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banned sodium bicarbonate ‘milkshakes’ don’t make racehorses faster

banned sodium bicarbonate ‘milkshakes’ don’t make racehorses faster

The controversial and banned practice of giving horses baking soda “milkshakes” before a race doesn’t work, according to our analysis of the available research. Racing folklore says sodium bicarbonate milkshakes can boost racehorses’ endurance because…

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Gold Edges Toward $1,900 on Covid, U.S. Election Uncertainty By Investing.com

Gold Edges Toward $1,900 on Covid, U.S. Election Uncertainty By Investing.com

By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Gold prices rose for a second straight day, edging toward $1,900 an ounce, as the safe haven crowd leveraged on uncertainty over the outcome of Tuesday’s U.S. election and an…

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Biden or Trump? Betting markets are more cautious than polls in predicting the 2020 US election

Biden or Trump? Betting markets are more cautious than polls in predicting the 2020 US election

The world is gripped by fevered speculation regarding the outcome of the US presidential election. Will there be a second term for Donald Trump, or will Joe Biden best him at the polls? In a…

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Oil prices slip 3% as Europe widens lockdowns By Reuters

Oil prices slip 3% as Europe widens lockdowns By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Rows of steam generators line a road at the Cenovus Energy Christina Lake SAGD project south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell more…

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Indian pharma is being squeezed – and it’s bad news for drug access in developing countries

Indian pharma is being squeezed – and it’s bad news for drug access in developing countries

India’s pharmaceutical industry is renowned for selling medicines to the world at reasonable prices, especially developing countries. This has helped Africa in its fight against HIV/Aids, for instance. Such endeavours have earned India a reputation…

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what we’ve learned from 20 years of the International Space Station

what we’ve learned from 20 years of the International Space Station

November 2 marks 20 years since the first residents arrived on the International Space Station (ISS). The orbiting habitat has been continuously occupied ever since. Twenty straight years of life in space makes the ISS…

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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 — Will WTI survive the $30 test? “It’ll be tough to break for sure, but I think it’s surely going to be tested,” John Kilduff, founding partner at New…

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South Africa’s economic reform ambitions fall short of what’s required: a few pointers

South Africa’s economic reform ambitions fall short of what’s required: a few pointers

Over the past two decades various African National Congress (ANC) administrations in South Africa have sought to redistribute income to the poor and the vulnerable. They have also sought to stimulate rapid economic growth. The…

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Eight common problems with science literature reviews and how to fix them

Eight common problems with science literature reviews and how to fix them

Researchers regularly review the literature that’s generated by others in their field. This is an integral part of day-to-day research: finding relevant research, reading and digesting the main findings, summarising across papers, and making conclusions…

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Crude Oil Slumps Again as Risk Asset Rout Intensifies By Investing.com

Crude Oil Slumps Again as Risk Asset Rout Intensifies By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com — The rout in crude oil markets continued on Friday with prices falling to new four-month lows in sympathy with other risk assets amid concerns over the economic outlook and…

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