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what we know about online ads in the federal election

what we know about online ads in the federal election

We’re halfway through the federal election campaign, and by now you’ve probably seen a significant amount of political advertising – much of it online. Online political advertising is more pervasive than its analogue predecessors, it…

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Oil climbs as EU gets set to ban Russian crude By Reuters

Oil climbs as EU gets set to ban Russian crude By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A section of the BP Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) oil platform is seen in the North Sea, around 100 miles east of Aberdeen in Scotland February 24, 2014. REUTERS/Andy Buchanan/pool…

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how changing livestock markets could reduce conflict

how changing livestock markets could reduce conflict

Over nine million Kenyans are pastoralists out of a total population of 50 million. Together they hold livestock worth over US$1 billion. Livestock is their source of food, health, and wealth. But livestock also causes…

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ACCC says consumers need more choices about what online marketplaces are doing with their data

ACCC says consumers need more choices about what online marketplaces are doing with their data

Consumers using online retail marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon “have little effective choice in the amount of data they share”, according to the latest report of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) Digital…

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U.S. EPA sends biofuel blending mandate rule to White House for final review By Reuters

U.S. EPA sends biofuel blending mandate rule to White House for final review By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The White House is seen the morning after U.S. President Joe Biden returned from a trip to Brussels and Poland to meet with NATO leaders in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2022.…

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Fed hopes for ‘soft landing’ for the US economy, but history suggests it won’t be able to prevent a recession

Fed hopes for ‘soft landing’ for the US economy, but history suggests it won’t be able to prevent a recession

The Federal Reserve will likely soon learn what gymnasts already know: sticking a landing is hard. With inflation surging to a new 40-year high and continuing to accelerate, the Fed is expected to lift interest…

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EMEs can resist spillovers with prudential policy – BoE paper

EMEs can resist spillovers with prudential policy – BoE paper

Emerging market economies (EMEs) can dampen the effects of shocks emanating from US monetary policy if they implement tighter prudential policies, new research published by the Bank of England finds. Andra Coman of the European…

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Oil falls on China growth concerns even as EU weighs Russia import ban By Reuters

Oil falls on China growth concerns even as EU weighs Russia import ban By Reuters

© Reuters. Storage tanks are seen at Marathon Petroleum’s Los Angeles Refinery, which processes domestic & imported crude oil into California Air Resources Board (CARB), gasoline, diesel fuel, and other petroleum products, in Carson, California,…

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Nigerian workers struggle as cost of living outstrips incomes

Nigerian workers struggle as cost of living outstrips incomes

Food inflation in Nigeria increased by 15% during the 11 months from April 2021 to March 2022, adding pressure on the cost of living for salary earners whose incomes have not risen for close to…

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We’ve created a device that could allow instant disease diagnosis – while fitting inside your phone lens

We’ve created a device that could allow instant disease diagnosis – while fitting inside your phone lens

Infectious diseases such as malaria remain a leading cause of death in many regions. This is partly because people there don’t have access to medical diagnostic tools that can detect these diseases (along with a…

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