Ghana is among the top two gold producers in Africa. What has caught little attention, however, is the fact that more than 35% of total gold output in Ghana comes from artisanal and small-scale miners.…
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In 1994, physicist Miguel Alcubierre proposed a radical technology that would allow faster than light travel: the warp drive, a hypothetical way to skirt around the universe’s ultimate speed limit by bending the fabric of…
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© Reuters. Brazil’s Environment Minister Ricardo Salles attends a graduation ceremony for The Order of Rio Branco at the Itamaraty Palace, in Brasilia By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s environment minister, Ricardo Salles, told…
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During the lockdown in Lagos, Nigeria, I joined a humanitarian team to distribute food to poor people in the urban slums. The project was launched because food was not available and accessible to millions of…
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© Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — Crude oil prices fell on Friday but stayed comfortably above $60 a barrel, the market apparently settling into a new range on the back of strong economic numbers from…
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Not all of the migrants hoping to claim asylum in the United States are fleeing Central America’s violence-torn “Northern Triangle” of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, contrary to popular perception. Of the 71,021 asylum-seekers waiting…
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China’s state-run anti-monopoly bureau has tightened its regulations on big tech players, as shown by its recent move against the country’s largest e-commerce company, Alibaba Group. Alibaba was hit with a record antitrust fine of…
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© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Gold was down on Friday morning in Asia, as better-than-expected U.S. economic data canceled support from lower Treasury yields. edged up 0.19% to $1,763.45 by 11:54 PM ET…
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Water is one of the world’s most vital resources. So is there reason to freak out now that profit-hungry hedge funds and other investors can trade it like a barrel of oil or shares of…
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Animals have long played an important symbolic role in human societies. They feature prominently in myths and folklore throughout the world. In some cases animals are used metaphorically: they express clan identity and are used…
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