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Ad campaign uses humor to urge Americans to ditch natural gas By Reuters

Ad campaign uses humor to urge Americans to ditch natural gas By Reuters

© Reuters. An artwork for Gas Leaks Project’s anti-gas campaign “Hot & Toxic”. Gas Leaks Project/Handout via REUTERS By Nichola Groom (Reuters) – When environmentalists talk about climate change, it’s typically in stark terms, describing…

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Industrialisation is still vital to economic development but some countries are struggling to reap its benefits

Industrialisation is still vital to economic development but some countries are struggling to reap its benefits

Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of the US, wrote a wealth of reports that served as building blocks for the country’s economic system. In 1791, during his time as secretary of the Treasury,…

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Do you have 7,513 unread emails in your inbox? Research suggests that’s unwise

Do you have 7,513 unread emails in your inbox? Research suggests that’s unwise

How do you manage your emails? Are you an “inbox zero” kind of person, or do you just leave thousands of them unread? Our new study, published today in the journal Information Research, suggests that…

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German wind power sector welcomes government offshore terminal funding By Reuters

German wind power sector welcomes government offshore terminal funding By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view shows a nacelle of a wind turbine on a truck for heavy haulage being transported near a wind farm, in Biegen, Germany August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo FRANKFURT…

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This is how President Ramaphosa got to the 25% figure of progress in land reform in South Africa

This is how President Ramaphosa got to the 25% figure of progress in land reform in South Africa

Nearly three decades into democracy, land reform remains central to South Africa’s transformation policies and agricultural policy. We have over the years pointed out that the progress on land reform has been incorrectly reported. It’s…

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South Africa reappoints Kganyago and top executives

South Africa reappoints Kganyago and top executives

Lesetja Kganyago speaking on an IMF panel South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa on March 15 reappointed the central bank’s senior leadership, including governor Lesetja Kganyago, and named a new deputy governor.  Kganyago, who has led…

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Russia pounds Ukrainian power facilities; Zelenskiy seeks air defences, ‘political will’ By Reuters

Russia pounds Ukrainian power facilities; Zelenskiy seeks air defences, ‘political will’ By Reuters

7/7 © Reuters. Smoke and fire are seen around high-voltage lines at a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, outside Kharkiv, Ukraine March 22, 2024. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova 2/7 By Max…

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Prestigious journals make it hard for scientists who don’t speak English to get published. And we all lose out

Prestigious journals make it hard for scientists who don’t speak English to get published. And we all lose out

For the first time in history, a single language dominates global scientific communication. But the actual production of knowledge continues to be a multilingual enterprise. The use of English as the norm poses challenges for…

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Why March Madness is a special time of year for state budgets

Why March Madness is a special time of year for state budgets

March Madness – the time when the best men’s and women’s college basketball teams challenge each other – is a made-for-television spectacle watched by millions. While March Madness has been around for decades, one of…

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Factbox-How companies are responding to attacks on ships in the Red Sea By Reuters

Factbox-How companies are responding to attacks on ships in the Red Sea By Reuters

© Reuters. A Tesla car is being charged at a Tesla electric vehicle charging station on a car park of the A10 shopping center in Wildau near Berlin, Germany, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo…

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