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battles on and off the pitch reflect a continent struggling with its own identity

battles on and off the pitch reflect a continent struggling with its own identity

After more than four weeks and 51 football matches, Euro 2024 draws to a close with its total audience again likely to have exceeded 5 billion live viewers. Europe’s premier international football tournament has certainly…

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Oil prices settle lower as traders weigh summer demand, weak China imports By Investing.com

Oil prices settle lower as traders weigh summer demand, weak China imports By Investing.com

Investing.com– Oil prices settled lower Friday as traders weighed up rising summer demand and data showing Chinese crude imports shrank in June. At 14:30 ET (18:30 GMT),  fell 0.5% to $82.21 a barrel, while  fell…

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World-first study decodes the DNA structure of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth sample

World-first study decodes the DNA structure of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth sample

In a world-first study, we have revealed and analysed remarkably preserved fragments of ancient DNA from the skin of a woolly mammoth. For the first time, we’ve been able to understand how the genetic instructions…

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demographers explain what went wrong

demographers explain what went wrong

The 2022 South African census set an undesirable record: it is the census with the highest undercount among those where the undercount is measured and reported by the United Nations Population Division. The reported undercount…

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BIS launches joint project to map supply chains

BIS launches joint project to map supply chains

BIS launches joint project to map supply chains – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content IMF, World Bank, United Nations and others join Project Insight The Bank for International Settlements…

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Nearly a million homes, businesses in Texas still without power after Hurricane Beryl By Reuters

Nearly a million homes, businesses in Texas still without power after Hurricane Beryl By Reuters

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Nearly a million homes and businesses in Texas remained without power on Friday, five days after Hurricane Beryl made landfall with fierce winds and rain that knocked down trees and…

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what can (and can’t) be learned from China about growing cities

what can (and can’t) be learned from China about growing cities

The economic growth paths of Asian and African countries have often been compared. China, with gross domestic product per capita of US$251 in 1987, was poorer than most African countries at the time. Uganda’s GDP…

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Junk food is promoted online to appeal to kids and target young men, our study shows

Junk food is promoted online to appeal to kids and target young men, our study shows

The Australian government has been investigating whether we should ban unhealthy food advertising online, and how it could work. In the United Kingdom, a ban on unhealthy food and drink advertising online will start in…

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Navigating challenges facing the international financial system

Navigating challenges facing the international financial system

   Klaas Knot, Chair of the Financial Stability Board, President of De Nederlandsche Bank, and member of the ECB Governing Council, and Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank,…

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ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil get second US FTC request over $22.5 billion deal By Reuters

ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil get second US FTC request over $22.5 billion deal By Reuters

(Reuters) – Top U.S. independent oil producer ConocoPhillips (NYSE:) said on Friday it received a second request from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for information on its proposed acquisition of rival Marathon Oil (NYSE:). ConocoPhillips…

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