© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: EU leaders summit in Brussels By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Cuts to climate funding were on the menu as European Union leaders sat down to negotiate over dinner, aiming to…
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What do coal, viruses and DNA have in common? The structures of each – the predominant power source of the early 20th century, one of the most remarkable forms of life on Earth and the…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a unique experiment in mass homeworking. It’s the first time since before the industrial revolution that most people are working in the same space that they live. While just 5%…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County 2/2 By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices dropped on Monday, amid…
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Tourists visiting Whakaari/White Island on December 9 last year had no warning of its imminent violent eruption. The explosion of acidic steam and gases killed 21 people, and most survivors suffered critical injuries and severe…
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The onus to live sustainably has never been greater. It drives everyday actions from making sure we recycle our rubbish to carrying reusable cups and bottles with us wherever we go. But there’s an enormous…
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© Reuters. ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s gross revenues rose to 653.35 billion naira ($1.7 billion) in June from 517.8 billion naira in May due to higher crude and tax receipts, accountant general Ahmed Idris said,…
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On July 1, Italian police made the largest amphetamine seizure in the world. At the port of Salerno, just south of Naples, they used chainsaws to open large cylinders of paper and industrial machinery that…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Has OPEC pulled it off? The day and weeks ahead will tell. In what could be regarded as the oil market’s equivalent of skiing of a cliff, the…
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In case 2020 wasn’t dystopian enough, hackers on July 15 hijacked the Twitter accounts of former President Barack Obama, presidential hopeful Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Kim Kardashian and Apple, among others. Each hijacked…
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