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Crude Oil Prices Edge Higher After Slump on Mixed Covid Picture By Investing.com

Crude Oil Prices Edge Higher After Slump on Mixed Covid Picture By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com — Crude oil prices edged higher on Monday, regaining their footing after a brutal week in which prices slid 7% as traders took a more sober view about the…

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Why can’t the IRS just send Americans a refund – or a bill?

Why can’t the IRS just send Americans a refund – or a bill?

The Internal Revenue Service has postponed the April 15 tax filing deadline to May 17. If taxpayers need even more time to file federal returns, the agency added, they can request an extension until Oct.…

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Meet BreadTube, the YouTube activists trying to beat the far-right at their own game

Meet BreadTube, the YouTube activists trying to beat the far-right at their own game

YouTube has gained a reputation for facilitating far-right radicalisation and spreading antisocial ideas. However, in an interesting twist, the same subversive, comedic, satiric and ironic tactics used by far-right internet figures are now being countered…

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Oil Still on a Bumpy Path to Recovery Despite Price Swerve By Bloomberg

Oil Still on a Bumpy Path to Recovery Despite Price Swerve By Bloomberg

© Reuters. Oil Still on a Bumpy Path to Recovery Despite Price Swerve (Bloomberg) — Oil just experienced its biggest one-day price slump in more than six months, but it hasn’t veered off the road…

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confidence in the cruise industry has plummeted due to COVID-19

confidence in the cruise industry has plummeted due to COVID-19

The cruise industry has weathered many storms, including fairly regular brushes with disease. Outbreaks of norovirus, H1N1 and measles have all happened in the not too distant past. Despite this, a cruise has traditionally been…

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It’s not just doorways that make us forget what we came for in the next room

It’s not just doorways that make us forget what we came for in the next room

Imagine you’re in the middle of watching a riveting episode of your favourite TV show. You decide the situation calls for popcorn, so you get up and head to the kitchen. But when you arrive…

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Saudi Aramco to prioritise energy supply to China for 50 years, says CEO By Reuters

Saudi Aramco to prioritise energy supply to China for 50 years, says CEO By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Amin H. Nasser, president and CEO of Saudi Aramco, speaks during a news conference in Dhahran 2/2 By Muyu Xu and Florence Tan BEIJING (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco (SE:) will…

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How retail giants could thrive on the post-pandemic high street

How retail giants could thrive on the post-pandemic high street

Even before COVID-19, the British high street was undergoing slow and painful decline. Independent shops were struggling, department stores were fighting for survival, and well known chains were scrapping over market share. A year on…

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the evolving science behind estimating the size of the largest ever killer shark

the evolving science behind estimating the size of the largest ever killer shark

The giant prehistoric Carcharocles megalodon (or Otodus megalodon for some researchers) was the largest predatory shark to ever swim in Earth’s seas. Scientific evidence points to megalodon having lived between 16 million and 2.6 million…

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EU sustainable finance advisers say green means green By Reuters

EU sustainable finance advisers say green means green By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: EU flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Economic activities should be labelled as green investments only if they truly…

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