The reversal of Roe v. Wade by the American Supreme court last week is a watershed moment in American politics. The ruling withdraws constitutional protections for abortion rights and sends the issue to the states,…
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IMF calls for ‘modified pari passu clauses’ in new international sovereign bonds – Central Banking IMF cites Argentine litigation The International Monetary Fund’s executive board has thrown its support behind a staff proposal to overhaul…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Unused oil rigs sit in the Gulf of Mexico near Port Fourchon, Louisiana August 11, 2010. REUTERS/Lee Celano//File Photo By Nichola Groom (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday unveiled a…
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One of the biggest rail strikes in 30 years has been playing out in recent weeks as 40,000 workers protest the threat of job cuts. Their employer, Network Rail, wants to lay off up to…
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Long ago, almost up until the end of the last ice age, a peculiar giant kangaroo roamed the mountainous rainforests of New Guinea. Now, research to be published on Thursday by myself and colleagues suggests…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Cargo containers are seen at the Port of Long Beach, California June 19, 2008. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The union and employers negotiating a new labor…
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Russia’s recent default on its foreign debt – it’s first since 1918 – has been hailed as proof that the sanctions imposed by western governments since the invasion of Ukraine in February are working. A…
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The governor of the Central Bank of Brazil said on June 27 that “the worst of the inflation has now passed” in his country. Speaking as part of a conference panel at the University of…
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I love writing code to make things: apps, websites, charts, even music. It’s a skill I’ve worked hard at for more than 20 years. So I must confess last week’s news about the release of…
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2/2 © Reuters. A local resident sits on a bench near an apartment building damaged during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the city of Sievierodonetsk in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine July 1, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 2/2 (Reuters)…
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