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Enforcing competition would ease food price hikes in east and southern Africa

Enforcing competition would ease food price hikes in east and southern Africa

Small and medium-scale farmers and agri-businesses in east and southern Africa are getting a raw deal. To succeed they need fair and integrated regional markets. Research by the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development…

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In the animal kingdom, mating calls and pheromones can attract a mate – or a canny predator

In the animal kingdom, mating calls and pheromones can attract a mate – or a canny predator

Reproduction is the ultimate goal in life for most animals, but securing a mate is hard work. You must not only find a potential suitor, but hold their attention, identify yourself, and advertise your quality.…

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Exclusive-Biden administration likely to raise ethanol blending volumes for 2021, sources say By Reuters

Exclusive-Biden administration likely to raise ethanol blending volumes for 2021, sources say By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A sign advertising E15, a gasoline with 15 percent of ethanol, is seen at a gas station in Clive, Iowa, United States, May 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Young By Jarrett Renshaw and…

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What are digital twins? A pair of computer modeling experts explain

What are digital twins? A pair of computer modeling experts explain

A digital twin is a virtual representation of a real system – a building, the power grid, a city, even a human being – that mimics the characteristics of the system. A digital twin is…

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Propelling a graceful transition: the role of the financial system

FSB Chair Klaas Knot speaks at the Green Swan Conference co-organised by the Bank for International Settlements, the European Central Bank, the Network for Greening the Financial System and the People’s Bank of China. by…

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IMF urges Kosovo to fill vital central bank positions

IMF urges Kosovo to fill vital central bank positions

Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo The International Monetary Fund has urged Kosovan authorities to appoint a new central bank deputy governor and to fill a vacancy on the supervisory board. The recommendations continue…

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Australia in talks with U.S. to supply infant formula By Reuters

Australia in talks with U.S. to supply infant formula By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Shelves for baby and toddler formula are partially empty, as the quantity a shopper can buy is limited amid continuing U.S. shortages, at a grocery store in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., May…

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Firearm stocks spike after mass shootings as investors dismiss the chance of tightening gun laws

Firearm stocks spike after mass shootings as investors dismiss the chance of tightening gun laws

The day after an armed 18-year-old entered the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and shot dead 19 children and two teachers, the share prices of gun and weapons manufacturers jumped. A week on, and…

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a single seagrass clone stretching 180 km in Western Australia’s Shark Bay

a single seagrass clone stretching 180 km in Western Australia’s Shark Bay

Next time you go diving or snorkelling, have a close look at those wondrously long, bright green ribbons, waving with the ebb and flow of water. They are seagrasses – marine plants which produce flowers,…

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FSB launches recruitment for Secretary General position

FSB launches recruitment for Secretary General position

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has today started the recruitment process to find a replacement for its current Secretary General, Dietrich Domanski, who will be retiring from his current role towards the end of the…

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