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Shanghai braces for direct hit from Typhoon Bebinca By Reuters

Shanghai braces for direct hit from Typhoon Bebinca By Reuters

By Samuel Shen and Ryan Woo SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai halted transportation links, recalled ships and shut tourism spots including Shanghai Disney Resort on Sunday as it braced for Typhoon Bebinca, in what could be the…

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South African agriculture needs to crack the Chinese market. How to boost exports

South African agriculture needs to crack the Chinese market. How to boost exports

South Africa’s agricultural sector has more than doubled in value and volume terms since 1994. This success has been linked to international trade. Exports now account for roughly half (in value terms) of the annual…

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Facebook has scraped public data from Australian users without an opt out. What can we do?

Facebook has scraped public data from Australian users without an opt out. What can we do?

Facebook acknowledged in a Senate inquiry yesterday that it is scraping the public photos of Australian users to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. Facebook’s parent company Meta claims this excludes data from users who…

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What is China’s role in the uranium market By Investing.com

What is China’s role in the uranium market By Investing.com

Investing.com — China’s growing demand for uranium is shaping the global market as the country intensifies its reliance on nuclear energy and potentially expands its nuclear arsenal, according to Citi analysts. Citi reports that China’s…

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Four ways to know whether to stay or go if your workplace is a sinking ship

Four ways to know whether to stay or go if your workplace is a sinking ship

Over the last few weeks, after a massive defeat at the UK general election, several senior staff in the Conservative Party have reportedly taken voluntary redundancy, with more staff cuts expected to follow. Perhaps not…

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Exceptional new fish fossil sparks rethink of how Earth’s geology drives evolution

Exceptional new fish fossil sparks rethink of how Earth’s geology drives evolution

Coelacanths are deep-sea fish that live off the coasts of southern Africa and Indonesia and can reach up to two metres in length. For a long time, scientists believed they were extinct. In new research…

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Nearly 30% of US Gulf of Mexico oil output offline after storm By Reuters

Nearly 30% of US Gulf of Mexico oil output offline after storm By Reuters

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Nearly 30% of U.S. Gulf of Mexico production and 41% of its production remained offline on Saturday following Hurricane Francine, the U.S. offshore energy regulator said. There was more than 522,000 barrels…

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why higher pay for health workers could lead to a more efficient and effective system

why higher pay for health workers could lead to a more efficient and effective system

A comprehensive review of the UK National Health Service’s performance has diagnosed the NHS as being in a “critical condition”. While also emphasising its strong “vital signs”, the report, by surgeon and former Labour minister…

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Costa: communication was key during high inflation period

Costa: communication was key during high inflation period

Costa: communication was key during high inflation period – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Chile’s central bank governor says explaining price rises to public brought new challenges Rosanna Costa,…

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A new law aims to tackle online lies – but it ignores expert advice and doesn’t go nearly far enough

A new law aims to tackle online lies – but it ignores expert advice and doesn’t go nearly far enough

The federal government this week introduced a new bill into parliament aimed at cracking down on the spread of misinformation and disinformation on the internet. The government also this week announced plans to ban young…

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