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bones cooked in bat poo lift the lid on how archaeological sites are formed

bones cooked in bat poo lift the lid on how archaeological sites are formed

Archaeologists in the guano layer at Con Moong Cave in North Vietnam. Conor McAdams, Author provided Many caves are filled with sediments containing the excrement of birds and bats. This forms phosphate-enriched deposits known as…

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Gold up 1% on Week after Fencing With U.S. Yields, Dollar By Investing.com

Gold up 1% on Week after Fencing With U.S. Yields, Dollar By Investing.com

By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Gold prices slid on Friday but still ended the week up 1% as the yellow metal emerged partially victorious from its fencing duels with U.S. bond yields and the dollar,…

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why that matters for the economic recovery

why that matters for the economic recovery

This is a transcript of episode 10 of The Conversation Weekly podcast “The zombie company problem and what it means for our economies”. In this episode, why some economists are worried about a growing army…

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what happened and why it’s hard to know if your data was leaked

what happened and why it’s hard to know if your data was leaked

Over the long weekend reports emerged of an alleged data breach, impacting half a billion Facebook users from 106 countries. And while this figure is staggering, there’s more to the story than 533 million sets…

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Oil Down 3.5% on Week; Demand Concerns Offset Euro Vaccine Progress By Investing.com

Oil Down 3.5% on Week; Demand Concerns Offset Euro Vaccine Progress By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Oil prices fell as much as 3.5% on the week as concerns over summer fuel demand offset news that Europe appeared to be finally turning the corner on…

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Pubs are reopening but research shows contact tracing still isn’t working – here’s how to fix it

Pubs are reopening but research shows contact tracing still isn’t working – here’s how to fix it

Contact tracing is vital to supporting public safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. But rather than providing truthful information, it seems many people lie when asked to provide their contact details. Police officers in Australia, for…

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Microsoft to make US$22 billion worth of augmented reality headsets for US Army

Microsoft to make US$22 billion worth of augmented reality headsets for US Army

Microsoft has reportedly been awarded a ten year contract worth close to US$22 billion, to provide 120,000 military-grade augmented reality (AR) headsets to the US Army. Popularised through mobile apps such as Pokémon Go and…

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Biden admin’s methane emission curbs to exceed Obama’s: EPA chief By Reuters

Biden admin’s methane emission curbs to exceed Obama’s: EPA chief By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Michael Regan testifies before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing in Washington By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration’s curbs on methane from the U.S. oil and…

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Pandemic recovery will take more than soaring growth – to fuel a more equitable economy, countries need to measure the well-being of people, too

Pandemic recovery will take more than soaring growth – to fuel a more equitable economy, countries need to measure the well-being of people, too

Once a country’s economy reaches a certain level of wealth, gross domestic product – which puts a single dollar value on a country’s total economic output – is no longer a good measure of its…

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Japan industry minister denies raising 2030 emissions reduction target to 45% By Reuters

Japan industry minister denies raising 2030 emissions reduction target to 45% By Reuters

© Reuters. Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshi Kajiyama attends a news conference in Tokyo TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s industry minister said on Friday there was no truth to a media report that the…

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