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Can the South Asian economy break from the past and find a route to stability?

Can the South Asian economy break from the past and find a route to stability?

Sri Lanka has a new president and prime minister – but a change in who leads the crisis-hit South Asian nation alone will not solve the country’s severe economic problems. Ranil Wickremesinghe – who on…

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how drought destabilised the last major precolonial Mayan city

how drought destabilised the last major precolonial Mayan city

The city of Mayapán was the largest Mayan city from approximately 1200 to 1450 AD. It was an important political, economic and religious centre, and the capital of a large state that controlled much of…

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Ukraine, Russia sign deal to reopen grain export ports as war rages on By Reuters

Ukraine, Russia sign deal to reopen grain export ports as war rages on By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Russian-flagged cargo ship Zhibek Zholy is seen off the coast of Black Sea port of Karasu, Turkey, July 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mehmet Emin Caliskan/File Photo 2/2 By Ezgi Erkoyun, Ece Toksabay…

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Tory tax plans need to be more strategic to tackle the cost of living crisis – here’s why

Tory tax plans need to be more strategic to tackle the cost of living crisis – here’s why

The cost of living crisis is a key issue for the Conservative leadership candidates hoping to become the next prime minister of the UK. But the taxation strategies suggested by the final two Conservative party…

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Agustín Carstens on fixing the global monetary system

Agustín Carstens on fixing the global monetary system

The BIS chief speaks about how to strengthen the global safety net, vulnerabilities in emerging markets and the challenges and opportunities posed by fintech by : Source link

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this distant planet’s very strange orbit points to a violent and chaotic past

this distant planet’s very strange orbit points to a violent and chaotic past

If you close your eyes and imagine a system of planets orbiting a distant star, what do you see? For most people, such thoughts conjure up systems that mirror the Solar System: planets orbiting a…

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Fertilizer cargo from Russia heads to U.S. as many worry about food shortages By Reuters

Fertilizer cargo from Russia heads to U.S. as many worry about food shortages By Reuters

© Reuters By Arathy Somasekhar and Timothy Gardner HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A tanker carrying a liquid fertilizer product from Russia is about to arrive in the United States, sources and vessel tracking data showed in…

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Is the world retracting from globalisation, setting it up for a fifth wave?

Is the world retracting from globalisation, setting it up for a fifth wave?

Over the past 25 years there has been lots of research and debate about the concept, the history and state of globalisation, its various dimensions and benefits. The World Economic Forum has set out the…

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Even if TikTok and other apps are collecting your data, what are the actual consequences?

Even if TikTok and other apps are collecting your data, what are the actual consequences?

By now, most of us are aware social media companies collect vast amounts of our information. By doing this, they can target us with ads and monetise our attention. The latest chapter in the data-privacy…

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Oil slumps $3/bbl on gasoline stockpiles, rate hikes and resuming supply By Reuters

Oil slumps $3/bbl on gasoline stockpiles, rate hikes and resuming supply By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Oil pump jacks are seen at the Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas deposit in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, Argentina, January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian By Laila Kearney NEW YORK…

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