By Moayed Kenany, Timour Azhari and Adam Makary BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Chinese companies won bids to explore five Iraqi oil and gas fields on Saturday in a licensing round for hydrocarbon exploration that was primarily aimed…
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We all want to feel like we belong. Psychologists have known this for a long time, describing belonging as a fundamental human need that brings meaning to our lives. Traditionally, this need was filled by…
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Debt-stricken Sri Lanka is in talks with its international bondholders to restructure its debt to link it to its economic performance and potentially also to anti-corruption reforms. Creditors have proposed a new bond of $9…
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By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration said on Friday it will provide nearly $200 million to fight the spread of avian flu among dairy cows, in the government’s latest bid to contain…
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How did your heart form? What triggered your first heartbeat? To this day, the mechanisms of human heart development remain elusive. Researchers know the heart is the first organ to fully function in the growing…
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The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and…
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TORONTO (Reuters) – An evacuation alert has been issued for Fort McMurray, Alberta, as an out-of-control fire rages southwest of the Canadian oil town, making it among the first actions ahead of the wildfire season.…
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There is a fine line between creativity and self-destruction. Apple’s new crush advert, which shows items linked to creative pursuits being pulverised to make way for the new iPad Pro, tried to find that line…
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It’s been seven years since the launch of Replika, an artificially intelligent chatbot designed to be a friend to human users. Despite early warnings about the dangers of such AI friends, interest in friendships and…
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Most central banks participating in the Communications Benchmarks 2024 retain the same priorities for the year ahead as in 2023, notably boosting social media. Nearly four-fifths (78.1%) of 32 communications departments plan to increase their…
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