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Humans are going back to the Moon, and beyond – but how will we feed them?

Humans are going back to the Moon, and beyond – but how will we feed them?

NASA’s Artemis I launch is a major step forward in humans going deeper and spending longer in space than ever before. Future Artemis missions plan to take crew to the Moon and eventually Mars, which…

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New Italian government’s budget to boost spending to fight energy crisis By Reuters

New Italian government’s budget to boost spending to fight energy crisis By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks during a session of the upper house of parliament ahead of a confidence vote for the new government, in Rome, Italy, October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo…

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Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement is a poisoned chalice for whoever wins the next election

Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement is a poisoned chalice for whoever wins the next election

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has produced a highly political autumn statement that throws forward major cuts in public spending to after the next general election. The accompanying economic forecast by the government’s Office for Budget…

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Thousands of Tasmanian devils are dying from cancer – but a new vaccine approach could help us save them

Thousands of Tasmanian devils are dying from cancer – but a new vaccine approach could help us save them

Tasmanian devils are tough little creatures with a ferocious reputation. Tragically, each year thousands of Tasmanian devils suffer and die from contagious cancers – devil facial tumours. We have discovered that a modified virus, like…

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White House announces $13 billion in funding to modernize power grids By Reuters

White House announces $13 billion in funding to modernize power grids By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view of windmills and power lines, as California’s grid operator urged the state’s 40 million people to ratchet down the use of electricity in homes and businesses as a wave…

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Why businesses, banks and society still need more women in executive roles

Why businesses, banks and society still need more women in executive roles

Only nine in the UK’s top 100 companies have a woman CEO, a recent report has revealed – part of an “appalling” picture of British business which even in 2022 remains remarkably male dominated. The…

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Carstens wins major Spanish economics prize

Carstens wins major Spanish economics prize

The Bank of Spain announced on November 18 that a jury headed by its governor would award a major economics prize to Bank for International Settlements president Agustín Carstens. The central bank’s statement said that…

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A pristine chunk of space rock found within hours of hitting Earth can tell us about the birth of the Solar System

A pristine chunk of space rock found within hours of hitting Earth can tell us about the birth of the Solar System

At about 10 o’clock on the night of February 28 2021, a fireball streaked through the sky over England. The blazing extraterrestrial visitor was seen by more than 1,000 people, and its descent was filmed…

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Gold dips as ‘Fed superhawk’ Bullard caps metal’s biggest week in 30 months By Investing.com

Gold dips as ‘Fed superhawk’ Bullard caps metal’s biggest week in 30 months By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com — The naysayers to the gold rally may be right — once again. “Fed superhawk” James Bullard’s comments that higher-for-longer interest rates will be the only way for the…

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Worker organisations can survive the digital age. Here’s how

Worker organisations can survive the digital age. Here’s how

There is a widespread view that labour has become irrelevant as a force for change. The argument goes that the proliferation of digital labour platforms – and the rise in job insecurity this brings –…

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