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How to watch Wednesday’s total lunar eclipse from Australia

How to watch Wednesday’s total lunar eclipse from Australia

On Wednesday evening, May 26, the Moon will slip into Earth’s shadow, creating a total lunar eclipse. No matter where you are across Australia, you’ll be well placed to see it. Lunar eclipses are one…

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After Blackouts, Texas Moves to Make Power Plants Weatherize By Bloomberg

After Blackouts, Texas Moves to Make Power Plants Weatherize By Bloomberg

© Reuters. After Blackouts, Texas Moves to Make Power Plants Weatherize (Bloomberg) — Texas lawmakers advanced a sweeping and potentially costly measure that would require power plants and some gas facilities to prepare for extreme…

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How COVID-19 affected informal cross-border trade between Uganda and DRC

How COVID-19 affected informal cross-border trade between Uganda and DRC

Informal cross-border trade, which includes smuggling, is hugely important for survival in, around and beyond border regions. Across the border between Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo informal trade pays the bills and puts food…

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Oil Up as Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Continue By Investing.com

Oil Up as Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Continue By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Oil was up Monday morning in Asia, with investor sentiment boosted by signs of the U.S.’ continuing economic recovery from COVID-19 and the improved outlook for fuel demand.…

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Navigating a new digital era means changing the world economic order

Navigating a new digital era means changing the world economic order

COVID-19 has accelerated the growth in the digital economy through a dramatic increase in working from home, online shopping, digital entertainment, online services, among other areas. Ideas such as telemigration in which people from different…

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Vaping and e-cigarettes are glamourised on social media, putting young people in harm’s way

Vaping and e-cigarettes are glamourised on social media, putting young people in harm’s way

Despite their widespread reputation as a “safer” alternative to cigarettes, e-cigarettes (also known as electronic cigarettes or vapes) are far from harmless, particularly for adolescents, whose developing brains may suffer lifelong adverse effects from nicotine-containing…

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Energy & Precious Metals – Weekly Review and Calendar Ahead By Investing.com

Energy & Precious Metals – Weekly Review and Calendar Ahead By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com — The biggest farce in the oil market, one which OPEC ignores with impunity, might be nearing its end: U.S. sanctions on Iranian crude. The Biden administration is trying…

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Five ways to measure the effects of a crisis like COVID-19 on women

Five ways to measure the effects of a crisis like COVID-19 on women

Social issues and crises tend to affect women more severely than men. This is why terms like “gender mainstreaming policies”, “gender-responsive interventions” and “gender-based budgeting” have become more popular in public policy discussions in recent…

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On its first try, China’s Zhurong rover hit a Mars milestone that took NASA decades

On its first try, China’s Zhurong rover hit a Mars milestone that took NASA decades

China’s Zhurong rover landed safely on Mars on May 15, making China only the third country to successfully land a rover on the red planet. More impressively still, China is the first Mars-going nation to…

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Ship owner says Suez Canal was at fault over Ever Given grounding: lawyer By Reuters

Ship owner says Suez Canal was at fault over Ever Given grounding: lawyer By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, after it ran aground, March 26. SCA/via REUTERS/File Photo CAIRO (Reuters) – The owner of a container ship that…

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