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understanding rural aspirations is key to Kenya’s future

About 8.3 million people living in Kenya’s rural areas farm to feed themselves. They typically have just a few acres of land and depend on rain to grow their crops. This makes them extremely vulnerable…

China removes threat of total ban on U.S. poultry if bird flu is found: industry group By Reuters

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – China has promised it will not impose a nationwide ban on imports of U.S. poultry if the United States finds cases of avian flu, an industry group said, a…

telcos are picking up where the NBN is failing. Here’s what it means for you

Telecommunication providers are taking positive steps to meet consumers’ demands in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the National Broadband Network (NBN Co) is being urged to reduce its wholesale broadband charges…

Governments should always assess the impact of economic reforms on citizens

The purpose of national economic reform is to change the structure and overall direction of an economy. Reforms therefore can affect the amount of resources available to a country. They can also affect human rights.…

U.S. lawmakers ask Interior to cut offshore oil royalty rates due to market slump By Reuters

© Reuters. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers representing U.S. Gulf coast states on Friday asked Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to temporarily cut the royalty rate oil and gas companies must pay on their offshore drilling operations…

Society’s most vulnerable will be hit as COVID-19 cases rise in poorer economies

As travellers cancel flights, businesses ask workers to stay home, and stocks fall, a global health crisis becomes a global economic crisis. In any health crisis, our first concern is (and should be) with the…

this ancient four-limbed fish reveals the origins of the human hand

One of the most significant events in the history of life was when fish evolved into tetrapods, crawling out of the water and eventually conquering land. The term tetrapod refers to four-limbed vertebrates, including humans.…

U.S. to send envoy to Saudi Arabia; Texas suggests oil output cuts By Reuters

© Reuters. By Timothy Gardner and Jennifer Hiller WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration plans to send a special energy envoy to Saudi Arabia to work with the kingdom on stabilizing the global oil market,…

We are entering a recession – but what did we learn from the last one?

As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, it is abundantly clear that the global economy is entering a recession – the first we’ve seen since 2008. Some officials have compared the last period…

Crude Oil Slips Despite Reports U.S. May Trim Domestic Output By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Peter Nurse Investing.com – Oil markets lost early gains Friday, turning sharply lower after doubts emerged over the significance of reports that U.S. authorities could be looking at methods of curbing domestic…

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understanding rural aspirations is key to Kenya’s future

China removes threat of total ban on U.S. poultry if bird flu is found: industry group By Reuters

telcos are picking up where the NBN is failing. Here’s what it means for you

Governments should always assess the impact of economic reforms on citizens

U.S. lawmakers ask Interior to cut offshore oil royalty rates due to market slump By Reuters

Society’s most vulnerable will be hit as COVID-19 cases rise in poorer economies

this ancient four-limbed fish reveals the origins of the human hand

U.S. to send envoy to Saudi Arabia; Texas suggests oil output cuts By Reuters

We are entering a recession – but what did we learn from the last one?

Crude Oil Slips Despite Reports U.S. May Trim Domestic Output By Investing.com

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