During COVID-19 lockdowns, a major concern for LGBTIQ+ communities, mental health professionals and academics was that young lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and questioning, intersex and asexual+ people may suffer from being stuck in transphobic,…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A sticker reads crude oil on the side of a storage tank in the Permian Basin By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday, with Brent reaching $70…
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Wakey Wakey. Steve Harvey, CC BY-SA As the UK prepares for economic recovery from COVID and makes the best of Brexit, it is striking that there has been no talk of investing in the national…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Birds fly over a closed steel factory where chimneys of another working factory are seen in background, in Tangshan BEIJING (Reuters) – The pull-out of high-carbon industries in China would lead…
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The global market in government bonds has been bleeding red lately. “Bond market screams for help but no one answers”, says Bloomberg. It is “the worst start to a year in bonds since 2015”, according…
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If Apple and other tech companies have their way, it will only become harder to have our phones and other devices repaired by third-party businesses. Smartphones and many other tech devices are increasingly being designed…
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By Barani Krishnan Investing.com — It’s finally done: Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill. In the coming days, most Americans will find checks for $1,400 per person in their direct deposit accounts.…
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Ghana generates over 80% of its export revenues from three primary commodities – gold, crude oil and cocoa exports. It is classified by UNCTAD as commodity dependent, making it vulnerable to sharp drops in commodity…
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It’s early days in my tenure as Australia’s Chief Scientist but I have already been struck by how central science is to the national policy agenda. I knew this as an observer, but since I…
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© Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — Crude oil prices drifted lower on Friday as rising interest rates started to chip away at this week’s on-off rally in risk assets. By 10:45 AM ET (1545 GMT),…
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