Social media has become a primary source of information for news-hungry audiences around the world trying to make sense of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, it’s being used by the governments…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Storage tanks are seen at the Petroineos Ineos petrol refinery in Lavera, France, March 29, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (Reuters) – Oil futures rose in early trading on Tuesday as the potential…
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Professional humanitarian aid workers in war-torn places like Ukraine, Ethiopia, Syria and South Sudan do some of the most dangerous jobs in the world. You might imagine them as people who parachute into battlefields or…
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4/4 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A residential cul-de-sac is covered in floodwaters after heavy rain in Chehalis, Washington, U.S., January 7, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo 2/4 By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON…
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April 1, 2022, may go down as a pivotal day in the history of American unions. In a result that could reverberate in workplaces across the U.S., the independent Amazon Labor Union – first formed…
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Throughout the latter half of 2021, as it became clear that Russia was massing a large portion of its conventional combat power on the eastern borders of Ukraine, analysts offered contrasting predictions about the role…
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The eurozone needs to work hard to end its reliance on debt, European Central Bank (ECB) vice-president Vítor Constâncio said on June 24. In remarks to a conference entitled “Debt – economic, political and moral…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A worker checks a tank at Nahr Bin Umar oil field, north of Basra, Iraq March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices fell at the…
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Financial advisers often say it’s never too early to start thinking about your pension. And with good reason. As recently as ten years ago, less than half of all UK employees were saving into a…
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On February 24, as Russian forces began their invasion, stories of US-funded biolabs and bioweapon research in Ukraine began to spread on social media. The false claims spread from right-wing circles but became more widespread,…
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