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Passport bottleneck is holding up international travel by Americans eager to see the world as COVID-19 eases

Passport bottleneck is holding up international travel by Americans eager to see the world as COVID-19 eases

The World Health Organization declared on May 5, 2023, that the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a public health emergency. Although the virus is still causing hospitalizations and deaths, many travelers who were reluctant to…

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Australia has a National Quantum Strategy. What does that mean?

Australia has a National Quantum Strategy. What does that mean?

Imagine a world where computers can solve complex problems in seconds, making our current devices seem like mere typewriters. These supercomputers would revolutionise industries, create new medicines, and even help combat climate change. Imagine as…

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Oil prices ease in cautious trade ahead of US inflation data By Reuters

Oil prices ease in cautious trade ahead of US inflation data By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Flue gas and steam rise out of chimneys and smokestacks of an oil refinery during sunset on a frosty day in the Siberian city of Omsk, Russia, February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Alexey…

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Medicaid work requirements would leave more low-income people without health insurance – but this policy is unlikely to pass this time around

Medicaid work requirements would leave more low-income people without health insurance – but this policy is unlikely to pass this time around

The legislative package the U.S. House of Representatives passed on April 26, 2023, by a narrow margin would pare federal spending over the next decade while also raising the debt ceiling. One important measure in…

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US judge temporarily suspends six creditors from joining Citgo auction By Reuters

US judge temporarily suspends six creditors from joining Citgo auction By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Citgo Corpus Christi Refinery is seen in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S., January 25, 2019. Picture taken on January 25, 2019. REUTERS/Erwin Seba/File Photo By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) – A U.S.…

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What is insider trading? Two finance experts explain why it matters to everyone

What is insider trading? Two finance experts explain why it matters to everyone

Insider trading is the term used to describe the illegal act in which someone relies on market-moving, nonpublic information to decide whether to buy or sell a financial asset. For example, say you work as…

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Supercomputers have revealed the giant ‘pillars of heat’ funnelling diamonds upwards from deep within Earth

Supercomputers have revealed the giant ‘pillars of heat’ funnelling diamonds upwards from deep within Earth

Most diamonds are formed deep inside Earth and brought close to the surface in small yet powerful volcanic eruptions of a kind of rock called “kimberlite”. Our supercomputer modelling, published in Nature Geoscience, shows these…

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Oil climbs as recession fears begin to fade By Reuters

Oil climbs as recession fears begin to fade By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant/ By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters)…

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Farmers in South Africa face power cuts and a weak rand

Farmers in South Africa face power cuts and a weak rand

Winter is an important season for South African agriculture, with some of its key field crops being produced during the cold months of June, July and August, and maturing after that, with harvesting in December.…

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People are complaining about Mercury in retrograde. But what does it actually mean?

People are complaining about Mercury in retrograde. But what does it actually mean?

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, whipping around our star every 88 days compared to Earth’s 365.25 days. Mercury will also be the first planet destroyed when the Sun expands on its way…

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