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Is Google getting worse? Increased advertising and algorithm changes may make it harder to find what you’re looking for

Is Google getting worse? Increased advertising and algorithm changes may make it harder to find what you’re looking for

Over the past 25 years, the name “Google” has become synonymous with the idea of searching for anything online. In much the same way “to Hoover” means to use a vacuum cleaner, dictionaries have recognised…

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Indigenous leaders push new target to protect Amazon from deforestation By Reuters

Indigenous leaders push new target to protect Amazon from deforestation By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: aerial view shows a river and a deforested plot of the Amazon near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo/File Photo By Matthew Green and…

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How the South African government can boost its credibility in the agricultural sector

How the South African government can boost its credibility in the agricultural sector

Governments can build credibility over time through consistent commitment to implementing policies efficiently and effectively. South Africa hasn’t done well on this score. As a result of the poor record of policy implementation, investors and…

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Research reveals humans ventured out of Africa repeatedly as early as 400,000 years ago, to visit the rolling grasslands of Arabia

Research reveals humans ventured out of Africa repeatedly as early as 400,000 years ago, to visit the rolling grasslands of Arabia

If you stood in the middle of the Nefud Desert in central Arabia today, you’d be confronted on all sides by enormous sand dunes, some rising more than 100 meters from the desert floor. The…

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BIS to work on cross-border CBDC test with four central banks

BIS to work on cross-border CBDC test with four central banks

The Bank for International Settlements is set to work with four central banks to test the settlement of cross-border transactions using their prototype central bank digital currencies.   The BIS will collaborate with the central…

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Hurricane Ida death toll in Louisiana rises to 12 By Reuters

Hurricane Ida death toll in Louisiana rises to 12 By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man walks back to his home after sharing fuel with his neighbors, to use for their generator, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Cut Off, Louisiana, U.S., August…

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the threat is on the rise

the threat is on the rise

Risk managers in South Africa must suffer perpetual headaches these days. There is a crammed list of risk management priorities to constantly monitor. These include variable water and electricity supply, physical crime, bribery and corruption,…

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Louisianans scramble to find fuel for generators after Ida By Reuters

Louisianans scramble to find fuel for generators after Ida By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People who say they have been waiting for hours for a gas truck to show up are seen at a gas station in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in New Orleans,…

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How the world’s biggest dark web platform spreads millions of items of child sex abuse material — and why it’s hard to stop

How the world’s biggest dark web platform spreads millions of items of child sex abuse material — and why it’s hard to stop

Child sexual abuse material is rampant online, despite considerable efforts by big tech companies and governments to curb it. And according to reports, it has only become more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic. This material…

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Will having so many disasters happening at the same time affect donations? We asked an expert

Will having so many disasters happening at the same time affect donations? We asked an expert

The scramble to assist the thousands of refugees who fled Afghanistan is on as the humanitarian crisis in that country grows more dire. Haiti’s recovery from an earthquake on Aug. 14, 2021, is off to…

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