Each October, the Nobel Prizes celebrate a handful of groundbreaking scientific achievements. And while many of the awarded discoveries revolutionize the field of science, some originate in unconventional places. For George de Hevesy, the 1943…
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The Bank of Russia said it is launching its central bank digital currency pilot today (August 15), after digital ruble legislation passed by the State Duma came into effect on August 1. Thirteen banks are…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the machinery at the coal terminal of Huanghua port, in Hebei province, China February 1, 2023. China Daily via REUTERS/ File Photo SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The global…
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Lough Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the UK and Ireland. It is a protected area of special scientific interest and the source of 40% of Northern Ireland’s drinking water. But it’s also the…
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The COVID pandemic stimulated an irreversible shift in where, when and how we work. This 21st-century model of working – dubbed the “new normal” – is characterised by increased flexibility and productivity gains. Yet this…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate in front of a drilling rig in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. Picture taken August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo A look at…
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Police have launched a corporate manslaughter investigation at the Chester hospital that employed Lucy Letby, a former nurse recently convicted of murdering seven babies in the hospital’s neonatal unit in 2015 and 2016. Corporate manslaughter…
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Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477press@fsb.org Ref: 30/2023 The FSB reports today on progress made on priority actions to meet the G20 cross-border payments Roadmap targets. We are also publishing…
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Yesterday it was announced the Australian Federal Police (AFP) National DNA Program for Unidentified and Missing Persons used advanced DNA technology to assist South Australia Police resolve a 40-year-old missing persons case. Craniofacial reconstruction of…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Oil rigs are seen at Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas drilling, in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, Argentina January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo By Andrew Hayley BEIJING (Reuters) -Oil…
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