An enormous neutrino observatory buried deep in the Antarctic ice has discovered only the second extra-galactic source of the elusive particles ever found. In results published today in Science, the IceCube collaboration reports the detection…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Asl Tia, a cargo vessel carrying Ukrainian grain, transits Bosphorus, in Istanbul, Turkey November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo (Reuters) -Russia wants the West to ease restrictions on state agriculture lender…
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Since the first case of the current Ebola outbreak in Uganda was confirmed in mid-September, the number of cases has topped 127 across seven districts, including 17 in the capital city Kampala. Yet most people…
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The Brazilian finance ministry formally announced on October 24 that Ilan Goldfajn will be Brazil’s official candidate to lead the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The IDB board of governors will elect a new president of…
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It’s been a week since Elon Musk strode into the Twitter headquarters with a kitchen sink, signalling his official takeover of the company. Having had some time to let the news of his US$44 billion…
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2/2 © Reuters. Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is seen from an embankment of the Dnipro river in the town of Nikopol, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Dmytro…
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The latest Powerball jackpot swelled to US$1.5 billion on Nov. 2, 2022 – just shy of the record amount – after another drawing passed with no winning ticket. The next drawing will be held on…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate at sunset in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices slid in early trade on…
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Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley spoke passionately to the United Nations General Assembly in September about the mounting debt many developing countries are shouldering and its increasing impact on their ability to thrive. The…
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The simple mention of the word “radiation” often evokes fear in people. For others, it’s fun to think a little exposure to radiation could turn you into the next superhero, just like the Hulk. But…
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