US secretary of state Antony Blinken fired a warning salvo towards China during a G7 foreign ministers’ meeting on the Italian island of Capri on April 20. The US’s top diplomat said that China is…
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A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip…
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By Sourasis Bose and Nicole Jao (Reuters) -Oil refiner Phillips 66 (NYSE:) reported a first-quarter earnings miss on Friday, as seasonal maintenance and a renewable fuels conversion project at its Rodeo, California, refinery weighed on…
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Copper is in the headlines after Australian mining giant BHP made a bid for UK-based rival Anglo American, valuing the company at US$39 billion (£31 billion). Together, the two companies would control around 10% of…
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You probably know better than to click on links that download unknown files onto your computer. It turns out that uploading files can get you into trouble, too. Today’s web browsers are much more powerful…
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By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices settled higher on Friday, garnering support from tensions in the Middle East, but a strong dollar and U.S. inflation data quashed hopes that the Federal Reserve would cut…
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Violence and harassment on the job are all too common: More than 1 in 5 workers worldwide have experienced it, according to the International Labor Organization, with women slightly more likely to be affected than…
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Investing.com — Gold snapped a five-week wining streak Friday, but the yellow metal’s bullish run likely isn’t over yet as tailwinds including central bank demand have more room to go just as the tide of outflows…
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Imagine it’s Friday night. You’re enjoying happy hour with friends after a long week. You’re relaxed, having indulged in several of your preferred adult beverages. Now imagine that as you leave the bar, a police…
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Most American workers are hired “at will”: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either…
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