Black holes form natural time machines that allow travel to both the past and the future. But don’t expect to be heading back to visit the dinosaurs any time soon. At present, we don’t have…
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Uptake of China’s digital yuan has been disappointing, a former head of research at the People’s Bank of China said. Xie Ping, now a finance professor, was speaking at a digital finance conference organised by…
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(Bloomberg) — The average cost of gasoline in the US climbed more than 3 cents a gallon overnight in the biggest one-day percentage gain since June, according to auto club AAA. Prices began rising when…
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One of Elon Musk’s stated reasons for purchasing Twitter was to use the social media platform to defend the right to free speech. The ability to defend that right, or to abuse it, lies in…
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The largest flightless bird found anywhere in the world today is the ostrich. It stands about 2.5 metres tall and can weigh up to 240kg. But millions of years ago ostriches would have been dwarfed…
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© Reuters. By Ambar Warrick Investing.com– Oil prices steadied on Wednesday after a weak start to 2023 amid increased fears of a looming recession, with markets now awaiting more cues on U.S. monetary policy from the…
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One thing that’s become clear in the past few tumultuous – and for many, traumatic – years is that it’s easy to feel like there is no control in our lives. Control is a basic…
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Keeping track of the world’s wildlife populations is fundamental to conservation efforts in the face of the continued deterioration of global biodiversity. But some species are harder to study than others. Some aquatic species, for…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks of Wintershall DEA are pictured in Emlichheim near the northern German city of Meppen, Germany, March 9, 2022. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer By Rowena Edwards LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices edged lower…
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Where is the global economy heading in 2023? After all the challenges of last year, it’s a question we ask with trepidation. Just as the economy was dealing with the ongoing effects of the COVID-19…
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