The South African Reserve Bank celebrated its hundredth anniversary today (June 30) in a virtual celebration attended by former governors and the heads of international organisations. “The Sarb is a solid institution that all South Africans…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The OPEC logo pictured ahead of an informal meeting between members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Algiers, Algeria, September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina/File Photo By Rania…
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Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa is under-performing, leaving 30% of people in the region food insecure. Food insecurity means that not all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and…
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If like many Australian Muslims you have reported hate speech to Facebook and received an automated response saying it doesn’t breach the platform’s community standards, you are not alone. We and our team are the…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A petrol station attendant prepares to refuel a car in Rome, Italy, January 4, 2012. REUTERS/Max Rossi/File Photo (Adds dropped word in the lead) By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) -Oil prices…
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One summer night in August, 1935, a young Soviet miner named Alexei Stakhanov managed to extract 102 tonnes of coal in a single shift. This was nothing short of extraordinary (according to Soviet planning, the…
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The mineral pyrite was historically nicknamed fool’s gold because of its deceptive resemblance to the precious metal. The term was often used during the California gold rush in the 1840s because inexperienced prospectors would claim…
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Iran’s outgoing president has promoted the central bank’s deputy governor to the top role, one month after dismissing his predecessor. Akbar Komijani will become the Central Bank of Iran’s governor after being approved by the…
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5/5 © Reuters. A demonstrator holds an object during a rally as constitutional assembly members hold first session to draft a new constitution, in Santiago, Chile July 4, 2021. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza 2/5 By Aislinn Laing…
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This episode of The Conversation’s In Depth Out Loud podcast features the story of a young Soviet miner named Alexei Stakhanov, and how the work ethic he embodied in the 1930s has been invoked by…
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