© Reuters. Investing.com– Gold prices hovered at one-month lows on Thursday, while copper prices steadied after steep losses as markets hunkered down ahead of key U.S. inflation data due later in the day. The yellow…
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Many African tax authorities have weak capacity to raise revenue. From 1990 to 2020, sub-Saharan African countries on average collected only about 12%-15% of GDP as taxes, a much lower share than the 33.5% in…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Chevron fracking site near Midland, Texas, U.S. August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jessica Lutz/File Photo By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. shale oil producers are raising output by pulling more from…
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Imagine you’ve found yourself in a difficult financial situation and needed to raise R40,000 (more than US$2,000) on the spot. Where and how would you raise these funds? Or what if a financial emergency has…
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Millions of people worldwide are lining up to stare into a silver sphere about the size of a bowling ball so their irises can be scanned in exchange for online identity verification and “free” cryptocurrency.…
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© Reuters. Investing.com– Gold prices steadied near one-month lows on Wednesday as worsening market sentiment and the prospect of more Federal Reserve rate hikes pushed investors into the dollar. Copper prices extended their recent losses…
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Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. What’s the difference between a startup and a business, and…
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Senegal’s government has shut down internet access in response to protests about the sentencing of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. This is a tactic governments are increasingly using during times of political contention, such as elections…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: View of the damage at a grain port facility after a reported attack by Russian military drones in the Odesa region, Ukraine August 2, 2023. Prosecutor General’s Office via Telegram/Handout…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea A California law that mandates paid family leave has led to adults in their 50s, 60s and 70s spending more time…
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