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Gold hits 3-mth high as Poland missile strike spurs safe haven demand By Investing.com

Gold hits 3-mth high as Poland missile strike spurs safe haven demand By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Ambar Warrick  Investing.com– Gold prices hit a three-month high on Wednesday after a Russian missile strike on Polish territory ramped up fears of a NATO-led escalation in the Ukraine conflict, boosting demand for…

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How the energy crisis is pressuring countries’ climate plans – while some race to renewables, others see wealth in natural gas, but drilling benefits may be short-lived

How the energy crisis is pressuring countries’ climate plans – while some race to renewables, others see wealth in natural gas, but drilling benefits may be short-lived

Russia’s war on Ukraine has cast a shadow over this week’s meetings of world leaders at the G-20 summit in Bali and the United Nations climate change conference in Egypt. The war has dramatically disrupted…

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Nigeria has too many prison inmates awaiting trial. Technology could achieve swifter justice

Nigeria has too many prison inmates awaiting trial. Technology could achieve swifter justice

Nigeria’s prison population is more than 76,000, housed in 240 correctional centres. About 70% of these inmates are still awaiting trial. They have been arrested and charged, but not yet convicted or cleared. This is…

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Balancing Innovation and Financial Stability

Balancing Innovation and Financial Stability

FSB Secretary General delivers a speech on the first day of the November 2022 V20 Summit, organised by IDAXA. by : Source link

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Column-Oil investors set for supply fall to offset weak economy: Kemp By Reuters

Column-Oil investors set for supply fall to offset weak economy: Kemp By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base/File Photo By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) –…

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4 signs of progress at the UN climate change summit

4 signs of progress at the UN climate change summit

Something significant is happening in the desert in Egypt as countries meet at COP27, the United Nations summit on climate change. Despite frustrating sclerosis in the negotiating halls, the pathway forward for ramping up climate…

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FSB report considers financial policy challenges in the wake of COVID-19

FSB report considers financial policy challenges in the wake of COVID-19

Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8486press@fsb.org Ref: 37/2022 The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a report looking at financial policies in the wake of COVID-19 aimed at supporting equitable recovery and addressing the…

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Mangrove forests won’t be able to spread further in South Africa, so protecting them is crucial

Mangrove forests won’t be able to spread further in South Africa, so protecting them is crucial

Mangrove forests are a common sight in some tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world like Indonesia, Florida in the US, parts of Brazil and Australia. They can also be found on African coasts, including…

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Oil prices slip on OPEC cut in demand forecast, China COVID cases By Reuters

Oil prices slip on OPEC cut in demand forecast, China COVID cases By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate at sunset in Midland, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Oxford By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices extended losses in early Asian trade on Tuesday after…

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Why it may not matter whether Elon Musk broke US labor laws with his mass firings at Twitter

Why it may not matter whether Elon Musk broke US labor laws with his mass firings at Twitter

About a week after Elon Musk assumed control of Twitter on Oct. 28, 2022, the social media platform stirred up a storm of controversy by abruptly firing about half of its 7,500 employees. Within a…

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