Investing.com– Oil prices fell slightly in Asian trade on Friday, but were set for a second straight week of gains as optimism over a resilient U.S. economy and falling interest rates pushed up hopes of…
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In 2002, after a Pentagon news briefing, the then US secretary of defence Donald Rumsfeld was widely ridiculed for his thoughts about knowledge. Discussing the issue of whether Iraq was supplying weapons of mass destruction…
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During the solstices, thousands gather at Stonehenge on the Salisbury Plain in England to celebrate the monument’s astronomical alignment. The focal point of these festivities is the Altar Stone – the six-tonne sandstone slab that…
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden confirmed its first case of the viral infection mpox on Thursday, which was also the first case outside Africa, a day after the WHO declared the disease a global public health…
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South Africa has exceptionally high levels of inequality. As someone who studies issues of inequality and sustainability, I have argued before that South Africa’s income inequality is the highest of all countries that have data…
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Laos replaces central bank governor amid economic woes – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Bounleua Sinxayvoravong steps down after two years at the helm Laos’ parliament removed Bounleua Sinxayvoravong…
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New Zealand’s space sector has been developing rapidly since the first rocket lifted off in 2017. It now contributes about NZ$1.7 billion in revenue, with plans to grow to $10 billion by 2030. Last year,…
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By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia (Reuters) – Even though its imports of fell to the lowest in almost two years in July, China continued to boost stockpiles in July as refinery throughput fell for a…
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More than a year of conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has weakened the country’s fragile economy. This is in addition to triggering a humanitarian crisis, loss of lives, property…
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By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices slipped on Wednesday after inventories rose unexpectedly and as worries eased slightly that a wider Middle East conflict could threaten production in one of the world’s major regions…
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