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why our next visit to the giant planets will be so important (and just as difficult)

why our next visit to the giant planets will be so important (and just as difficult)

The giant planets – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune – are some of the most awe-inspiring in our Solar System, and have great importance for space research and our comprehension of the greater universe. Yet…

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Saudi Aramco in talks on more investments in China By Reuters

Saudi Aramco in talks on more investments in China By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: President & CEO of Saudi’s Aramco, Amin H Nasser, speaks during the opening session of the International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmaed Yosri By…

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How your colleagues affect your home life (and vice versa)

How your colleagues affect your home life (and vice versa)

There are benefits to being part of a couple in which both are in paid work. A dual income brings, if not necessarily great wealth, at least an element of greater economic freedom, while the…

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RBNZ launches CBDC pilot project

RBNZ launches CBDC pilot project

Adrian Orr confirmed today (February 8) that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will soon begin work on a proof-of-concept central bank digital currency (CBDC). The RBNZ governor highlighted the important “public role” that central…

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Federal oil lease sales delayed as Interior Dept navigates court decisions By Reuters

Federal oil lease sales delayed as Interior Dept navigates court decisions By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, appearing to run out of space to contain a historic supply glut that has hammered prices, in Cushing,…

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Nick Clegg is doing the same useful job for Mark Zuckerberg as he did for David Cameron’s Tories

Nick Clegg is doing the same useful job for Mark Zuckerberg as he did for David Cameron’s Tories

In what many saw as a surprise move, Meta has promoted former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg to its president of global affairs. According to Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s founder and CEO, Clegg is now…

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What’s an LRAD? Explaining the ‘sonic weapons’ police use for crowd control and communication

What’s an LRAD? Explaining the ‘sonic weapons’ police use for crowd control and communication

At vaccine mandate protests in Canberra last week, police used powerful loud-hailing devices called Long-Range Acoustic Devices (LRADs) to address protesters. While some protesters claimed they were injured by the “sonic weapon”, those reports are…

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Energy & Precious Metals – Weekly Review and Outlook By Investing.com

Energy & Precious Metals – Weekly Review and Outlook By Investing.com

© Reuters By Barani Krishnan Investing.com — The nonstop rally in oil has stopped after eight weeks. Or has it? With crude’s five-minute candle flipping at every three bars this week, the nerves of traders…

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Ghana’s debt makes development impossible: here are some solutions

Ghana’s debt makes development impossible: here are some solutions

By the year 2000, the government of Ghana had borrowed so much that the country was in debt distress. It then subscribed to the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative of the International Monetary Fund and…

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UN report questions value of fintech sandboxes

UN report questions value of fintech sandboxes

Regulatory sandboxes are neither necessary nor sufficient for promoting financial inclusion, according to a new report published by the United Nations. Prepared by the UN secretary general’s special advocate for inclusive finance, the report says…

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