The State Bank of Pakistan The Senate of Pakistan passed a law granting greater independence to the central bank on January 28. The vote, carried 43–42, completes the parliamentary passage of the law. The National…
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Do you love spending time in nature? Or are you a city slicker, happier in the concrete jungle than the great outdoors? Back in 1986, the US biologist EO Wilson proposed that humans have an…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – The unhinged oil rally had everything going for it, from geopolitics to supply politics. The only thing missing was a real weather crisis — made up this week…
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The U.S. economy surprised analysts by adding 467,000 jobs in January, overcoming omicron concerns and continuing a long streak of gains, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Feb. 4, 2022. Yet at the same…
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Can black holes become white holes? – Remy, age 9, Wangaratta, Victoria Hi Remy! Thank you for this great question. The short answer, unfortunately, is no. White holes are really just something scientists have imagined…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford//File Photo By Rowena Edwards London (Reuters) -Oil prices reached seven-year…
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Cryptocurrency is becoming a more familiar way to pay for things. One option is as part of a crowd, through a decentralized autonomous organization. In this relatively new kind of group, also called a DAO,…
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Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Wellington New Zealand: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has appointed Karen Silk as assistant governor and general manager of economics, financial markets and banking. As part of her…
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In his 1859 book, On the Origin of Species, British naturalist Charles Darwin put forward his theory of natural selection. This, he argued, was the mechanism of biological evolution: like an animal or plant breeder…
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© Reuters. (Adds settlement prices) Investing.com – Oil prices ticked higher again on Thursday, with West Texas Intermediate and global crude benchmark Brent crude markets both clearing $90/barrel on news of supply disruptions in African…
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