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OPEC+ meets to agree oil supply boost as prices rise By Reuters

OPEC+ meets to agree oil supply boost as prices rise By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed OPEC logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo MOSCOW/DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC+ ministers will meet…

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with no spectators, local sponsors lose out

with no spectators, local sponsors lose out

After much deliberation over whether spectators would be allowed, a new COVID-19 state of emergency in Japan sealed the deal: this year’s Olympic Games will have no domestic or foreign spectators. Despite this, the Tokyo…

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Is Australia a sitting duck for ransomware attacks? Yes, and the danger has been growing for 30 years

Is Australia a sitting duck for ransomware attacks? Yes, and the danger has been growing for 30 years

Australian organisations are a soft target for ransomware attacks, say experts who yesterday issued a fresh warning that the government needs to do more to stop agencies and businesses falling prey to cyber-crime. But in…

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Communication needs to be adapted for different audiences – RBA research

Communication needs to be adapted for different audiences – RBA research

Central banks should consider using a range of different formats to communicate economic information to different audiences, according to research from Australia’s central bank. In their paper, Joan Huang and John Simon examine how different…

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OPEC+ plans new output policy meeting on Sunday, sources say By Reuters

OPEC+ plans new output policy meeting on Sunday, sources say By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed OPEC logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo MOSCOW/DUBAI (Reuters) – OPEC+ ministers plan to…

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How COVID has affected UK businesses – and what happens after July 19

How COVID has affected UK businesses – and what happens after July 19

Britain will be finally free of most of the restrictions placed on it during the pandemic from July 19 (and Northern Ireland from July 26). Armed with the knowledge that the majority of the adult…

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why your pain boosts a charity’s gain

why your pain boosts a charity’s gain

This weekend, participants in the Kokoda Challenge will complete a gruelling 96-kilometre overnight trek to raise money for youth programs. And every year, thousands of Australians undertake long-distance runs or challenging bike rides, go a…

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro recovering, says will be ‘back in action soon’ By Reuters

Brazil’s Bolsonaro recovering, says will be ‘back in action soon’ By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony to sign a law for the privatization of state-controlled electricity utility Eletrobras, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano…

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what businesses need to know – and why they should have more say

what businesses need to know – and why they should have more say

Imogen, a night club owner from London, hopes that COVID-19 “passports” could help with the return of customers to her venue. But the 42-year-old told us she is not happy about subjecting her customers to…

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why are the stars, planets and moons round, when comets and asteroids aren’t?

why are the stars, planets and moons round, when comets and asteroids aren’t?

I’m puzzled as to why the planets, stars and moons are all round (when) other large and small objects such as asteroids and meteorites are irregular shapes? — Lionel Young, age 74, Launceston, Tasmania This…

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