While cybercrime gets a lot of attention from law enforcement and the media these days, I’ve been documenting a less high-tech threat emerging in recent months: a surge in stolen checks. Criminals are increasingly targeting…
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New Zealand’s fossil record of land dinosaurs is poor, with just a few bones, but the collection of ancient extinct marine reptiles is remarkable, including shark-like mosasaurs and long-necked plesiosaurs. Plesiosaurs first appeared in the…
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2/2 © Reuters. A view shows a burning police car during a protest against LPG cost rise following the Kazakh authorities’ decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 5,…
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Nothing but conundrums. koya979 Will 2022 be the year where the world economy recovers from the pandemic? That’s the big question on everyone’s lips as the festive break comes to an end. One complicating factor…
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Higher oil prices can significantly dampen the spillover effects of US monetary policy on Gulf economies, a paper published by the International Monetary Fund finds. Olumuyiwa Adedeji and co-authors examine how oil prices affect US…
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How exactly does a spaceship get into space? – Mathilde, age 5, Sydney Hello Mathilde, thanks for this great question! It isn’t easy to get to space, and there are a few steps to it.…
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© Reuters. Investing.com — API Weekly stocks fell 6.432 million in the latest week. The data from the American Petroleum Institute compared to expectations for a draw of 3.4 million. Cushing was 2.268 million. US…
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Fundraising appeals are part of everyday life, both online and off. Requests for financial donations arrive by snail mail, email, social media and text messages. Cashiers at chain stores and supermarkets ask if you want…
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On Tuesday 7 December, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the Financial Stability Institute (FSI) of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) hosted a virtual event to assess the achievements of the FSB’s Key…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Towers and smokestacks are silhouetted at an oil refinery in Melbourne June 21, 2010. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas/File Photo By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Tuesday as investors expected OPEC+…
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