This morning after awakening when the alarm went off, you may have experienced a feeling of grogginess and lack of alertness. This is a physiological phenomenon termed “sleep inertia”. If you experience this, you are…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: O.K. Lim, founder of oil trading group Hin Leong, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Singapore in 2013 SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A ruling on a request to freeze the assets…
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Take a look around you. Perhaps you’re snacking on a banana, sipping some coffee or sitting in front of your computer and taking a break from work to read this article. Most likely, those goods…
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Why do people like to kiss? Do other animals kiss? Why are kisses so gross? — Gracie, age 5. Gracie, you ask a question that puzzled me too when I was about your age. Why…
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© Reuters. A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed stock graph and Opec logo in this illustration picture By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices slipped on Monday, paring strong…
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The effects of COVID-19 vaccination programmes have led to a glimmer of hope that some of the things we used to enjoy may soon be part of our lives once again. High on many people’s…
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Fungi — a scientific goldmine? Well, that’s what a review published today in the journal Trends in Biotechnology indicates. You may think mushrooms are a long chalk from the caped crusaders of sustainability. But think…
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© Reuters By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Saudi Oil Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman spoke at length about supply and demand in trying to explain OPEC+’s decision this week to raise production. In the end, his…
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There’s a global shortage in semiconductors, and it’s becoming increasingly serious. The US is currently reviewing its supply of the technology, following a landmark executive order from President Joe Biden. The president also pledged US$37…
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3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Displaced women sit on mats, at a displacement centre in Pemba 2/3 By Emidio Jozine PEMBA (Reuters) -Luisa Jose, a 52-year-old mother of five, says she came face-to-face with Islamic…
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