CC BY-ND The official U.S. food insecurity rate rose to 13.5% in 2023 from 12.8% in 2022, according to data the U.S. Department of Agriculture released on Sept. 4, 2024. That means more than 1…
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Using information from inside the rocks on Earth’s surface, we have reconstructed the plate tectonics of the planet over the last 1.8 billion years. It is the first time Earth’s geological record has been used…
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Investing.com — Oil prices reversed gains Thursday, shrugging off a much larger decline in weekly crude stocks and OPEC+ delaying plans to ramp up output by two months. At 14:02 p.m. EST (1802 GMT), Nymex…
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FSB Secretary General, John Schindler, spoke about tokenisation, artificial intelligence and non-bank financial intermediation during a session on Digital Finance, AI and Financial Stability at the 2024 Global Economy and Financial Stability Conference, held…
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On a recent visit to Rangely, a small town in northwest Colorado, my colleagues and I met with the administrators of a highly regarded community college to discuss the town’s economy. Leaving the scenic campus,…
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On a Sunday morning in late August 2024 a nine-year-old girl named Eli-zé du Toit was sitting on her grandparents’ porch near a small town in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, when she heard a…
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By Georgina McCartney and Trixie Yap (Reuters) -Oil prices edged up after plunging to multi-month lows previously as major producers may delay an output increase planned for next month and U.S. inventories fell, though the…
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Over the past two decades African leaders have become increasingly drawn to Chinese financing and investment. These investments are made rapidly and with reportedly less stringent conditions than traditional financing sources. Some also suggest that…
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As darkness falls, the nocturnal half of the animal kingdom starts its day. Nocturnal species are perfectly adapted to navigate and survive the dark of night that has existed for countless millions of years. What…
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By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -Brent crude oil prices fell by $1 a barrel to $72.75 on Wednesday because of pessimism about demand in the coming months as crude producers offered mixed signals about supply…
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