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Why an edit button for Twitter is not as simple as it seems

Why an edit button for Twitter is not as simple as it seems

Most people who use Twitter have had the experience: you fire off a quick tweet, realise it contains a typo, then get annoyed you can’t click “edit” to fix it. Twitter users have been clamouring…

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Exxon Mobil may completely withdraw from Russia by June 24

Exxon Mobil may completely withdraw from Russia by June 24

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A logo of the Exxon Mobil Corp is seen at the Rio Oil and Gas Expo and Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/File Photo LONDON (Reuters)…

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Can you truly own anything in the metaverse? A law professor explains how blockchains and NFTs don’t protect virtual property

Can you truly own anything in the metaverse? A law professor explains how blockchains and NFTs don’t protect virtual property

In 2021, an investment firm bought 2,000 acres of real estate for about US$4 million. Normally this would not make headlines, but in this case the land was virtual. It existed only in a metaverse…

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Brazilian governor signals central bank close to halting rate hikes

Brazilian governor signals central bank close to halting rate hikes

The Central Bank of Brazil governor, Roberto Campos Neto, signalled over the weekend interest rates at 12.75% should be enough to bring inflation down to the target. The key Selic rate currently stands at 11.75%.…

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the US has sworn off tests, and Australia should follow suit

the US has sworn off tests, and Australia should follow suit

When United States Vice-President Kamala Harris was at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California earlier this week she said the US would not conduct tests of destructive, direct ascent anti-satellite missiles. This is the…

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China oil giant CNOOC soars in Shanghai debut, defying weak market By Reuters

China oil giant CNOOC soars in Shanghai debut, defying weak market By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a face mask walks past a sign of China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) outside its headquarters in Beijing, China March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese…

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To stay in the game directors need to rewire corporate missions and bring new faces to the table

To stay in the game directors need to rewire corporate missions and bring new faces to the table

In the first ever case of its kind, ClientEarth – a UK-based organisation that works with NGOS to fight legal battles on environmental issues – is taking Shell’s board of directors to court for failing…

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Nanotechnology has much to offer Nigeria but research needs support

Nanotechnology has much to offer Nigeria but research needs support

Nanotechnology is one of the engines of the fourth industrial revolution. The global market of nanotechnology-enabled products stood at approximately US$1.6 trillion in 2014. In one estimate, the industry could generate 6 million jobs and…

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Russia to update its strategy in World Trade Organization amid sanctions, says Putin By Reuters

Russia to update its strategy in World Trade Organization amid sanctions, says Putin By Reuters

© Reuters. Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs the supervisory board meeting of the presidential forum “Russia – Land of Opportunity” at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 20, 2022. Sputnik/Mikhail Tereshchenko/Pool via REUTERS (Reuters) -Russian…

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Three priorities Africa’s newbie on the World Bank board should focus on

Three priorities Africa’s newbie on the World Bank board should focus on

President Cyril Ramaphosa recently appointed a senior South African politician, Ayanda Dlodlo, to serve a two-year term as a member of the World Bank’s 25-person Board of executive directors. She will represent a constituency consisting…

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