To win swimming gold in Tokyo, swimmers not only have to generate incredible power with their arms and legs to propel themselves through the water; they also have to overcome the relentless pull of the…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Assorted reef fish swim above a staghorn coral colony as it grows on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns, Australia October 25, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo By Colin…
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President Muhammadu Buhari recently inaugurated a project designed to prevent illegal activities in Nigeria’s coastal waters and enforce maritime regulations. It also aims to prevent illegal activities on inland waterways. Known as the Deep Blue…
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The Bank of England has admitted it has fallen short of ensuring employees from minority ethnic groups receive equal treatment, following a critical report by the bank’s oversight body. “The experience of colleagues with different…
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Teeth can tell us a lot about the evolution of prehistoric humans, and our latest study of one of our species’ close relatives may finally resolve a long-standing mystery. The genus Paranthropus is closely related…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Oil managed to eke out a gain after starting the week with the worst tumble in 16 months, leaving longs in the market shaken but unscathed. What oil…
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Another big fight is brewing over the U.S. debt ceiling, which is a statutory limit on how much the government can borrow to pay its bills. In an interview, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said…
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© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Gold was down on Friday morning in Asia, recovering from the more than one-week low hit during the previous session. Retreating U.S. bond yields and weaker-than-expected U.S. economic…
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Ghana's population has expanded its data categories Delali Adogla-Bessa, CC BY-SA Ghana has just carried out its latest population and housing census. This is an exercise organised every ten years. For the first time a…
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It’s been a momentous month for space-faring billionaires. On July 11, British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson’s Unity “rocket-plane” flew him and five fellow passengers about 85 kilometres above Earth. And this week, Amazon founder Jeff…
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