Significant Figures is a series from The Conversation where scholars explain an important number in the news. The distribution of Paycheck Protection Program loans for small businesses hasn’t been smooth, from unclear guidelines to technical…
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© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Gold was down on Tuesday morning in Asia, giving up its gains from earlier in the session. were up by 0.07% at $1,705.65 by 12:05 AM ET (5:05 AM GMT), with a second wave of COVID-19 cases…
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When Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, expressed reluctance to fund coronavirus relief for hard-hit cities and states, suggesting they would be “blue state bailouts,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had a quick…
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A team of US and South African researchers has published highly detailed images of the largest X-shaped “radio galaxy” ever discovered – PKS 2014-55. Notably, they’ve helped resolve ongoing confusion about the galaxy’s unusual shape.…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Talk of global output cuts are energizing oil bulls to keep U.S. crude prices above $25 per barrel despite domestic production appearing to be creeping higher from the…
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South Africa has aggressively intervened to contain the local SARS-CoV-2 viral epidemic. But it is far from clear which strategic outcome is being pursued. Is it following the lead of countries such as New Zealand…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Coal barges are pictured as they queue to be pull along Mahakam river in Samarinda, East Kalimantan province By Joe Brock SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Coal power plant construction will push ahead…
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Last week the head of Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency, Randall Brugeaud, told a Senate committee hearing an updated version of Australia’s COVIDSafe contact-tracing app would soon be released. That’s because the current version doesn’t work…
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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the initial stockpiling of food and other items, government regulation of the prices of basic food and medical goods has received significant attention. In South Africa, the…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Fear of Covid-19 is striking the White House and a new wave of infections seem to be occuring as well in the countries that have reopened from lockdowns,…
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