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OPEC+ report sees short-lived, mild impact from Omicron variant By Reuters

OPEC+ report sees short-lived, mild impact from Omicron variant By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is pictured on the wall of the new OPEC headquarters in Vienna March 16, 2010. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader/File Photo By Ahmad…

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I’m a Black woman and the metaverse scares me – here’s how to make the next iteration of the internet inclusive

I’m a Black woman and the metaverse scares me – here’s how to make the next iteration of the internet inclusive

Marginalized people often suffer the most harm from unintended consequences of new technologies. For example, the algorithms that automatically make decisions about who gets to see what content or how images are interpreted suffer from…

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EU drafts plan to label gas and nuclear investments as green By Reuters

EU drafts plan to label gas and nuclear investments as green By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Steam rises from cooling towers of the Electricite de France (EDF) nuclear power plant in Belleville-sur-Loire, France October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop (Reuters) -The European…

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BoE admits errors over audio leak

BoE admits errors over audio leak

The Bank of England has admitted to a number of failures that allowed for the leak of a backup audio feed of its press conferences in 2019.   The BoE failed to investigate a warning…

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Calisto Tanzi, Parmalat founder convicted over huge 2003 bankruptcy, dies at 83 By Reuters

Calisto Tanzi, Parmalat founder convicted over huge 2003 bankruptcy, dies at 83 By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The jailed founder and former chief executive of the failed Italian food giant Parmalat, Calisto Tanzi, sits in his garden at his residence near Parma, northern Italy, September 27, 2004. REUTERS/Daniele…

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The best way to protect personal biomedical data from hackers could be to treat the problem like a game

The best way to protect personal biomedical data from hackers could be to treat the problem like a game

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Game theory, which tries to predict how the behavior of competitors influences the choices the other players make, can help researchers…

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Germany wants G7 finance ministers to focus on recovery, climate protection By Reuters

Germany wants G7 finance ministers to focus on recovery, climate protection By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: German Finance Minister Christian Lindner attends a joint news conference with French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire (not pictured) at the Bercy Finance Ministry in Paris, France, December 13,…

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A spotlight on IPSAS Draft 69

A spotlight on IPSAS Draft 69

A spotlight on IPSAS Draft 69 – Central Banking Proposed guidance for specific instruments by PSASB may have significant implications Central banks face a small set of material challenges when adopting internationally generally accepted accounting…

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Brain wrinkles and folds matter – researchers are studying the mechanics of how they form

Brain wrinkles and folds matter – researchers are studying the mechanics of how they form

The human brain has been called the most complex object in the known universe. And with good reason: It has around 86 billion neurons and several hundred thousand miles of axon fibers connecting them. Unsurprisingly,…

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LNG, coal lead 2021 commodities rally as markets eye COVID-19 for next move By Reuters

LNG, coal lead 2021 commodities rally as markets eye COVID-19 for next move By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Bucket wheel excavators await the start of lignite mining from the coal mines near the town of Obilic, Kosovo September 10, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Fatos Bytyci/File Photo…

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