Wildfires broke out across Europe amid a July 2022 heat wave, creating a vivid reminder of the risks facing many regions in a warming world. In the U.S., 5.5 million acres had burned by mid-July,…
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The past year saw a number of factors expand the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) balance sheet, governor Glenn Stevens wrote in the central bank’s Annual Report 2014. Stevens described the changes as “substantial”, saying…
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© Reuters By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — European natural gas futures fell to their lowest in three weeks as Russia resumed shipments to Germany, allaying fears of a permanent cut-off due to the war in…
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Nigeria has pumped more than US$8 billion into Ajaokuta Steel Company, a project which began more than 40 years ago but has yet to produce one tonne of steel. Several attempts have been made to…
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Mammals and birds produce their own body heat and control their body temperatures. This process is known as endothermy, or warm-bloodedness, and it may be one of the reasons why mammals tend to dominate almost…
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© 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 Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices…
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Hundreds of millions of people struggled to keep cool amid a sweltering summer heat wave as cities across the U.S. and mainland Europe experienced record-high temperatures. In the U.K., thermometers topped 104 Fahrenheit (40 degrees…
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Christopher Waller, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, told a conference on May 6 that the Fed was not falling short of its mandate. He defended the actions of the US central…
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Earlier this month, the Internet Archive asked a US court to end a lawsuit filed against it by four large book publishers. The Internet Archive is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 1996 that lends digital…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Oil and gas tanks are seen at an oil warehouse at a port in Zhuhai, China October 22, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song By Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Russia held its spot…
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