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European Commission president says she has arrived in Kyiv to discuss support for Ukraine By Reuters

European Commission president says she has arrived in Kyiv to discuss support for Ukraine By Reuters

KYIV (Reuters) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday she had arrived in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv to discuss Europe’s support, winter preparedness, defence and progress on the G7 loans. “My 8th…

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Why the UK government’s £500 million investment in Port Talbot is not enough to secure the British steel industry

Why the UK government’s £500 million investment in Port Talbot is not enough to secure the British steel industry

At first glance, a £500 million government investment into a critical industry looks like a move designed to inspire confidence. But the large sum will provide little comfort to the 2,500 people expected to lose…

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Female elephants rumble to say ‘let’s go!’ New study in Namibia shows males do too, a sign of unexpected social bonds

Female elephants rumble to say ‘let’s go!’ New study in Namibia shows males do too, a sign of unexpected social bonds

In elephant family groups made up of related females and their young, it is clear that the animals produce vocal sounds to coordinate action. This happens when it’s time to leave a waterhole, for example.…

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Oil prices rise on easing demand worries after jumbo Fed rate cut By Investing.com

Oil prices rise on easing demand worries after jumbo Fed rate cut By Investing.com

Investing.com — Oil prices jumped Thursday, riding on a wave of risk-on sentiment as the Federal Reserve’s outsized interest rate cut on Wednesday eased worries that a slowing US economy would further dent crude demand. At 2:06…

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Immigrants are unsung heroes of global trade and value creation

Immigrants are unsung heroes of global trade and value creation

In nearly every country that hosts foreign-born citizens, immigration emerges as a lightning rod for controversy. The economic realities of immigration, however, are far more complex than the negative sound bites suggest. Far from being…

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Alpana Killawala on communications under six governors at the RBI

Alpana Killawala on communications under six governors at the RBI

You served under more than half-a-dozen Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governors. What key changes in communications did you implement and experience during those times? Well, that’s my whole book going into 250 pages! But,…

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behind the AI slop flooding TikTok and Facebook

behind the AI slop flooding TikTok and Facebook

TikTok, Facebook and other social media platforms are being flooded with uncanny and bizarre content generated with artificial intelligence (AI), from fake videos of the US government capturing vampires to images of shrimp Jesus. Given…

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Oil prices rise after US interest rate cut By Reuters

Oil prices rise after US interest rate cut By Reuters

By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Thursday after a large interest rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, but concerns over global demand lingered and capped gains. futures for November were up…

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Fed slashes rates by a half-point – what that means for the economy and the presidential election

Fed slashes rates by a half-point – what that means for the economy and the presidential election

In a widely anticipated move, the Federal Reserve announced on Sept. 18, 2024, that it was cutting its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to a range of 4.75% to 5% – the…

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Former US Secretary Kerry calls for new trade rules, cooperation with China on climate By Reuters

Former US Secretary Kerry calls for new trade rules, cooperation with China on climate By Reuters

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday urged a new look at global trade rules, calling the existing mediator of trade disputes, the World Trade Organization, “neutered.”…

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