The federal council of Switzerland appointed Martin Schlegel as the new chairman of the governing board of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), it announced on June 26. The council also promoted Antoine Martin to be…
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By Mohi Narayan and Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) -Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday, holding near the two-month highs reached in the previous session, on expectations for rising fuel demand from the summer travel…
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As Ukraine fights against Russian invasion, it faces a battle on two fronts: military and financial. Global attention understandably focuses on battlefield developments, where Russian troops are pushing towards Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv. But Ukraine…
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Grassy box gum woodlands once covered millions of square kilometres in southeastern Australia, but today less than 5% remains. The loss of large old trees has been a crisis for the many species of birds…
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By Adriana Barrera and Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s incoming government will discard a core goal of outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to reduce imports of yellow corn and achieve self-sufficiency in…
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No matter where you live, there’s a good chance the weather’s getting wilder. In just the past few weeks, tornadoes have wreaked havoc on Midwest and Southern states, and large swaths of southern Florida were…
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Most jurisdictions that responded to a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) survey are developing cryptocurrency regulation, though central bank uncertainty around its use remains. Some 86 central banks responded to the BIS 2023 survey on…
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Investing.com– Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Monday, benefiting from a softer dollar as recent inflation data saw traders increase bets that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by September. But bigger gains…
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Commonly known as Australia’s “Easter bunny” due to its large ears and hopping movement, the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is the last of its kind. Today we published its reference genome – all 3.66 billion…
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One eye-catching policy currently being proposed by the Labour party is a ban on “bidding wars” in the private rented sector. In many high-pressure housing markets bidding by competing prospective tenants, instigated by the landlord…
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