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India’s controversial farm bills become law despite protests By Reuters

India’s controversial farm bills become law despite protests By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: President of India Ram Nath Kovind speaks during his state visit to Switzerland, at the Muensterplatz in Bern 2/2 By Neha Arora and Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s…

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Ancient microbial life used arsenic to thrive in a world without oxygen

Ancient microbial life used arsenic to thrive in a world without oxygen

Billions of years ago, life on Earth was mostly just large slimy mats of microbes living in shallow water. Sometimes, these microbial communities made carbonate minerals that over many years cemented together to become layered…

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How millions of veterans were returned to civilian work en masse after WWII

How millions of veterans were returned to civilian work en masse after WWII

The present government’s struggle to get Britain back to work amid the pandemic looks a little less daunting when compared to the challenge that faced its predecessor in 1945. In her fine account of the…

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Oil Down Over 2% on Week, Libya Adds to Gloomy Outlook By Investing.com

Oil Down Over 2% on Week, Libya Adds to Gloomy Outlook By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Crude prices logged their third weekly loss in four on Friday, as analysts warned of a gloomier near term for the market after an unexpected surge in production…

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COVID-19 is not the only infectious disease New Zealand wants to eliminate, and genome sequencing is a crucial tool

COVID-19 is not the only infectious disease New Zealand wants to eliminate, and genome sequencing is a crucial tool

Genome sequencing — the mapping of the genetic sequences of an organism — has helped track the spread of COVID-19 cases in Auckland, but it also plays an important role in the control of other…

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Lessons from the gig economy for transforming public services

Lessons from the gig economy for transforming public services

Even before the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, major upheavals were taking place in the UK labour market. Between 2016 and 2019, the number of people working for online platforms such as Deliveroo and TaskRabbit…

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Gold K.O.-ed by Dollar, Posts Worst Week in 6 Months By Investing.com

Gold K.O.-ed by Dollar, Posts Worst Week in 6 Months By Investing.com

By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Gold had its worst week in six months, losing almost 5%, after a knockout punch from its nemesis the dollar, which again proved to be the champ in the latest…

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Australia’s natural history and native species should be on the citizenship test

Australia’s natural history and native species should be on the citizenship test

Australia’s proposed changes to the citizenship test has raised questions about whether you can really evaluate someone’s “Australian values” via a set of exam questions. But here’s another question not even considered by the test:…

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Apple is starting a war over privacy with iOS 14 – publishers are naive if they think it will back down

Apple is starting a war over privacy with iOS 14 – publishers are naive if they think it will back down

iPhone users are about to receive access to Apple’s latest mobile operating system, iOS 14. It will come with the usual array of shiny new features, but the real game-changer will be missing – at…

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Trump extends drilling ban off North Carolina, Virginia By Reuters

Trump extends drilling ban off North Carolina, Virginia By Reuters

© Reuters. President Donald Trump descends from Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had extended a ban until 2032…

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