Investing.com– Oil prices retreated Monday, as the limited damage done by the Iranian strike against Israel over the weekend prompted the market to downplay the risk of a broader regional conflict At 08:40 ET (12:40 GMT),…
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Imagine there was a food tax that increased your grocery bills by nearly 20%. That’s essentially what the Common Agricultural Policy does to food prices in the EU. Now picture that tax going up even…
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We used three-dimensional imaging of ocean waves to capture freakish seas that produce a notorious phenomenon known as rogue waves. Our results are now published in Physical Review Letters*. Rogue waves are giant colossi of…
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By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) – Oil prices fell at Asia’s open on Monday, as market participants dialled back risk premiums following Iran’s attack on Israel late on Saturday which the Israeli government said caused…
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The UK’s national living wage has just been raised by 10% to £11.44 per hour. It is now payable for all workers aged 21 and over, where previously it was for those aged 23 and…
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By James Mackenzie, Parisa Hafezi and Jeff Mason JERUSALEM/DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Iran warned Israel and the United States on Sunday of a much larger response if there is any retaliation for its mass drone and missile…
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Hansen’s disease, also called leprosy, is treatable today – and that’s partly thanks to a curious tree and the work of a pioneering young scientist in the 1920s. Centuries prior to her discovery, sufferers had…
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Quarter Life is a series about issues facing people in their 20s and 30s. What is a “meaningful career”? It can be doing purpose-driven work that aligns with your values. It may mean finding a…
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By Nichola Groom (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday finalized a range of reforms designed to boost returns and address environmental harms from drilling on public lands, a move that will increase fees for…
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Just ten days before the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, Japan opened its Tōkaidō Shinkansen, a high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo with Osaka. Shinkansen bullet trains showcased the high quality of Japanese railway technology to the…
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