Frozen northeast Greenland seems an unlikely place to gain insight into our ever-warming world. Between 50 million and 60 million years ago, however, the region was a different place. Back then Greenland had a subtropical…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A petrol station attendant prepares to refuel a car in Rome, Italy, January 4, 2012. REUTERS/Max Rossi/File Photo 2/2 By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday,…
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There has been much talk about a potential inflation surge as countries lift pandemic restrictions and seek to resume normal economic activity. In recent months, US prices have risen more than 5% year-on-year. In the…
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The governing board of the Bank of Mexico approved measures to boost the transparency of its monetary policy deliberations on August 5. The central bank will start providing the votes of individual board members after…
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© Reuters. Iron Ore’s Record Rout Threatens Surge in Volatility to Come (Bloomberg) — Iron ore’s most spectacular collapse on record portends more volatility to come as investors grapple with a complex policy backdrop in…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently called on countries to stop any research that might lead to the birth of genetically edited human beings. The call was made with the release of the recommendations on…
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Nigeria is sitting on a demographic goldmine which could transform the economy. About 60% of Nigeria’s 200 million people are under the age of 25, and that number is expected to increase significantly by 2050.…
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© Reuters. By Peter Nurse Investing.com — Crude oil prices fell further Friday, adding to the week’s hefty losses on concerns that rising Covid-19 cases will stunt demand growth for the second half of the…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift among businesses to solutions based on digital technology. The growing switch to online and mobile platform transactions has ensured that businesses do not completely shut down. It has…
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The phrase “OK Boomer” has become popular over the past two years as an all-purpose retort with which young people dismiss their elders for being “old-fashioned”. “OK Boomer” began as a meme in TikTok videos,…
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