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How rain, wind, heat and other heavy weather can affect your internet connection

How rain, wind, heat and other heavy weather can affect your internet connection

When your Netflix stream drops out in the middle of a rainstorm, can you blame the wild weather? Quite possibly. The weather can affect the performance of your internet connection in a variety of ways.…

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Peru’s Castillo on verge of being named President after last-minute vote wrangling By Reuters

Peru’s Castillo on verge of being named President after last-minute vote wrangling By Reuters

3/3 © Reuters. Peru’s presidential candidate Pedro Castillo addresses supporters from the headquarters of the “Free Peru” party, in Lima, Peru June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Alessandro Cinque 2/3 By Marcelo Rochabrun and Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters)…

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Shipping is tough on the climate and hard to clean up – these innovations can help cut emissions

Shipping is tough on the climate and hard to clean up – these innovations can help cut emissions

Ships carry more than 80% of world trade, and they rely heavily on some of the least environmentally friendly transportation fuels available. There are no cheap, widely available solutions that can lower the shipping industry’s…

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gaming technology is teaching us how people respond to emergencies

gaming technology is teaching us how people respond to emergencies

Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) aren’t just for gaming anymore, they’re also proving to be useful tools for disaster safety research. In fact, they could save lives. Around the world, natural and human-made…

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Oil Prices Up 3rd Straight Week; Some Keep Wary Eye on Gasoline By Investing.com

Oil Prices Up 3rd Straight Week; Some Keep Wary Eye on Gasoline By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Oil prices were on track to mark a third week of gains on speculation of runaway summer demand for fuels, although some investors were keeping a wary eye…

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What’s the G-7? An international economist explains

What’s the G-7? An international economist explains

The Group of 7 is an informal group of seven powerful democracies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The presidents of the European Commission and European Council also attend…

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The most endangered seals in the world once called Australia home

The most endangered seals in the world once called Australia home

Monk seals are one of the most endangered marine mammals alive today, with just over 2,000 individuals remaining in the wild. These seals live in warm waters, specifically the tropics and the Mediterranean. Hunting by…

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Oil rally has more room to run, Brent expected to hit $80/bbl

Oil rally has more room to run, Brent expected to hit $80/bbl

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A sticker reads crude oil on the side of a storage tank in the Permian Basin in Mentone, Loving County, Texas, U.S. November 22, 2019. Picture taken November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Angus…

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Women are as likely as men to accept a gender pay gap if they benefit from it

Women are as likely as men to accept a gender pay gap if they benefit from it

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Women are just as inclined as men to vote against a policy to reduce a gender pay gap if they are…

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Oil on track for two-year high in volatile trade By Reuters

Oil on track for two-year high in volatile trade By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil…

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