By looking at light from distant exploding stars called supernovas, in 1998 astronomers discovered the universe isn’t just expanding – its expansion is speeding up. But what’s behind this acceleration? Enter dark energy. It’s one…
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By Nidhi Verma, Chen Aizhu, Siyi Liu and Florence Tan NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, boosting prices and freight costs,…
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A host of countries have taken steps to reform the terms under which people can access their retirement benefits. South Africa is the most recent. In 2024 it introduced changes that allow access to some…
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Meta has announced it will abandon its fact-checking program, starting in the United States. It was aimed at preventing the spread of online lies among more than 3 billion people who use Meta’s social media…
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Investing.com – Macroeconomic challenges facing commodities in the first three quarters of 2024 have reversed and become tailwinds entering the new year, according to analysts at Wells Fargo (NYSE:). Elevated interest rates and broader economic uncertainties…
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Eurobonds are debt instruments issued by a country in a currency different from its own. Eurobonds have risen to prominence in Africa because they have opened a window for governments to diversify their funding sources…
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday denounced new U.S. sanctions against Moscow’s energy sector as an attempt to harm Russia’s economy at the risk of destabilising global markets and said the country would…
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Imagine going on a road trip and passing several seemingly identical McDonald’s restaurants. Despite their uniform appearance, their ownership may vary widely: One might be run by a family, another by an individual entrepreneur, and…
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Hidden beneath the dunes, a mysterious creature glides through the sand. This is not one of the giant worms of Arrakis in Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic, Dune. Rather, it’s an enigmatic and tiny mammal found…
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Investing.com — Raymond James analysts provided a cautious outlook for the energy sector in 2025. Despite energy’s underperformance over the past two years, the midstream group emerged as a bright spot in 2024, with the Alerian/AMNA…
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