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Measuring child labour on Ivorian cocoa farms certified child-labour-free : the way you ask matters

Measuring child labour on Ivorian cocoa farms certified child-labour-free : the way you ask matters

The definition of child labour on cocoa farms in West Africa is still in dispute Dr.Richard Asare/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA The evidence of child labour on cocoa farms in West Africa became public knowledge in the…

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Top fossil fuel lender JPMorgan joins UN climate action finance plan By Reuters

Top fossil fuel lender JPMorgan joins UN climate action finance plan By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view of the exterior of the JPMorgan Chase & Co corporate headquarters in New York City May 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) -JPMorgan…

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South Africa needs to up its game when it comes to financial inclusion for women

South Africa needs to up its game when it comes to financial inclusion for women

The financial gap between men and women is a global problem. It’s a problem because excluding women financially prevents them from participating and contributing to society’s social and economic activities. This is bad for women,…

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Forecasting space weather is hard. A new Australian satellite may help make it easier

Forecasting space weather is hard. A new Australian satellite may help make it easier

The Australian-made space weather satellite CUAVA-1 was deployed into orbit from the International Space Station on Wednesday night. Launched to the space station in August aboard a SpaceX rocket, a major focus of this shoebox-sized…

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Argentine peso falls after central bank changes regime

Argentine peso falls after central bank changes regime

The Argentine peso declined sharply on October 2 after the Central Bank of Argentina introduced a more flexible exchange rate on October 1. But the spread between the peso’s official exchange rate against the US…

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As Brazil passes 600,000 COVID-19 deaths, vaccines offer hope worst is over By Reuters

As Brazil passes 600,000 COVID-19 deaths, vaccines offer hope worst is over By Reuters

5/5 © Reuters. Demonstrators hold crosses during a protest to pay tribute to Brazil’s 600,000 COVID-19 deaths and against Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the coronavirus disease pandemic, in Brasilia, Brazil, October 8, 2021.…

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Yes, the latest jobs data may look disappointing, but leisure and transportation sectors give reason for cheer

Yes, the latest jobs data may look disappointing, but leisure and transportation sectors give reason for cheer

On first glance, October’s jobs report may not be anything to cheer about. Released on Oct. 8, 2021, it shows that just 194,000 jobs were added in the month – well short of the 400,000-plus…

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5 ways Twitch’s massive data leak might change live streaming as we know it

5 ways Twitch’s massive data leak might change live streaming as we know it

Yesterday a colossal data leak from live streaming platform Twitch.tv was posted on controversial internet forum 4chan by an anonymous user. Twitch hosts millions of users who stream their daily activities to a combined audience…

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China orders immediate jump in coal output to fight power crunch By Reuters

China orders immediate jump in coal output to fight power crunch By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Coal is unloaded onto large piles at the Ulan Coal mines near the central New South Wales rural town of Mudgee in Australia, March 8, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters)…

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why does South Dakota feature so heavily?

why does South Dakota feature so heavily?

A trove of confidential documents outlining how global elites squirrel away their wealth to avoid tax has been laid bare in the “Pandora Papers.” Consisting of around 12 million documents, the data was obtained by…

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