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Azerbaijan appoints new governor after dismissing predecessor

Azerbaijan appoints new governor after dismissing predecessor

The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan’s president appointed a new central bank governor today (April 13), one day after the departure of the man who held the job for 27 years. Official…

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Mexico’s Pemex battles fire at Salina Cruz refinery By Reuters

Mexico’s Pemex battles fire at Salina Cruz refinery By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Mexican oil company Pemex is pictured at Reynosa refinery, in Tamaulipas state, Mexico February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo 2/2 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican state oil…

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this could fuel instability in Sudan

this could fuel instability in Sudan

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted agricultural production and trade from one of the world’s major food exporting regions. The war threatens to drive rising food prices still higher and create scarcity, especially for regions…

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Should we worry about the XE variant? Maybe not yet, but ‘hybrids’ will become more frequent as COVID evolves

Should we worry about the XE variant? Maybe not yet, but ‘hybrids’ will become more frequent as COVID evolves

A new hybrid COVID-19 variant dubbed XE has sparked fresh concerns recently. XE is a combination of the highly transmissible BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron variants and was first detected in the UK in mid-January. Its…

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Ukraine’s richest man vows to rebuild besieged Mariupol By Reuters

Ukraine’s richest man vows to rebuild besieged Mariupol By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view shows the gates of the Illich Steel and Iron Works damaged during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo By…

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Russia-Ukraine crisis highlights Africa’s need to diversify its wheat sources

Russia-Ukraine crisis highlights Africa’s need to diversify its wheat sources

The war between Russia and Ukraine has highlighted just how much of the world’s wheat supply relies on these two countries. For instance, a recently released UN report shows a sample of 25 African countries…

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BoJ’s Uchida outlines phase two of CBDC experiments

BoJ’s Uchida outlines phase two of CBDC experiments

Shinichi Uchida, executive director at the Bank of Japan, outlined the next phase of work on the country’s prospective central bank digital currency (CBDC) on April 13.  Earlier in April, the central bank started phase…

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Has the monitoring of professional athletes’ intimate information gone too far?

Has the monitoring of professional athletes’ intimate information gone too far?

Over the past decade, the top end of sport has become saturated in data. Some of this is visible — such as match statistics, maximum speeds and distances covered — but a tremendous amount is…

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U.S. to resume oil, gas drilling on public land despite Biden campaign pledge By Reuters

U.S. to resume oil, gas drilling on public land despite Biden campaign pledge By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed oil pump jack is placed on dollar banknotes in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Friday said…

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I’ve studied stadium financing for over two decades – and the new Bills stadium is one of the worst deals for taxpayers I’ve ever seen

I’ve studied stadium financing for over two decades – and the new Bills stadium is one of the worst deals for taxpayers I’ve ever seen

After New York lawmakers blew past the deadline to approve the state budget, they finally came to an agreement on April 9, 2022, that included a US$850 million subsidy for a new stadium in Buffalo…

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