Brazil: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on August 28 nominated Gabriel Galípolo, a political ally, to be the next governor of the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB). Since 2023, Galípolo has been the bank’s deputy…
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New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has committed to a range of reforms strengthening legal responses to family violence across the state. These reforms follow the alleged murder of 28-year-old Molly Ticehurst by her former…
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HOUSTON (Reuters) – Weather forecasters who produce Colorado State University’s closely watched hurricane outlooks said on Tuesday tropical storm activity in the first week of September would likely be below average. “With the exception of…
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Economist Milton Friedman’s influential maxim, that a company’s sole obligation is to maximize profits, is outdated. Many companies have voluntarily integrated social concerns into their business operations through corporate social responsibility, or CSR, policies for…
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LONDON/ATHENS (Reuters) – Private companies involved in salvaging the Sounion tanker, which was attacked by Yemen’s Houthis in the Red Sea, are exploring other options after the towing operation was deemed unsafe, the European Union’s…
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Nearly 1 in 5 people in the world lives in poverty. Even in many developed countries such as the U.S., poverty rates exceed 12%. In an age of breathtaking technological progress and dynamic social change,…
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A systematic review into the potential health effects from radio wave exposure has shown mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer. The review was commissioned by the World Health Organization and is published today…
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The Bank of Russia said on August 30 that it was expanding its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot programme. The bank said the new phase, which started on September 1, would involve “up to 9,000…
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By Colleen Howe and Emily Chow SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Brent oil prices fell on Tuesday as sluggish economic growth in China, the world’s biggest crude importer, increased worries about demand that overshadowed the impact of the…
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China-Africa relations have deepened over the past two decades, characterised by increased economic cooperation, investment and infrastructure development. China is now Africa’s largest trading partner, with partnerships focused on building roads, railways and energy projects.…
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