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3 in 4 people experience abuse on dating apps. How do we balance prevention with policing?

3 in 4 people experience abuse on dating apps. How do we balance prevention with policing?

A 2022 survey by the Australian Institute of Criminology found three in four app users surveyed had experienced online abuse or harassment when using dating apps. This included image-based abuse and abusive and threatening messages.…

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Energy & precious metals – weekly review and outlook By Investing.com

Energy & precious metals – weekly review and outlook By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com — With little fanfare, delegates to the 23-nation coalition of oil producers called OPEC+ will plug their laptops next week into a Zoom meeting they hold at least once…

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accounting expert on what it means when HMRC fines you for being ‘careless’

accounting expert on what it means when HMRC fines you for being ‘careless’

Although the news that Tory party chairman Nadhim Zahawi had paid a penalty for failing to file his taxes properly first surfaced during his short tenure as chancellor from July to September 2022, his past…

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Are your cats fighting or playing? Scientists analysed cat videos to figure out the difference

Are your cats fighting or playing? Scientists analysed cat videos to figure out the difference

Have you ever worried if the play between your cats was getting too rough? A new study published in Scientific Reports has investigated play and fighting in cats. Their aim was to use simple behaviours…

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Russia rules out talks with Japan on fishing near disputed islands By Reuters

Russia rules out talks with Japan on fishing near disputed islands By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Island of Kunashir, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Maltsev/File Photo…

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The ‘levelling up’ bidding process wastes time and money – here’s how to improve it

The ‘levelling up’ bidding process wastes time and money – here’s how to improve it

The UK government recently announced the results of the second round of successful bids for for its £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund. This money is provided to local governments with the ambitious (but pretty unspecific)…

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Lael Brainard may take White House post

Lael Brainard may take White House post

US president Joe Biden is considering Federal Reserve vice-chair Lael Brainard for a White House economic post, according to reports in several news outlets. The Washington Post first reported on January 25 that Brainard was…

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Germany’s Scholz sets off on first South American tour to boost trade, environment ties By Reuters

Germany’s Scholz sets off on first South American tour to boost trade, environment ties By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads…

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Asteroid 2023 BU just passed a few thousand kilometres from Earth. Here’s why that’s exciting

Asteroid 2023 BU just passed a few thousand kilometres from Earth. Here’s why that’s exciting

There are hundreds of millions of asteroids in our Solar System, which means new asteroids are discovered quite frequently. It also means close encounters between asteroids and Earth are fairly common. Some of these close…

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Bitcoin has shot up 50% since the new year, but here’s why new lows are probably still ahead

Bitcoin has shot up 50% since the new year, but here’s why new lows are probably still ahead

To the delight of investors across the cryptosphere, the price of bitcoin (BTC) has rallied over 53% since its low of US$15,476 (£12,519) in November. Now trading around US$23,000, there’s much talk that the bottom…

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