There has been quite a backlash since the UK government launched an advert encouraging dancers to think about retraining in cyber security. The ad, which has since been withdrawn, depicted a female ballet dancer with…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An illustration picture shows a coffee cup near a laptop 2/2 By Marcelo Teixeira NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans are drinking just as much coffee during the pandemic, as often…
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Social media algorithms, artificial intelligence, and our own genetics are among the factors influencing us beyond our awareness. This raises an ancient question: do we have control over our own lives? This article is part…
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Mobile financial services are, in most African countries, born out of crises. In 2011, Zimbabwe had gone through a volatile decade of economic crises – hyperinflation, currency instability and a collapse of the formal financial…
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© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Gold was up on Wednesday morning in Asia, as hopes that the latest U.S. stimulus measures would be passed by Congress before the Nov. 3 presidential election, and…
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Addresses provide people with a social status: a sense of identity and being recognised as a proper citizen. They are needed for the provision of postal and utility services; billing; disaster relief; emergency response; opening…
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Recessions – typically defined as two consecutive quarters of declining economic output – are always painful in terms of how they affect our economic well-being. Like all bad things, fortunately, they eventually end and a…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Steam rises from the cooling towers of the lignite power plant complex of German energy supplier and utility RWE in Neurath By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s plan…
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An ABC investigation has highlighted the shocking threats of sexual assault women in Australia face when “matching” with people on Tinder. A notable case is that of rapist Glenn Hartland. One victim who met him…
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The most important measure on the state of the pandemic is the R number. Also known as the reproduction rate, this is the average number of people an infected person will pass the virus on…
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