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Undersea cables for Africa’s internet retrace history and leave digital gaps as they connect continents

Undersea cables for Africa’s internet retrace history and leave digital gaps as they connect continents

Large parts of west and central Africa, as well as some countries in the south of the continent, were left without internet services on 14 March because of failures on four of the fibre optic…

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Oil prices settle lower, but notch 3% weekly gain on tighter supply optimism By Investing.com

Oil prices settle lower, but notch 3% weekly gain on tighter supply optimism By Investing.com

© Reuters. Investing.com– Oil prices notched a weekly gain Friday despite settling lower amid pressure from a rising dollar as a hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data stoked fears of a more hawkish Federal Reserve at the central…

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Is TikTok’s parent company an agent of the Chinese state? In China Inc., it’s a little more complicated

Is TikTok’s parent company an agent of the Chinese state? In China Inc., it’s a little more complicated

Does the Chinese government have officials inside TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, pulling the strings? And does the storing of data from the popular social media app outside of China protect Americans? These questions appear to…

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Should you be concerned about flying on Boeing planes?

Should you be concerned about flying on Boeing planes?

The American aerospace giant Boeing has been synonymous with safe air travel for decades. Since the 1990s, Boeing and its European competitor Airbus have dominated the market for large passenger jets. But this year, Boeing…

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Oil prices set to end week about 4% higher By Reuters

Oil prices set to end week about 4% higher By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Yan Dun Jiao 1 bulk carrier in the Vostochny container port in the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022.…

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Employees have a right to express support for Black Lives Matter while they’re on the job, according to a historic labor board decision

Employees have a right to express support for Black Lives Matter while they’re on the job, according to a historic labor board decision

A Home Depot store violated labor law when it disciplined Antonio Morales, the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Feb. 21, 2024. Morales, a Home Depot employee in the Minneapolis area, had drawn the letters…

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What washing machine settings can I use to make my clothes last longer?

What washing machine settings can I use to make my clothes last longer?

Orbiting 400 kilometres above Earth’s surface, the astronauts on the International Space Station live a pretty normal social life, if not for one thing: they happily wear their unwashed clothes for days and weeks at…

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US export credit agency approves support for Bahrain oil project By Reuters

US export credit agency approves support for Bahrain oil project By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: General view of capital Manama, Bahrain, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. export credit agency on Thursday voted to approve a $500 million…

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Wendy’s ‘surge pricing’ mess looks like a case study in stakeholder conflict

Wendy’s ‘surge pricing’ mess looks like a case study in stakeholder conflict

Just two words created a publicity nightmare for fast-food giant Wendy’s: dynamic pricing. In late February 2024, news broke that the chain was considering charging different prices at different times of day — a tactic…

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Gold prices fall from record highs, near $2,150 after hot CPI data By Investing.com

Gold prices fall from record highs, near $2,150 after hot CPI data By Investing.com

© Reuters Investing.com– Gold prices steadied in Asian trade on Wednesday, but were nursing a tumble from record highs after a strong U.S. inflation reading kept fears of higher-for-longer interest rates in play.  The yellow…

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