Since time immemorial, humans have been fascinated by the night sky. Our relationship with it was forever changed in the early 1600s, when Galileo Galilei raised a small hand-held telescope to the sky and became…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate at sunset in an oil field in Midland By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices dropped on Wednesday on a surprise gain in inventories in the United…
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The first COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized for use in the U.S., and states have been drawing up plans for who should get vaccinated first. But one important group is absent: children. So far, the…
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An Asian water dragon hatched from an egg at the Smithsonian National Zoo, and her keepers were shocked. Why? Her mother had never been with a male water dragon. Through genetic testing, zoo scientists discovered…
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© Reuters. By Yasin Ebrahim Investing.com – U.S. oil stockpiles climbed for the fifth-straight week as product inventories continued to build amid a weakening demand outlook. rose by 1.973 million barrels last week, according…
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To stem the economic fallout from COVID-19, developed countries have injected an unprecedented US$9 trillion into their economies. The International Monetary Fund has recommended sustained fiscal support, emphasizing greater spending on health care and environmental…
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The NAACP – the most prominent interracial civil rights organization in American history – published the first issue of The Crisis, its official magazine, 110 years ago, in 1910. For almost two and a half…
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© Reuters. OPEC’s President Says Oil Cartel Cannot Rush Output Increases (Bloomberg) — The president of OPEC reiterated that the oil producers’ cartel shouldn’t rush to increase output early next year and said energy demand…
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Whether you look forward to the Christmas party or see it as a seasonal obligation, that time of year is here again. Restrictions on social interactions mean that workplaces are turning to virtual Christmas parties…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – The oil bull has gone on full blinker-on mode. Crude prices settled up on Monday despite the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, cutting its forecast…
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