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It’s easy to scoff at claims elite footballers are ‘at breaking point’ from workload – but their burnout speaks for the rest of us too

It’s easy to scoff at claims elite footballers are ‘at breaking point’ from workload – but their burnout speaks for the rest of us too

Maheta Molango, chief executive of the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA), has claimed that elite football players are now at “breaking point” because of excessive workload and insufficient rest. Speaking at the PFA and world footballers’…

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Australia’s key program for gender equity in STEM was scrapped last week. This could actually be good news

Australia’s key program for gender equity in STEM was scrapped last week. This could actually be good news

Last week, Science and Industry Minister Ed Husic announced with little fanfare that the position of Australia’s Women in STEM Ambassador would be discontinued, effective three days later. The role was created in October 2018…

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Oil prices slide to 4-mth low on demand fears, OPEC production outlook By Investing.com

Oil prices slide to 4-mth low on demand fears, OPEC production outlook By Investing.com

Investing.com– Oil prices fell to a four-month low in Asian trade on Tuesday, extending losses after the OPEC+ signaled it will begin tapering off its production cuts this year, while weak economic data raised concerns…

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Online shoppers behave differently after chatting with staff of the opposite gender, new research shows – here’s why businesses should be paying attention

Online shoppers behave differently after chatting with staff of the opposite gender, new research shows – here’s why businesses should be paying attention

In a digital world where people are mere pixels on a screen, gender bias can show up in unexpected forms. That’s what our research team found in a field experiment published in the Journal of…

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Oil inches lower as investors weigh up extended OPEC+ supply cuts By Reuters

Oil inches lower as investors weigh up extended OPEC+ supply cuts By Reuters

By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices edged lower on Monday as investors digested the complex deal brokered by producer group OPEC+ to extend various layers of output cuts, much of them into 2025. futures…

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Patents based on traditional knowledge are often ‘biopiracy’. A new international treaty will finally combat this

Patents based on traditional knowledge are often ‘biopiracy’. A new international treaty will finally combat this

Last week, at a conference in Geneva, the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organisation agreed on a new treaty aimed at preventing the for-profit piracy of traditional knowledge. So-called “biopiracy”, in which companies…

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Does the state of the UK economy inspire confidence? An expert crunches the numbers

Does the state of the UK economy inspire confidence? An expert crunches the numbers

The most recent UK inflation figures, released towards the end of May 2024, saw a drop in the official rate of price rises to 2.3%, not that far off the Bank of England’s target level…

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Beth Hammack named new Cleveland Fed president

Beth Hammack named new Cleveland Fed president

On May 29, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland announced Beth Hammack will serve as its next president and chief executive. Hammack will assume office on August 21, 2024, in time to serve as a…

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Oil prices rise after OPEC+ extends production cuts; Gaza ceasefire in focus By Investing.com

Oil prices rise after OPEC+ extends production cuts; Gaza ceasefire in focus By Investing.com

Investing.com– Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Monday after the OPEC+ extended its current run of production cuts into 2025, although speculation over a ceasefire in Gaza kept gains limited.  Lingering concerns over sluggish…

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The UK has a growing food black market – and it’s making the cost of living crisis worse

The UK has a growing food black market – and it’s making the cost of living crisis worse

The UK food sector has faced its fair share of challenges, and issues around supply are not uncommon. In the year to January 2024, overall food prices rose by 7%. To compound this, last year,…

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