© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County By Shadia Nasralla and Julia Payne LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices edged higher on…
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The events of 2020 are reshaping the way we live, work, teach and learn. And while we have all been affected differently, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women has been particularly significant. A…
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There is no shortage of technological innovations designed to boost animal agriculture in Africa. These range from GPS tracking systems which identify and trace pastoralists’ herds to livestock vaccine SMS services that alert farmers to…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Gold came within a few dollars of hitting $1,900 an ounce on Thursday as the yellow metal entered what appeared to be the last lap of gold bugs’…
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China has launched its Tianwen-1 mission to Mars. A rocket holding an orbiter, lander and rover took flight from the country’s Hainan province yesterday, with hopes to deploy the rover on Mars’s surface by early…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Low-wage service workers increasingly are facing new physical and emotional hazards in the workplace as a result of the coronavirus pandemic,…
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© Reuters. LONDON (Reuters) – Spanish energy major Repsol (MC:) lowered its oil price () assumptions on Thursday, bringing its long-term outlook in line with most European rivals which have booked writedowns and leaving Equinor…
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TikTok, the made-in-China, video-sharing platform beloved by youth and influencers alike, is suddenly everywhere in our new world of COVID-19 lockdowns and social distancing. The platform’s growth has been tremendous, but this has come at…
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The South African government has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for $4.2 billion. The money would come from a facility that provides financing to countries facing an urgent balance of payments need, without the…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo for ConocoPhillips is displayed on a screen on the floor at the NYSE in New York WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips said on Wednesday that it…
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