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Crude Oil Rises Ahead of API as Risk Assets Steady By Investing.com

Crude Oil Rises Ahead of API as Risk Assets Steady By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com — Crude oil prices rose in early trading in New York on Tuesday as the broad sell-off in risk assets on Monday lost momentum. By 11:05 AM ET (1705 GMT),…

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Google News favours mainstream media. Even if it pays for Australian content, will local outlets fall further behind?

Google News favours mainstream media. Even if it pays for Australian content, will local outlets fall further behind?

Google’s role in delivering audiences to news outlets has been under scrutiny of late. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s initiative to redirect advertising revenue from Google and Facebook to news publishers has led to…

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Why AstraZeneca and others racing to make a COVID-19 vaccine should be more open about the process

Why AstraZeneca and others racing to make a COVID-19 vaccine should be more open about the process

AstraZeneca is resuming clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccine, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, following confirmation that is safe to do so. The trials were paused when one of the participants developed an “unexplained illness”. The pause is…

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Oil Up, Clawing Back After Overnight Spill By Investing.com

Oil Up, Clawing Back After Overnight Spill By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Adam Claringbull Investing.com – Oil were up on Tuesday morning in Asia, as Tropical Storm Beta in the Gulf of Mexico weakened. However, strong falls came overnight as global COVID-19 cases made…

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how adopting new tech could drive Australia’s economic recovery

how adopting new tech could drive Australia’s economic recovery

Over the next few years, science and technology will have a vital role in supporting Australia’s economy as it strives to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. At Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, we’ve identified opportunities…

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US-China fight over fishing is really about world domination

US-China fight over fishing is really about world domination

China’s aggressive, sometimes illegal fishing practices are the latest source of conflict with the United States. China has the world’s largest fishing fleet. Beijing claims to send around 2,600 vessels out to fish across the…

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Military-style Marshall Plan needed to combat climate change, says Prince Charles By Reuters

Military-style Marshall Plan needed to combat climate change, says Prince Charles By Reuters

3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Britain’s Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visit Tintagel Castle in Cornwall 2/3 By Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) – Climate change poses such a severe…

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MDMA treatment shows potential, but others lack evidence

MDMA treatment shows potential, but others lack evidence

Can psychoactive drugs be used to treat mental health problems? The idea has been around for years, and recently received some attention in the media. Interest in the potential of drugs such as MDMA (scientific…

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Good news stories from Vietnam’s second wave – involving dragon fruit burgers and mask ATMs

Good news stories from Vietnam’s second wave – involving dragon fruit burgers and mask ATMs

Vietnam was a clear success story of the COVID-19 pandemic by May, recording very low infection rates and being widely praised for locking down early to prevent serious outbreaks. But on July 25, the virus…

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Oil prices steady as third storm in month takes aims at U.S. By Reuters

Oil prices steady as third storm in month takes aims at U.S. By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Dust blows around a crude oil pump jack and flare burning excess gas at a drill pad in the Permian Basin in Loving County By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil…

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