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Oil falls 4% as U.S. vote count continues, coronavirus cases rise By Reuters

Oil falls 4% as U.S. vote count continues, coronavirus cases rise By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County By Jessica Resnick-Ault NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil settled below $40 a barrel on…

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Why anti-competitive probe into tech giants could spell trouble for Apple and its App Store

Why anti-competitive probe into tech giants could spell trouble for Apple and its App Store

If the coronavirus pandemic has shown us anything, it’s just how much people depend on a few large technology companies. The use of mobile apps and web services has increased significantly in recent years, as…

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A skin-eating fungus from Europe could decimate Appalachia’s salamanders – but researchers are working to prevent an outbreak

A skin-eating fungus from Europe could decimate Appalachia’s salamanders – but researchers are working to prevent an outbreak

The Southern Appalachian mountains are a global biodiversity hot spot for salamanders. Dr. Deb Miller and Dr. Matt Gray lead the Amphibian Disease Laboratory at the University of Tennessee and are looking at various strategies…

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Oil Ends Volatile Week Facing Challenges to Come As Biden Takes Election Lead By Investing.com

Oil Ends Volatile Week Facing Challenges to Come As Biden Takes Election Lead By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Oil prices fell on the day and rebounded on the week, exhibiting volatility unsurprising for the world’s most politically-sensitive commodity as Democrat Joe Biden appeared on his way…

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Job policies that offer generous unemployment benefits create more happiness – for everyone

Job policies that offer generous unemployment benefits create more happiness – for everyone

Losing one’s job undoubtedly makes someone less happy, a feeling tens of millions of people around the world are experiencing right now. Even as the labor market recovers, as we saw in the latest U.S.…

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How Australia can reap the benefits and dodge the dangers of the Internet of Things

How Australia can reap the benefits and dodge the dangers of the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) is already all around us. Online devices have become essential in industries from manufacturing and healthcare to agriculture and environmental management, not to mention our own homes. Digital consulting firm…

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Wealthy countries edge towards global climate finance goal By Reuters

Wealthy countries edge towards global climate finance goal By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Smoke and steam billows from Belchatow Power Station, Europe’s largest coal-fired power plant operated by PGE Group, near Belchatow By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Wealthy countries have ramped up financing…

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Ambiguity may offer short term political benefits, but in the long term is corrosive

Ambiguity may offer short term political benefits, but in the long term is corrosive

As the results of the US election began to arrive, political junkies tried their best to make sense of what was happening. But it soon became obvious that the only thing clear about the results…

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This tiny amphibian that outlived the dinosaurs provides the earliest example of a rapid-fire tongue

This tiny amphibian that outlived the dinosaurs provides the earliest example of a rapid-fire tongue

Albanerpetontids, or “albies” for short, are the cute little salamander-like amphibians you’ve likely never heard of. Now extinct, Albies had a dream run. They’d been around since the Middle Jurassic around 165 million years ago,…

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Oil Snaps Rebound on Drag to U.S. Election Outcome, Stimulus  By Investing.com

Oil Snaps Rebound on Drag to U.S. Election Outcome, Stimulus  By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Crude oil prices slid Thursday as the slow-grinding vote in the U.S. election and too-close-to-call races between President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden led to caution…

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