career from advances…
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© Reuters. File photo of a worker walking past a pump jack on an oil field owned by Bashneft, Bashkortostan TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices rose again on Wednesday, extending their more than week-long rally…
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