When the first cane toads were brought from South America to Queensland in 1935, many of the parasites that troubled them were left behind. But deep inside the lungs of at least one of those…
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© Reuters. Investing.com– Gold prices fell below a key support level in Asian trade on Wednesday after a hotter-than-expected inflation reading for January spurred more fears that the Federal Reserve will keep rates higher for…
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Although Congress is failing to pass laws to restrict the number of migrants arriving in the U.S., a majority of Americans – about 6 in 10 – believe there’s an immigration crisis along the Mexico-U.S.…
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Sam Altman, chief executive of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, is reportedly trying to find up to US$7 trillion of investment to manufacture the enormous volumes of computer chips he believes the world needs to run artificial intelligence…
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© Reuters. A combine harvests wheat in a field in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict near the settlement of Nikolske in the Donetsk Region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo By Michelle Nichols…
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In 2023, more than 7% of cars sold in the United States were electric vehicles. In some parts of the world, such as Norway, the percentage was a whopping 20%. In California, where I live,…
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© Reuters. Investing.com– Gold prices kept to a tight range on Tuesday, remaining under pressure from the dollar as investors hunkered down before inflation data that is widely expected to factor into the Federal Reserve’s…
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the best place in the world to start a new business, according to the latest annual Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) survey. The Arab nation is number one for the…
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There is a long and often complicated history of researchers studying Indigenous people. In 1999, the education scholar Linda Tuhiwai-Smith, in her book Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples, emphasised the colonial character of much…
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© Reuters. Investing.com– Oil prices were lower in early U.S. trade on Monday as investors locked in some profits after stellar gains over the prior week, with focus now turning to any more developments in…
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