© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – The “ka-ching!” hasn’t sounded yet at the U.S. stimulus register for gold. But that didn’t stop longs in yellow metal from booking their first weekly gain since Christmas…
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Editor’s note: Although the National Rifle Association is headquartered in Northern Virginia, it is incorporated in New York. The gun group recently announced a new “strategic plan” to restructure under bankruptcy and reincorporate in Texas.…
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With new, more infectious variants of COVID-19 detected around the world, and at New Zealand’s border, the risk of further level 3 or 4 lockdowns is increased if those viruses get into the community. These…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Oil prices fell their most in a week after the first U.S. crude build in six weeks reported by the government on Friday that corresponded with the lack…
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Editor’s note: The Biden administration has made it clear it wants to inject more money into the U.S. economy and provide more aid for priorities like vaccines, reopening schools and state governments. We asked four…
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Late last year the Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa (NGS-SA) led by the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) identified a rapidly spreading new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The moon rises behind oil storage tanks in Omsk By Sonali Paul and Koustav Samanta MELBOURNE/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices dropped on Friday, retreating further from 11-month highs hit last week,…
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The federal government’s core civilian workforce has long been known for its professionalism. About 2.1 million nonpartisan career officials provide essential public services in such diverse areas as agriculture, national parks, defense, homeland security, environmental…
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There are significant disparities in South Africa’s education system. Schools are divided into quintiles, from one to five; the poorest, in quintile one, struggle enormously with a lack of resources and support. They also tend…
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3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A drilling rig operates in the Permian Basin oil and natural gas producing area in Lea County 2/3 By Jennifer Hiller and Nichola Groom (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s…
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