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Vegan ‘dairy’ products face EU ban from using milk cartons and yoghurt pots – and UK could be next

Vegan ‘dairy’ products face EU ban from using milk cartons and yoghurt pots – and UK could be next

Leading oat milk brand Oatly and the owner of Flora margarine are spearheading a campaign to overturn new proposed EU rules that could have dire consequences for vegan food companies. A ruling by the European…

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Is news worth a lot or a little? Google and Facebook want to have it both ways

Is news worth a lot or a little? Google and Facebook want to have it both ways

Executives from Google and Facebook have told a Senate committee they are prepared to take drastic action if Australia’s news media bargaining code, which would force the internet giants to pay news publishers for linking…

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Renewables overtook fossil fuels in EU electricity mix in 2020: Report By Reuters

Renewables overtook fossil fuels in EU electricity mix in 2020: Report By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Middelgrunden offshore wind farm is pictured outside Copenhagen 2/2 By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – Renewables overtook fossil fuels as the European Union’s main source of electricity for the first…

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Ghana’s unstable building problem is about more than lax regulation

Ghana’s unstable building problem is about more than lax regulation

Collapsed buildings are worryingly common in several large African cities. One study counted 54 building collapse deaths and 122 injuries in Kampala, Uganda between 2004 and 2008. Another identified 112 cases in Lagos, Nigeria from…

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How Kenya’s new personal data protection law could affect researchers

How Kenya’s new personal data protection law could affect researchers

The risk of infringing on privacy is growing by the day given the increased frequency and granularity of the data being collected, and advances in the technology for processing them. This has, inevitably, led to…

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

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

© Reuters By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – The first week of the Biden administration brought mixed fortunes for commodities – mixed is about the best description for it, as gold and other precious metals gained…

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How young Kenyans feel about farming goes against conventional wisdom

How young Kenyans feel about farming goes against conventional wisdom

Every year, 12 million young people enter the labour market across the African continent. Economists and policy makers differ about how they should be absorbed into the labour market. Some experts believe that only agriculture…

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Chinese made wood moldings, millwork harm U.S. industry: U.S. ITC By Reuters

Chinese made wood moldings, millwork harm U.S. industry: U.S. ITC By Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday said it had determined that wood moldings and other millwork from China harm the U.S. wood product industry. The U.S. Department of Commerce has been…

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Huge numbers of the formerly incarcerated are unemployed, but there are some promising solutions

Huge numbers of the formerly incarcerated are unemployed, but there are some promising solutions

CC BY-NC-ND People who have been incarcerated face major challenges finding work after their release. About 45% of formerly incarcerated Americans were unemployed one year after leaving prison, according to a multiyear study the Brookings…

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Far-right groups move to messaging apps as tech companies crack down on extremist social media

Far-right groups move to messaging apps as tech companies crack down on extremist social media

Right-wing extremists called for open revolt against the U.S. government for months on social media following the election in November. Behind the scenes on private messaging services, many of them recruited new followers, organized and…

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