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Ukrainian farmers don bulletproof vests to plough frontline fields By Reuters

Ukrainian farmers don bulletproof vests to plough frontline fields By Reuters

6/6 © Reuters. Yuri, a Ukrainian farmer, wearing body armor and helmet, works at the topsoil in a field, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino 2/6 By…

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Elon Musk’s plans for Twitter could make its misinformation problems worse

Elon Musk’s plans for Twitter could make its misinformation problems worse

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, acquired Twitter in a US$44 billion deal on April 25, 2022, 11 days after announcing his bid for the company. Twitter announced that the public company will become privately…

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People: Chicago Fed’s Evans to retire

People: Chicago Fed’s Evans to retire

Chicago: The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago announced on April 21 that its long-serving president, Charles Evans, would retire early next year. Evans has led the Chicago Fed since September 2007. Jerome Powell, Federal Reserve…

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how the protein industry is innovating to meet demand

how the protein industry is innovating to meet demand

As demand for alternative protein sources grows, Australians are increasingly looking for options that are healthy, sustainable and ethically made. At CSIRO, we have produced a “protein roadmap” to guide investments in a diverse range…

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FSB analyses external vulnerabilities in emerging market economies associated with US dollar funding

FSB analyses external vulnerabilities in emerging market economies associated with US dollar funding

Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477[email protected] Ref: 11/2022 The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today a report on the interaction between US dollar funding and external vulnerabilities in emerging market economies (EMEs). The report…

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Elon Musk won’t have a board to watch him when he takes Twitter private – does that matter?

Elon Musk won’t have a board to watch him when he takes Twitter private – does that matter?

It appears Twitter’s board of directors finally warmed to Elon Musk’ hostile bid and agreed to a sale – but not before it took a severe beating from the Tesla and SpaceX billionaire, Twitter founder…

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Getting ID after exiting prison is harder than you might think. So we built a chatbot to help

Getting ID after exiting prison is harder than you might think. So we built a chatbot to help

Getting out of prison is often assumed to be cause for celebration and a new beginning. However, many women exiting prison face profound disadvantage, isolation, poor mental and physical health and struggle finding housing. Further…

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Gold Back Below $1,900; Dollar Flies as Fed Plans to Double Down on Rate Hikes By Investing.com

Gold Back Below $1,900; Dollar Flies as Fed Plans to Double Down on Rate Hikes By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com — One week — that’s all it took for gold’s $2,000 highs to melt. In Monday’s session, an ounce of the yellow metal on New York’s Comex was back…

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Solar + battery hybrids are poised for explosive growth

Solar + battery hybrids are poised for explosive growth

America’s electric power system is undergoing radical change as it transitions from fossil fuels to renewable energy. While the first decade of the 2000s saw huge growth in natural gas generation, and the 2010s were…

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IMF panel weighs up wholesale versus retail CBDC

IMF panel weighs up wholesale versus retail CBDC

Officials pondered the trade-offs between wholesale and retail central bank digital currencies (CBDC) in a panel during the International Monetary Fund Spring meetings. Overall, the participants welcomed the major progress in digital financial infrastructures over…

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