© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Power lines are seen during a heatwave with expected temperatures of 102 F (39 C) in Dallas, Texas, U.S. June 12, 2022. Though the heat wave caused electricity use in Texas…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea The next time you wonder whether to reach out to a friend, family member, classmate or other person who’s been out…
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Genetically modified (GM) cowpea has cleared the first of the three regulatory hurdles in the way of commercialisation in Ghana. If it is commercialised, it will be the first GM crop grown in the country…
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The UK government revealed on June 21 that it would be injecting £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) into the Bank of England. Governor Mark Carney called the agreement “ground-breaking”, saying it would provide important backing for…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Sticker reads crude oil on the side of a storage tank in the Permian Basin in Mentone, Loving County, Texas, U.S. November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters)…
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It has been an exciting week with the release of breathtaking photos of our Universe by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Images such as the one below give us a chance to see faint…
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© Reuters. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) leaves after voting on an amendment to the Continuing Resolution that averted a shutdown of the federal government, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S., February 17,…
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Ghana is again seeking assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to enable the country to meet its payments to the rest of the world and restore the health of government finances. It is the…
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The Bank for International Settlements is strengthening its ties with the Americas as part of a broader overhaul of its strategy, general manager Agustín Carstens said on October 1. Carstens, himself a Mexican citizen, highlighted…
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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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