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Run out of butter or eggs? Here’s the science behind substitute ingredients

Run out of butter or eggs? Here’s the science behind substitute ingredients

It’s an all too common situation – you’re busy cooking or baking to a recipe when you open the cupboard and suddenly realise you are missing an ingredient. Unless you can immediately run to the…

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Gold prices find support above $2,000, but still rangebound on rate woes By Investing.com

Gold prices find support above $2,000, but still rangebound on rate woes By Investing.com

© Reuters Investing.com– Gold prices rose in Asian trade on Monday, extending a rebound from one-month lows after recently breaking below a key support level, although fears of higher-for-longer U.S. rates kept prices largely rangebound. …

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Is cutting UK taxes ahead of a general election affordable or not? An economist explains

Is cutting UK taxes ahead of a general election affordable or not? An economist explains

A Conservative government considering tax cuts a few months ahead of an expected general election may not sound very surprising. Tax cuts are understandably popular – especially when household incomes have been squeezed by high…

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Nigerian senate confirms governor and deputies

Nigerian senate confirms governor and deputies

The Central Bank of Nigeria The Nigerian president’s nominee for central bank governor has been confirmed in the role after the acting head and his deputies all resigned. On September 22, the Central Bank of…

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Candidates’ aging brains are factors in the presidential race − 4 essential reads

Candidates’ aging brains are factors in the presidential race − 4 essential reads

The leading contenders in the 2024 presidential election are two of the three oldest people ever to serve as president. President Joe Biden is 81. Former President Donald Trump is 77. Ronald Reagan took office…

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French recycling plant on fire housing 900 tonnes of lithium batteries By Reuters

French recycling plant on fire housing 900 tonnes of lithium batteries By Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) – Some 900 tonnes of lithium batteries were on fire at a battery recycling plant in southern France, authorities said on Sunday, sending a cloud of thick black smoke into the sky above…

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The collapse of The Body Shop shows that ‘ethical’ branding is not a free pass to commercial success

The collapse of The Body Shop shows that ‘ethical’ branding is not a free pass to commercial success

The Body Shop has become the latest casualty of the British high street. The familiar sight (and distinctive smell) of its stores is under threat as the UK arm of the business goes into administration.…

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Oil settles up, records weekly gain on Middle East tensions By Reuters

Oil settles up, records weekly gain on Middle East tensions By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view shows oil tanks of Transneft oil pipeline operator at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12,…

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economic model shows trust in government is linked to takeup of renewables

economic model shows trust in government is linked to takeup of renewables

South Africa relies heavily on energy from coal-fired power stations, which emit large quantities of carbon. But making the transition to greater use of renewable energies, such as solar, is being hampered by a number…

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Is Russia looking to put nukes in space? Doing so would undermine global stability and ignite an anti-satellite arms race

Is Russia looking to put nukes in space? Doing so would undermine global stability and ignite an anti-satellite arms race

Fresh U.S. intelligence circulating in Congress reportedly indicates that Russia is developing an anti-satellite weapon in space with a nuclear component. News reports speculating about what the weapon could be abounded after Rep. Mike Turner,…

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