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How to get on board with secondhand shopping this Christmas

How to get on board with secondhand shopping this Christmas

Clothes tumble out of skyscrapers, pile up in stairwells, and clog pavements and streets. A voice instructs viewers to “visualise 190,000 garments produced each minute”. The cityscape drowning in textiles is just one of the…

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Digital euro’s ‘cash-like privacy’ hinges on offline functionality

Digital euro’s ‘cash-like privacy’ hinges on offline functionality

Digital euro’s ‘cash-like privacy’ hinges on offline functionality – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Update report notes disagreement between banks and consumer representatives on key design aspects The Eurosystem’s…

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What are macros? An exercise and nutrition scientist explains

What are macros? An exercise and nutrition scientist explains

“I’m tracking my macros.” “I’ll pass on that, it doesn’t fit in my macros.” “I’m on the Macro Diet.” Macros seem to come up often in the corners of the internet and social media devoted…

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China to cut import tariffs on some recycled copper and aluminium raw materials By Reuters

China to cut import tariffs on some recycled copper and aluminium raw materials By Reuters

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will reduce import tariffs on ethane and certain recycled and aluminium raw materials from next year, the government said on Saturday. The Ministry of Finance announced adjustments to various import tariff…

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the controversial pink car is more in step with the brand’s history than detractors think

the controversial pink car is more in step with the brand’s history than detractors think

At first glance, Jaguar’s new electric Type 00 concept car is surprising, shocking or perhaps even jarring to some. This is largely due to its bright pink colour (it also comes in blue). On first…

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Oil prices settle higher after larger-than-expected drop in US crude stockpiles By Investing.com

Oil prices settle higher after larger-than-expected drop in US crude stockpiles By Investing.com

Investing.com– Oil prices settled higher Friday after data showed weekly inventories fell more than expected. At 2:30 p.m. ET (19:30 GMT), rose 1.2% to $74.17 a barrel, and settled higher at $70.60 a barrel. Trading…

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AI was supposed to make the UK benefits system more efficient. Instead it’s brought bias and hunger.

AI was supposed to make the UK benefits system more efficient. Instead it’s brought bias and hunger.

A freedom of information request has revealed that an AI system used by the UK government for assessing benefits cases is apparently getting it wrong by a “statistically significant” amount. The admission to journalists at…

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What if you could rank food by ‘healthiness’ as you shopped? Nutrient profiling systems use algorithms to simplify picking healthy groceries

What if you could rank food by ‘healthiness’ as you shopped? Nutrient profiling systems use algorithms to simplify picking healthy groceries

Imagine a world where food on grocery store shelves is ranked by its healthiness, with simple, research-backed scores. In some countries, that world already exists. Nutrient profiling systems, or NPSs, support clear front-of-package labels that…

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Oil heads for weekly gain on China stimulus hopes By Reuters

Oil heads for weekly gain on China stimulus hopes By Reuters

By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -Oil rose slightly on Friday and was on track for a weekly gain, spurred by expectations of a stimulus-driven economic recovery in China, the world’s biggest oil importer, and by…

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Personalised gifts really do mean that little bit more to your loved ones, says research

Personalised gifts really do mean that little bit more to your loved ones, says research

Shopping for Christmas presents can be tricky. How do you find the perfect presents for all of your loved ones, with all of their different interests and ages and preferences? With this year’s average Christmas…

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