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National Average Gas Price Now $5 By Investing.com

National Average Gas Price Now $5 By Investing.com

© Reuters National Average Gas Price Now $5 By Sam Boughedda A gallon of gas has now crossed the $5 mark on average in the U.S., according to GasBuddy. The price of gas crossed the…

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Why a new eurozone crisis now looks a distinct possibility

Why a new eurozone crisis now looks a distinct possibility

The European Central Bank (ECB) has confirmed speculation that it will become the latest central bank to start raising headline interest rates to try to ward off inflation. The bank is to raise rates by…

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CBDCs could improve energy efficiency of payments – IMF paper

CBDCs could improve energy efficiency of payments – IMF paper

Central banks could improve the energy efficiency of payment systems if they make the right design choices when developing digital currencies, research published by the International Monetary Fund finds. Digital currencies and energy consumption explores…

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NASA to launch 3 rockets from Northern Territory in boost for Australian space efforts

NASA to launch 3 rockets from Northern Territory in boost for Australian space efforts

Over the next month, NASA will launch three rockets from the Arnhem Space Centre in the Northern Territory on the Dhupuma Plateau, near Nhulunbuy. The rockets are 13 metre “sounding” rockets that will not reach…

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Pipelines unclogged, but Canadian crude now faces U.S. Gulf Coast glut By Reuters

Pipelines unclogged, but Canadian crude now faces U.S. Gulf Coast glut By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen at the Kinder Morgan terminal in Sherwood Park, near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada November 14, 2016. Picture taken November 14, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo 2/2…

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equal status in the pantheon of South African activists is long overdue

equal status in the pantheon of South African activists is long overdue

The mortal fight against apartheid is usually cast in terms of good versus evil, a simple schism in which there are heroes and villains, or racially, in a white against black equation that blots out…

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Risk of delay to carbon market reforms after surprise EU vote By Reuters

Risk of delay to carbon market reforms after surprise EU vote By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A general view of the building of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, November 24, 2021. Julien Warnand/Pool via REUTERS By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament on Wednesday rejected…

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a seductive idea requiring critical engagement

a seductive idea requiring critical engagement

Narrative frames are fundamental to unifying ideologies. They frame what is possible and impossible, which ideas can be accepted and which must be rejected. In her book, Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics, storyteller and political analyst…

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How nanotechnology can revive Nigeria’s textile industry

How nanotechnology can revive Nigeria’s textile industry

Nigeria’s cotton production has fallen steeply in recent years. It once supported the largest textile industry in Africa. The fall is due to weak demand for cotton and to poor yields resulting from planting low-quality…

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Brazil’s central bank launches fintech laboratory

Brazil’s central bank launches fintech laboratory

The Central Bank of Brazil has launched a new platform that will make it easier for emerging fintech companies to test their products before launching to the general public. Structured around a sandbox model, the…

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