© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Gold was down on Wednesday morning in Asia, with increasing optimism over U.S. talks for the latest stimulus measures and a COVID-19 vaccine seeing a retreat from the…
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Every day there is disheartening negative news about the plight of children around the world. Stories about child labour, violence against children and the ongoing struggles of millions to access good education are everywhere. But,…
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In September 2019, my colleague Anna Kapinska gave a presentation showing interesting objects she’d found while browsing our new radio astronomical data. She had started noticing very weird shapes she couldn’t fit easily to any…
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© Reuters. By Yasin Ebrahim Investing.com – U.S. oil stockpiles climbed last week on rising crude product inventories, exacerbating concerns about oversupply amid uncertainty over whether major oil produces will deepen output cuts. rose by…
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Uganda’s pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, continues to face harassment and arrest in Uganda. This is clearly because he has amassed a popular following of young people who hope that…
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It’s estimated about two million tonnes of plastics enter the oceans from rivers each year. But our waterways aren’t just conveyor belts transporting land waste to the oceans: they also capture and retain litter. Currently,…
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© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Oil was down on Tuesday morning in Asia, with investors unclear as to whether the world’s major producers would extend output cuts, which would support oil prices. were…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea When Black diners get poorer service from wait staff and bartenders than white customers, it’s more likely because of racial bias…
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The decision by WorkSafe, a government agency focused on workplace safety, to bring criminal charges against 13 parties in relation to last December’s eruption of Whakaari/White Island heralds a new chapter for volcano scientists in…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Oil prices jumped 27% or more for November, their biggest leap since the disaster of spring 2020 when crude prices tumbled into negative territory for the first time…
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