Investing.com– Oil prices rose in Asian trade, extending a recent rebound as a bigger-than-expected draw in U.S. inventories ramped up bets on tighter supplies and improving demand in the world’s biggest fuel consumer. Crude markets…
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Everyone agrees that solving the unemployment problem in South Africa is the number one priority for economic policy for the new government, as it has been for all governments since 1994. What is less clear,…
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About 1.8 million people worldwide are bitten by snakes each year. Of those, up to 138,000 die and another 400,000 end up with permanent scarring and disability. Many cobras have tissue-damaging venoms that can’t be…
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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve an additional spending of 6.2 trillion naira ($4 billion) to plug shortfalls in this year’s national budget, according to a…
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Each year, the Kenyan government tables a finance bill outlining measures for funding the national budget. In the past, these bills have scarcely attracted public attention. This changed dramatically in 2023, with President William Ruto’s…
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The United Nations has proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. The goal is to recognise “the importance of quantum science and the need for wider awareness of its past and…
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Political influence is affecting the OeNB’s independence, staff say – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Austrian central bank employees criticise gag orders, conflicts of interest and insufficient female staff…
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By Shariq Khan and Emily Chow (Reuters) -Oil prices were steady on Wednesday, with global benchmark Brent hovering near the one-month low it hit in the prior session, as signs of weakening demand growth in…
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The Nutrition Facts label, that black and white information box found on nearly every packaged food product in the U.S. since 1994, has recently become an icon for consumer transparency. From Apple’s “Privacy Nutrition Labels”…
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Over the past few decades, animal sounds have seen a huge surge in research. Advances in recording equipment and analysis techniques have driven new insights into animal behaviour, population distribution, taxonomy and anatomy. In a…
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