Small and medium enterprises account for 95% of all registered businesses and contribute about 50% to the total GDP of countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet they face significant obstacles to growth and prosperity. These include,…
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The office of the Australian Information Commissioner announced this week it would be taking no further action against facial recognition company Clearview AI. This marked a significant victory for one of the most controversial technology…
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Investing.com– Oil prices fell Wednesday, as concerns over the U.S. economy following a sharp downward revision in the number of jobs sparked fresh concerns about demand overshadowing a larger-than-expected decline in domestic crude stocks. At…
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I wonder what my dad, a butcher and a die-hard union man, would think about the state of our country’s political affairs. Is it “Morning in America” as Ronald Reagan exclaimed? “American Carnage” as Donald…
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Last week, the office of the San Francisco City Attorney issued a landmark lawsuit. It’s accusing 16 “nudify” websites of violating United States laws in relation to non-consensual intimate images and child abuse material. “Nudify”…
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Investing.com– Gold prices steadied in Asian trade on Wednesday after hitting record highs this week as the prospect of lower U.S. interest rates battered the dollar and spurred more flows into the yellow metal. Broader…
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Protests that started as a student movement driven by longstanding dissatisfaction over a quota system to allocate government jobs in Bangladesh have precipitated a change in the country’s political leadership. These jobs, of which 30%…
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Scientific discovery is one of the most sophisticated human activities. First, scientists must understand the existing knowledge and identify a significant gap. Next, they must formulate a research question and design and conduct an experiment…
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By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) -Oil prices dipped on Tuesday, hovering near a two-week low as Middle East supply concerns eased after Israel accepted a proposal to tackle disagreements blocking a ceasefire deal in Gaza, and…
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Rachel Reeves, the UK chancellor of the exchequer, has been making cost-cutting announcements ahead of a crunch October budget to deal with what she says is a black hole in the country’s finances. Along with…
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