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6 ways governments drive innovation – and how they can help post-pandemic resilience

6 ways governments drive innovation – and how they can help post-pandemic resilience

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on the global economy, with the total cost likely to exceed US$12.5 trillion dollars according to International Monetary Fund estimates. At the same time, the crisis has…

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Oil Dips in Volatile Trade as Pendulum Swings on Fed’s Upcoming July Hike By Investing.com

Oil Dips in Volatile Trade as Pendulum Swings on Fed’s Upcoming July Hike By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan  Investing.com — Crude prices fell on Thursday after swinging more than $7 a barrel as markets from oil to equities debated whether the Federal Reserve will impose a record rate…

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Swelling grocery bills are pummeling the poorest – who spend over a quarter of their incomes on food

Swelling grocery bills are pummeling the poorest – who spend over a quarter of their incomes on food

CC BY-ND The cost of eggs and bread is soaring – a trend that’s particularly punishing for the poorest Americans. Average food prices climbed an annualized rate of 10.4% in June, the Bureau of Labor…

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CFTC’s fintech catch-up effort includes ‘global sandbox’ push

CFTC’s fintech catch-up effort includes ‘global sandbox’ push

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is making a major effort to catch up with its peers in the UK and Singapore by setting up a financial technology ‘laboratory’, making more extensive use of…

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Manuscripts and art support archaeological evidence that syphilis was in Europe long before explorers could have brought it home from the Americas

Manuscripts and art support archaeological evidence that syphilis was in Europe long before explorers could have brought it home from the Americas

That the arrival of Europeans in the New World in 1492 led to a massive shift in the ecological landscape has been widely accepted for the past 50 years. Suddenly a trans-Atlantic exchange – maize…

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U.S. solar prices soared over 8% in 2nd qtr -report By Reuters

U.S. solar prices soared over 8% in 2nd qtr -report By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Solar panels are seen in this drone photo at the Impact solar facility in Deport, Texas, U.S., July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Drone Base (Reuters) – U.S. solar energy prices rose 8.1% in…

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How BRICS’ New Development Bank can improve transparency and accountability

How BRICS’ New Development Bank can improve transparency and accountability

The New Development Bank, which was formed in July 2014, marks its eighth birthday this year. It was formed by the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) when they met in…

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Gas won’t make EU’s next Russian sanctions package, Czech leader says By Reuters

Gas won’t make EU’s next Russian sanctions package, Czech leader says By Reuters

© Reuters. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala speaks during an interview with Reuters in Prague, Czech Republic, July 13, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny By Robert Muller and Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) – The European Union…

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A case for retreat in the age of fire

A case for retreat in the age of fire

Wildfires in the American West are getting larger, more frequent and more severe. Although efforts are underway to create fire-adapted communities, it’s important to realize that we cannot simply design our way out of wildfire…

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Two experts break down the James Webb Space Telescopes’s first images, and explain what we’ve already learnt

Two experts break down the James Webb Space Telescopes’s first images, and explain what we’ve already learnt

Today we saw the release of the first batch of images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. This is something we have both been waiting on for nearly 25 years. Back in those days,…

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