The US$1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill that the House is expected to soon pass includes a gradual increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. While its chances in the Senate…
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The largest and most destructive earthquakes on the planet happen in places where two tectonic plates collide. In our new research, published today in Nature Communications, we have produced new models of where and how…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The price of gasoline is shown on a gas pump at an Arco gas station in San Diego 2/2 By Sumita Layek and Bharat Gautam (Reuters) – Oil prices will…
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Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as director general of the World Trade Organisation. The Conversation Africa’s Wale Fatade asks Dr Monica Orisadare, an assistant professor…
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It’s well known that obesity is developing into a growing global health problem. In Africa alone, the number of overweight children under five has increased by nearly 50% since 2000. Obesity is a risk factor…
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© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Oil was down Friday morning in Asia, ending the week on a low note. The global market tightened as investors await an Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries…
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Agriculture is an important part of development and poverty mitigation in low income countries. It depends on infrastructure such as good roads, safe drinking water, adequate power supply, a market network, modern communication services and…
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© Reuters. How High Can Copper Fly? This Metals Trader Expects $12,000 (Bloomberg) — could surge above a record to $12,000 a ton in 18 months on new demand from green initiatives, a leading metals…
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Google “What is Clubhouse?” and you’ll find a flurry of articles written in the past few weeks about this fast-growing social network. It’s not yet a year old, and much of the buzz stems from…
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The federal government’s News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code, which passed the Senate today, makes strong points about the need to regulate misinformation. In response, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, TikTok, Redbubble and Twitter have…
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