A huge swarm of small black and red insects were recently seen in a town called Kabarnet, in western Kenya. Debate has been been raging in the local media about what to call the insects:…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County By Sonali Paul and Koustav Samanta MELBOURNE/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices jumped on Thursday,…
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Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are working from home in close proximity to our human children or fur babies. Cats have their fans, but I want to focus on dogs. Dogs are…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – U.S. crude prices jumped 25%, extending their extreme volatility of the past two weeks, as investors across markets responded to positive appraisals of a coronavirus drug manufactured by…
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South Africa’s education system is complex, with historical inequalities dating back to apartheid. Most of the country’s pupils come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Language is an issue; most pupils do not speak English as a mother…
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Mauritius is a small island nation located in the Indian Ocean. Like other countries, it faces drastic changes to its social and economic landscape with the appearance and spread of COVID-19. An additional challenge for…
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© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Gold was up in Asia on Wednesday morning, adding to its gains from the previous session. were up 0.22% to $1,726 by 12:16 PM ET (5:16 AM GMT). They gained 0.10% during the previous session. The anticipation from a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting scheduled for…
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There are billions of mobile phones in use around the globe. They are present on every single continent, in every single country and in every single city. We reviewed the research on how mobile phones…
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As the U.S. struggles to control the COVID-19 pandemic, some experts have suggested that we can learn something about how to address climate change from this crisis. Climate and social policy experts are recommending green…
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© Reuters. Oil Is No Longer the Nemesis of Emerging Markets (Bloomberg) — Time was when an oil-price rout almost certainly meant a currency meltdown in emerging markets. Now (NYSE:), it’s failing to cause as…
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