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Tokyo June heatwave worst since 1875 as power supply creaks under strain By Reuters

Tokyo June heatwave worst since 1875 as power supply creaks under strain By Reuters

5/5 © Reuters. The interior of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) building is dimly lit to save electricity during daytime as Japanese government issues warning over possible power crunch in Tokyo, Japan June…

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Business schools get a bad rap – but a closer look shows they’re often a force for good

Business schools get a bad rap – but a closer look shows they’re often a force for good

There is no shortage of books critical of business schools. The titles leave little doubt about how much disdain the authors have for the schools meant to prepare future leaders in business. Consider books like…

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Research shows tropical cyclones have decreased alongside human-caused global warming – but don’t celebrate yet

Research shows tropical cyclones have decreased alongside human-caused global warming – but don’t celebrate yet

The annual number of tropical cyclones forming globally decreased by about 13% during the 20th century compared to the 19th, according to research published today in Nature Climate Change. Tropical cyclones are massive low-pressure systems…

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Oil prices rise amid G7 talks on new Russian sanctions By Reuters

Oil prices rise amid G7 talks on new Russian sanctions By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen at the Kinder Morgan terminal in Sherwood Park, near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada November 14, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Helgren By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices traded…

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Social Security benefits play key role in preventing older Americans from lacking enough quality food

Social Security benefits play key role in preventing older Americans from lacking enough quality food

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Social Security benefits make it easier for older Americans to afford the food they need to live a healthy, active life,…

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Japan and Soramitsu to conduct Asia-Pacific CBDC studies

Japan and Soramitsu to conduct Asia-Pacific CBDC studies

Japanese fintech Soramitsu and the Japanese Ministry of Economic Trade and Industry will conduct a feasibility study on introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) across the Asia-Pacific region. The project, announced on June 21,…

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Facial recognition is on the rise – but the law is lagging a long way behind

Facial recognition is on the rise – but the law is lagging a long way behind

Private companies and public authorities are quietly using facial recognition systems around Australia. Despite the growing use of this controversial technology, there is little in the way of specific regulations and guidelines to govern its…

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‘Re-fracs’ rise as cheap way to lift U.S. oil output By Reuters

‘Re-fracs’ rise as cheap way to lift U.S. oil output By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A natural gas flare on an oil well pad burns as the sun sets outside Watford City, North Dakota January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Cullen 2/2 By Liz Hampton (Reuters) –…

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words used to describe unions misrepresent the truth about how they work

words used to describe unions misrepresent the truth about how they work

Public discussion of pickets, politics and even profile pictures, have been a daily occurrence this week for Mick Lynch, the general secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT). As England,…

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Mistaking fluent speech for fluent thought

Mistaking fluent speech for fluent thought

When you read a sentence like this one, your past experience tells you that it’s written by a thinking, feeling human. And, in this case, there is indeed a human typing these words: [Hi, there!]…

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