Investing.com– Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Wednesday, extending recent gains on hopes that demand will pick up with the onset of the travel-heavy U.S. summer season. Traders also bet that the Organization of…
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Back in March 2022, Disney’s then-CEO Bob Chapek said that his company wouldn’t take a public stand on Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Four days later, he yielded to rebukes from LGBTQ employees, reversed…
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It’s a bumper year for elections on the continent: by the end of 2024, 20 countries ought to have gone to the polls to vote in national elections. A handful of others are also scheduled…
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By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) – Global oil prices steadied on Tuesday as the prospect of OPEC+ maintaining oil supply curbs at its June 2 meeting and hopes of strong U.S. summer fuel demand balanced…
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Railway travel is a strange thing. There are some journeys that are undertaken for pleasure – particularly on steam trains – but the vast majority happen because people need to get somewhere. The railway is…
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François Villeroy de Galhau Central banks would need both wholesale and retail digital currencies, the Banque de France’s (BdF) governor said on May 6. They needed to take risks, rather than wait for “absolute certainty”…
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A devastating landslide struck several remote villages in the mountainous Enga province in Papua New Guinea late last week. While it is too early for official confirmation, estimates place the death toll between 690 and…
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Investing.com– Oil prices steadied in Asian trade on Tuesday after rebounding from more than three-month lows over the past two days, with focus remaining chiefly on upcoming inflation readings this week. Crude benefited from thinner…
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The rate of adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in western countries continues to wane. In the UK, EVs’ market share of all new cars for 2024 will barely hit 20%, somewhat below the government goal…
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Google has rolled out its latest experimental search feature on Chrome, Firefox and the Google app browser to hundreds of millions of users. “AI Overviews” saves you clicking on links by using generative AI —…
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