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weaver birds in Africa have unique building styles

weaver birds in Africa have unique building styles

From afar, the acacia trees look like they have been decorated with grass pom-poms. The birds have been busy, building shelters of straw and grass. Up close the real shape of the “pom-poms” becomes clear:…

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Oil prices ease on possible new Middle East ceasefire talks By Reuters

Oil prices ease on possible new Middle East ceasefire talks By Reuters

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices eased about 1% in volatile trade on Thursday on reports the U.S. and Israel will try to restart talks on a possible ceasefire in Gaza. Brent futures…

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Your politics can affect whether you click on sponsored search results, new research shows

Your politics can affect whether you click on sponsored search results, new research shows

American businesses spend close to US$100 billion each year to secure top advertising spots in search engine results – even though it’s not exactly a secret that most online shoppers scroll right past them. In…

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Why Woolworths workers can’t sleep at night: inside the supermarket giant’s controversial ‘Framework’

Why Woolworths workers can’t sleep at night: inside the supermarket giant’s controversial ‘Framework’

In early 2024, Woolworths introduced a new worker performance management program across warehouses run by the company’s distribution arm, Primary Connect. Under the program, known as the Coaching and Productivity Framework or simply “the Framework”,…

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Indonesia says Chinese vessel twice driven away after disrupting energy survey By Reuters

Indonesia says Chinese vessel twice driven away after disrupting energy survey By Reuters

By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) – A Chinese coast guard vessel was driven out of Indonesia’s waters for a second time this week after it initially disrupted a survey by state energy firm Pertamina in…

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Cuba’s power grid collapse reveals the depth of the country’s economic crisis

Cuba’s power grid collapse reveals the depth of the country’s economic crisis

Cuba’s national grid collapsed four times in as many days last week, after the island’s largest power plant, Antonio Guiteras, failed. Millions of Cubans are still without power, with food rotting in powerless fridges and…

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Oil prices drop after US crude inventories swell, dollar rises By Investing.com

Oil prices drop after US crude inventories swell, dollar rises By Investing.com

Investing.com — Oil prices settled sharply lower Wednesday as a much larger than expected build in inventories raised concerns about oil demand, while focus remained on diplomacy efforts by the U.S. to quell tensions in…

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billions could be made available through special drawing rights

billions could be made available through special drawing rights

At the 2021 UN Climate Summit, Barbados prime minister Mia Mottley called for more and better use of special drawing rights (SDRs), the International Monetary Fund’s reserve asset. The special drawing right is an international…

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How to stay safe in cyberspace: 5 essential reads

How to stay safe in cyberspace: 5 essential reads

Whether we’re socialising, shopping, banking, studying or working, billions of people around the world spend hours each day online. This digital immersion has many benefits – and plenty of pitfalls, too. Here are just a…

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In Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale lands, it’s drill, baby, drill! By Reuters

In Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale lands, it’s drill, baby, drill! By Reuters

By Alexander Villegas and Eliana Raszewski ANELO, Argentina (Reuters) – Argentina’s new market-friendly government and fears about oil supply from the Middle East and elsewhere are driving a drilling and production boom in Argentina’s Patagonian…

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