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The Taliban are megarich – here’s where they get the money they use to wage war in Afghanistan

CC BY-ND The Taliban militants of Afghanistan have grown richer and more powerful since their fundamentalist Islamic regime was toppled by U.S. forces in 2001. In the fiscal year that ended in March 2020, the…

Google and Facebook brace as news media bargaining code is set to become law

The long-awaited mandatory code that will force Google and Facebook to pay Australian media companies for news content was finally unveiled yesterday. The Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2020 (news media and digital platforms mandatory bargaining…

Oil Inventories Rose by 1.4M Barrels Last Week: API By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Yasin Ebrahim Investing.com – U.S. oil stockpiles climbed last week, stoking fresh concerns about the demand outlook at a time when investors are hopeful that a vaccine-led rebound in travel will drive…

The iconic American inventor is still a white male – and that’s an obstacle to race and gender inclusion

When President Barack Obama signed the America Invents Act in 2011, he was surrounded by a group of people of diverse ages, genders and races. The speech he delivered about the legislation, which changed the…

We found algae-farming fish that domesticate tiny shrimp to help run their farms

Humans are experts at domesticating other species and our world would be unrecognisable without it. There would be no cities, no supermarkets, and no pets. Domestication is a special kind of cooperative relationship, where one…

Oil slips as gloom grows over soaring COVID-19 cases, lockdowns By Reuters

how statistics show we can be confident COVID-19 is gone from Victoria

How do you know that something you are looking for is not there? Looking for a needle in a haystack is fundamentally easy – however laborious and tedious – if you know it’s definitely there.…

Gold up Again on U.S. Stimulus Chase, Could Hit $1,900 By Investing.com

By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Gold prices resumed their run higher, picking up from last week’s three-day rally, on signs that U.S. lawmakers were closing in on a fiscal deal to keep the government open…

A critical assessment of the first 90 days

Eight months ago, when South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a strict lockdown for an initial 21 days in response to the COVID-19 threat, the decision was widely praised. A few critics, including myself, disagreed.…