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US regulator is suing Amazon – here’s what this could mean for your online shopping

US regulator is suing Amazon – here’s what this could mean for your online shopping

If you’re one of the more than 200 million Prime members Amazon claims to have worldwide, you’ll be well aware of the benefits. Among other things, it gives you access to a video and audio…

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Ukraine expects ‘record’ number of drone attacks this winter

Ukraine expects ‘record’ number of drone attacks this winter

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises over apartment buildings after a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo ZAPORIZHZHIA (Reuters) – Ukraine’s air force expects a…

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Ecowas rules to protect pastoralists discourage investments in modern livestock farming

Ecowas rules to protect pastoralists discourage investments in modern livestock farming

A common sight around west Africa is to see cattle grazing freely, even in major cities, on highways and in airports. Every year, about 300 million head of livestock (mostly cattle) move across west Africa.…

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Are NFTs really dead and buried? All signs point to ‘yes’

Are NFTs really dead and buried? All signs point to ‘yes’

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are in dire straits. With the market in a severe downturn, it’s safe to assume the NFT bubble has well and truly burst. It was never clear why these digital collectables traded…

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Federal Reserve Board joins Instagram and Threads

Federal Reserve Board joins Instagram and Threads

The US Federal Reserve Board joined the social media platforms Instagram and Threads on October 2. Threads is run by the firm Meta, as a competitor platform with X, formerly known as Twitter. The Fed…

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Volkswagen, Umicore venture picks Poland for first car battery parts plant By Reuters

Volkswagen, Umicore venture picks Poland for first car battery parts plant By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Volkswagen vehicle is parked during a news conference to announce details on the construction of a gigafactory for electric vehicle battery production by Volkswagen Group’s battery company PowerCo SE in St.…

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UK bonds have hit a 25-year high – here’s what that means for the economy

UK bonds have hit a 25-year high – here’s what that means for the economy

It’s been more than a year since the UK economy was thrown into crisis after then-prime minister Liz Truss suggested making a wealth of unfunded tax cuts in her September 2022 mini-budget. But a recent…

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Stone Age herders transported heavy rock tools to grind animal bones, plants and pigment

Stone Age herders transported heavy rock tools to grind animal bones, plants and pigment

About 7,000 years ago, a small group of people sat around a fire, next to a small lake in what is now the Nefud Desert of northern Saudi Arabia. We found some of the tools…

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Exxon investors ready to embrace buying existing oil over new drilling By Reuters

Exxon investors ready to embrace buying existing oil over new drilling By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Exxon Mobil Corporation is shown on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, December 30, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo By Sabrina…

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World Bank and IMF return to Africa, but questions remain

World Bank and IMF return to Africa, but questions remain

The annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are due to take place in Marrakech, Morocco, in mid-October. The city and country are still reeling from a devastating earthquake in early…

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