A 2019 poll found that children would rather be YouTubers than astronauts. It made headlines and led to plenty of grumbling about “kids these days”. But it’s not surprising that young people – up to…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A stacker/reclaimer places coal in stockpiles at the coal port in Newcastle June 6, 2012. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz/File Photo By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s mining and energy export revenues are…
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Millions of South Africans rely on minibus taxis to get around. Without these vehicles, people wouldn’t be able to get to work, school or simply visit friends and family. Data from Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly…
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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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