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What are the chances for an escalation in the Middle East over the next 6-9 months By Investing.com

What are the chances for an escalation in the Middle East over the next 6-9 months By Investing.com

Investing.com — The next 6 to 9 months are likely to see a major escalation in the Middle East, with a 60% probability, as per analysts at Alpine Macro.  The geopolitical tension between Israel and…

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Committed a workplace gaffe? You will survive it (and you may even get promoted)

Committed a workplace gaffe? You will survive it (and you may even get promoted)

Nearly everybody has emailed the wrong thing to the wrong person at the wrong time. It’s a leveller in modern workplaces. The consequences of errors may be immense or trivial, but not much can change…

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Physics Nobel awarded to neural network pioneers who laid foundations for AI

Physics Nobel awarded to neural network pioneers who laid foundations for AI

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to scientists John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks”. Inspired by ideas from physics and…

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Oil tanker moored safely at northern German port, fire extinguished By Reuters

Oil tanker moored safely at northern German port, fire extinguished By Reuters

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Maritime rescue services and firefighters in Germany’s Baltic Sea have extinguished a fire on an oil tanker and brought the vessel safely into the port of Rostock, the city authorities said on…

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a compassionate industrialist who cared about employees and citizens as well as profit

a compassionate industrialist who cared about employees and citizens as well as profit

Ratan Tata, who has died at the age of 86, was a giant of global industry, whose interests included cars, steel, hotels, travel and tea. But he was also hailed as a visionary whose work…

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Clues left by the Alpine Fault’s last big quake reveal its direction – this will help NZ prepare for the inevitable next rupture

Clues left by the Alpine Fault’s last big quake reveal its direction – this will help NZ prepare for the inevitable next rupture

One of the world’s most anticipated earthquakes is the next major surface rupture of the Alpine Fault in the South Island of New Zealand. With a 75% chance of it happening within the next 50…

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Israel orders evacuation of more southern Lebanese towns By Reuters

Israel orders evacuation of more southern Lebanese towns By Reuters

By Amina Ismail and Ahmed Tolba BEIRUT/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel ordered more evacuations and targeted a new location in northern Lebanon on Saturday, as a third U.N. peacekeeper was wounded in Israel’s escalating conflict with Iran-backed…

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New rights for UK workers are unlikely to put enough money in the pockets of those who need it

New rights for UK workers are unlikely to put enough money in the pockets of those who need it

Sarah was in a comfortable job, working for an archaeology business before being diagnosed with cancer. Much of her 20-year career had left her with reliable employment rights in the civil service. But having made…

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Huge waves in the atmosphere dump extreme rain on northern Australia

Huge waves in the atmosphere dump extreme rain on northern Australia

In 2023, almost a year’s worth of rain fell over ten days in parts of northwestern Australia, leading to catastrophic flooding in the town of Fitzroy Crossing and surrounds. The rainfall was linked to a…

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Oil prices settle lower despite ongoing supply disruption concerns By Investing.com

Oil prices settle lower despite ongoing supply disruption concerns By Investing.com

Investing.com– Oil prices settled lower Friday despite ongoing supply disruption concerns as traders assessed the impact of Hurricane Milton on U.S. oil production and ongoing tensions in the Middle East. At 2:30 p.m. ET (1830…

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