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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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Three ways to ensure diversity training actually works

Three ways to ensure diversity training actually works

More and more employers are trying to increase the diversity of their staff – and rightly so. A recent report from management consulting firm McKinsey found that greater diversity within an organisation leads to greater…

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how ‘digital nationalism’ threatens to entrench big tech

how ‘digital nationalism’ threatens to entrench big tech

The massive digital platform market has until recently been dominated by a handful of US-based companies such as Facebook and Google. However, as foreign governments and competing platforms try to erode this domination, platforms are…

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Oil Down 3% for Week as Fears of an Iran Deal Offset Gain for Day  By Investing.com

Oil Down 3% for Week as Fears of an Iran Deal Offset Gain for Day  By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Oil prices rose on Friday but still ended the week about 3% down on fears that Iran was nearing a nuclear deal that could remove U.S. sanctions, possibly…

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how rising inequalities unfolded and why we cannot afford to ignore it

how rising inequalities unfolded and why we cannot afford to ignore it

Historian Walter Scheidel argues in The Great Leveler that pandemics are among the four great horsemen that, through history, have led to greater equality – the others being war, revolution and state failure. Economist Thomas…

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We sliced open radioactive particles from soil in South Australia and found they may be leaking plutonium

We sliced open radioactive particles from soil in South Australia and found they may be leaking plutonium

Almost 60 years after British nuclear tests ended, radioactive particles containing plutonium and uranium still contaminate the landscape around Maralinga in outback South Australia. These “hot particles” are not as stable as we once assumed.…

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White House pares infrastructure proposal to $1.7 trillion, Republicans balk By Reuters

White House pares infrastructure proposal to $1.7 trillion, Republicans balk By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque      By Jarrett Renshaw and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters)…

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Australia–UK trade deal can help spur post-pandemic recovery

Australia–UK trade deal can help spur post-pandemic recovery

When Australia and the UK began discussing a free trade agreement in 2020, they issued a joint statement with remarkably similar objectives. It now seems that a meeting of minds is imminent. The countries’ shared…

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In climate push, G7 agrees to stop international funding for coal By Reuters

In climate push, G7 agrees to stop international funding for coal By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Heavy equipment excavate anthracite coal from a strip mine in New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2020. Picture taken July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Dane Rhys/File Photo 2/2 By Markus Wacket and…

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International aid to Africa needs an overhaul. Tips on what needs to change

International aid to Africa needs an overhaul. Tips on what needs to change

Many African countries still rely heavily on foreign aid. However, several studies have shown that foreign aid has failed to deliver sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction. The fact that foreign aid as currently practised…

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