Tanzania’s Serengeti ecosystem is like a time machine. As one of the world’s last remaining fully intact grazing ecosystems it provides a glimpse of what others in Australia, Eurasia and the Americas might have looked…
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© Reuters. Investing.com– Oil prices settled lower Thursday, but notched a second-monthly gain as hopes for tighter supply and fresh hopes for a summer U.S. interest rate cut following data showing inflation continued to trend…
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Almost two years after the West responded to the Russian invasion in Ukraine with a blistering array of sanctions, a fresh round of financial measures was announced by the Biden administration on Feb. 23, 2024.…
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Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477 [email protected] Ref: 6/2024 Peer review finds that Swiss authorities have made important strides toward implementing an effective too-big-to fail (TBTF) regime for global systemically important banks…
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Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools are supercharging the problem of misinformation, disinformation and fake news. OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and various image, voice and video generators have made it easier than ever to produce content,…
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2/2 © Reuters. A woman works inside a cannabis shop, at Khaosan Road, one of the favourite tourist spots in Bangkok, Thailand, March 29, 2023. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/ File Photo 2/2 BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will…
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After several years of pandemic-driven price spikes at the grocery store, retail food price inflation is slowing down. That’s good news for consumers, especially those in low-income households, who spend a proportionally larger share of…
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On this day, February 29, conversations the world over may conjure the name of Pope Gregory XIII – widely known for his reform of the calendar that bears his name. The need for calendar reform…
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© Reuters. Oil, miniatures of oil barrels and U.S. dollar banknote are seen in this illustration taken, June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Files By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices edged up slightly on Wednesday, with…
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The Federal Trade Commission announced on on Feb. 26, 2024, that it’s suing to prevent Kroger’s attempt to acquire Albertsons. The US$25 billion deal, first announced in 2022, would combine Cincinnati-based Kroger, already the largest…
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