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Oil prices climb as demand outlook improves, supplies tighten By Reuters

Oil prices climb as demand outlook improves, supplies tighten By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The moon rises behind the storage tanks of a local oil refinery in Omsk, Russia June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Monday (NASDAQ:),…

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Ghana’s electricity supply mix has improved, but reliability and cost is still a challenge

Ghana’s electricity supply mix has improved, but reliability and cost is still a challenge

Ghana has made significant progress over the past 10 years in increasing electricity generation and access. This has supported higher levels of economic growth. However, beneath these improvements lies inefficiencies, including extraordinarily high distribution losses.…

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How an app to decrypt criminal messages was born ‘over a few beers’ with the FBI

How an app to decrypt criminal messages was born ‘over a few beers’ with the FBI

Australian and US law enforcement officials on Tuesday announced they’d sprung a trap three years in the making, catching major international crime figures using an encrypted app. More than 200 underworld figures in Australia have…

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G7 pledge cooperation on carbon leakage as EU border tariff looms By Reuters

G7 pledge cooperation on carbon leakage as EU border tariff looms By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Joe Biden attend a working session during G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, Britain,…

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A portal designed specially for informal businesses could be a game-changer

A portal designed specially for informal businesses could be a game-changer

Africa has the highest proportion of informal sector workers anywhere in the world. They account for more than 85% of the continent’s workers. This compares with 68.2% in Asia and the Pacific, 68.6% in the…

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Another Week, Another Struggle at $1,900 By Investing.com

Another Week, Another Struggle at $1,900 By Investing.com

By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – The gold speculator, whether bull or bear, may have found the perfect play for now: Buy at near $1,850 and sell well before $1,900. The $40 to $50 target for…

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Climate change is a threat to Africa’s transport systems: what must be done

Climate change is a threat to Africa’s transport systems: what must be done

Transportation infrastructure, such as roads and railway systems, is one of the sectors most threatened by climate change. Extreme weather events – such as flooding, sea level rises and storm surges – repeatedly wreak havoc…

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why did so many sites go down — and what is a CDN, anyway?

why did so many sites go down — and what is a CDN, anyway?

If you were having difficulty accessing your favourite website on Tuesday evening Australian time, you’re not alone. A jaw-dropping number of major websites around the globe suddenly became unavailable with no immediately obvious explanation —…

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‘Intense’ Iran nuclear talks resume as Germany calls for rapid progress By Reuters

‘Intense’ Iran nuclear talks resume as Germany calls for rapid progress By Reuters

4/4 © Reuters. Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Kazem Gharibabadi leaves a meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in Vienna, Austria, June 12, 2021.…

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Alcohol companies make $17.5 billion a year off of underage drinking, while prevention efforts are starved for cash

Alcohol companies make $17.5 billion a year off of underage drinking, while prevention efforts are starved for cash

CC–BY–ND. Alcohol is still the most commonly used drug among high school students. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year approximately 3,500 people under 21 die because of alcohol use. I…

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