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Energy & Precious Metals – Weekly Review and Calendar Ahead By Investing.com

Energy & Precious Metals – Weekly Review and Calendar Ahead By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Oil’s Black Monday feels like so long ago. Since WTI’s expiring contract, May, fell into the abyss of negative pricing – hitting minus $40 before settling at minus…

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A new kind of physics? Stephen Wolfram has a radical plan to build the universe from dots and lines

A new kind of physics? Stephen Wolfram has a radical plan to build the universe from dots and lines

Stephen Wolfram is a cult figure in programming and mathematics. He is the brains behind Wolfram Alpha, a website that tries to answer questions by using algorithms to sift through a massive database of information.…

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The five criteria low income countries must have in place for lockdowns to work

The five criteria low income countries must have in place for lockdowns to work

As the COVID-19 virus has spread across the globe, developing countries are starting to enact many of the same policies used in China, Europe and North America to contain the virus. But are these policies…

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a week of turmoil for crude, and more pain to come By Reuters

a week of turmoil for crude, and more pain to come By Reuters

4/4 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: An oil pump jack pumps oil in a field near Calgary 2/4 By David Gaffen (Reuters) – The magnitude of how damaged the energy industry is came into…

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Antarctic endeavours, primary health-care research and dark matter exploration – the coronavirus casualties you haven’t heard of

Antarctic endeavours, primary health-care research and dark matter exploration – the coronavirus casualties you haven’t heard of

The year 2020 came with big expectations for researchers, myself included. Last year I was successful in the first round of the National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator Grants scheme. Six years since completing…

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Why COVID-19 is another blow for Kenya’s food security

Why COVID-19 is another blow for Kenya’s food security

Kenya faces one of the most challenging years when it comes to food security. According to the Food and Agricultural Organisation, food security is achieved when all people, at all times, have physical, social and…

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Russia needs to borrow 1 trillion roubles more to cover non-oil revenue shortfall By Reuters

Russia needs to borrow 1 trillion roubles more to cover non-oil revenue shortfall By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Russian Finance Minister Siluanov delivers a speech during a session of the lower house of parliament in Moscow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will need more than 1 trillion roubles ($13.44 billion)…

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Strategies Africa’s tourism requires to manage blow from coronavirus

Strategies Africa’s tourism requires to manage blow from coronavirus

Tourism has become an important economic sector for most African countries in the last two decades. There has been increased investments in product development and enhancement, aggressive marketing, coupled with appropriate business-friendly socio-political reforms. The…

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Flushing is our next weapon against COVID-19, if you’re happy to have your sewage scrutinised

Flushing is our next weapon against COVID-19, if you’re happy to have your sewage scrutinised

We may have a surprising new ally in the bid to contain the COVID-19 outbreak: your sewage. Australia’s government recently announced that sewage is to be tested for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Federal…

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Oil up but More Investors Staying Away From U.S. Crude’s Front Month By Investing.com

Oil up but More Investors Staying Away From U.S. Crude’s Front Month By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan  Investing.com – The trust deficit in the front-month contract of U.S. crude is growing, even as the market struggles to maintain its rebound. Oil prices remained higher for a fourth-straight…

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