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Oil gains after U.S. infrastructure bill passes, Chinese exports rise By Reuters

Oil gains after U.S. infrastructure bill passes, Chinese exports rise By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford By Julia Payne LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Monday…

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how to build a world-class network and still reach net zero

how to build a world-class network and still reach net zero

One of the keys to China’s economic renaissance over the past couple of decades is often overlooked. Namely, it has built a lot of roads. China’s highways have more or less tripled from around 50,000km…

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here’s how music festival organisers can stop big crowds turning deadly

here’s how music festival organisers can stop big crowds turning deadly

A fatal crowd surge during a performance by US rapper Travis Scott on Friday night has become one of the deadliest live music incidents in recent years. Crowd crushes during the Houston show, which was…

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Lebanese central bank faces audit as crisis deepens

Lebanese central bank faces audit as crisis deepens

The Central Bank of Lebanon is to be audited as recriminations fly over the country’s descent into economic crisis. The government appointed turnaround consultants Alvarez & Marsal to carry out the audit, after a cabinet…

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With COP26 credibility at stake, some urge ratcheting up schedule By Reuters

With COP26 credibility at stake, some urge ratcheting up schedule By Reuters

© Reuters. People demonstrate during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 7, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman By Mark John, Simon Jessop and William James GLASGOW (Reuters) – Behind the headlines touting…

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Economic reforms won’t fix Zimbabwe’s economy. Ethical leadership is also needed

Economic reforms won’t fix Zimbabwe’s economy. Ethical leadership is also needed

The Zimbabwean economy has continued to experience turbulence, despite having managed to weather a devastating spell of hyperinflation which peaked in 2008. One economic area which has remained a thorn in the flesh for ordinary…

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How granular climate information can help tea growers in Malawi and Kenya

How granular climate information can help tea growers in Malawi and Kenya

Climate change is touching every aspect of our lives – including our daily cups of tea. Kenya and Malawi are the African continent’s largest tea producers and exporters, together accounting for about 27% of global…

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Explainer-What’s the difference between 1.5°C and 2°C of global warming? By Reuters

Explainer-What’s the difference between 1.5°C and 2°C of global warming? By Reuters

3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A crushed bottle is seen on the dry ground of the Jaguari dam, which is part of the Cantareira reservoir system, during a drought in Joanopolis, near Sao Paulo, Brazil,…

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The World Bank and IMF are using flawed logic in their quest to do away with the informal sector

The World Bank and IMF are using flawed logic in their quest to do away with the informal sector

Many low and middle-income countries face a myriad of challenges. But policies that can address them are few and far between. The challenges include high and rising inequality, budget crises and the ongoing pandemic. In…

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The endangered condor surprised researchers by producing fatherless chicks. Could ‘virgin birth’ rescue the species?

The endangered condor surprised researchers by producing fatherless chicks. Could ‘virgin birth’ rescue the species?

Virgin birth – which involves the development of an unfertilised egg – has preoccupied humans for aeons. And although it can’t happen in mammals, it does seem to be possible in other animals with backbones…

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