By Gabrielle Ng and Katya Golubkova SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices jumped by over a dollar on Wednesday due to rising concerns Middle East tensions could escalate, potentially disrupting crude output from the region, following Iran’s…
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Hundreds of industrial facilities with toxic pollutants were in Hurricane Helene’s path as the powerful storm flooded communities across the Southeast in late September 2024. Near the coast and into Georgia, Helene swept over paper…
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Mount Everest (also known as Chomolungma or Sagarmāthā) is famously the highest mountain in the Himalayas and indeed on Earth. But why? At 8,849 metres above sea level, Everest is around 250m taller than the…
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Investing.com — Oil prices jumped Tuesday, after Iran launched missiles against Israel triggering fresh concerns about disruptions to oil supplies in the oil-rich Middle East region. At 2:30 p.m. ET (16:30 GMT), the futures traded…
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Mindfulness, the meditation practice that brings one’s attention to present experiences, is gaining traction in the business world. Researchers have long known that being mindful causes physical and mental benefits such as better brain health,…
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By Gabrielle Ng SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as stronger supply prospects and tepid global demand growth outweighed worries that escalating tensions in the Middle East could impact output from the…
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Divisive political opinions are everywhere these days, but entrepreneurs might be wise to bite their tongues. In a recent analysis of 19,898 Kickstarter campaigns, we found that budding businesses that expressed political views attracted less…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to permeate many facets of the human experience. AI is not just a tool for analysing data – it’s transforming the way we communicate, work and live. From ChatGP through…
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CAIRO (Reuters) -A forum set up by Egypt’s president began discussing on Monday a possible shift in the country’s subsidy programme towards paying cash directly instead of offering food products at reduced prices, a system…
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In 2023, 42 state attorneys general sued Meta to remove Instagram features that Meta’s own studies had shown – and independent research had confirmed – are harmful to teenage girls. The same year, a report…
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