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Asteroid 2018 VP₁ may be heading for Earth. But there’s no need to worry

Asteroid 2018 VP₁ may be heading for Earth. But there’s no need to worry

Social media around the world lit up over the weekend, discussing the possibility that an asteroid (known as 2018 VP₁) could crash into Earth on November 2. It seemed only fitting. What better way to…

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Returning to the office: how to stay connected and socially distant

Returning to the office: how to stay connected and socially distant

Two metres apart. Shutterstock.com Companies around the world are debating how and when to return to the office. Health and safety has taken on a whole new significance in the era of coronavirus. To bring…

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Gold’s Yo-Yo Continues, Recouping Post-Powell Losses By Investing.com

Gold’s Yo-Yo Continues, Recouping Post-Powell Losses By Investing.com

By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Gold’s gyrations continue with the Federal Reserve’s new approach to inflation, as the yellow metal clawed back on Friday all of the previous session’s losses and more.  It was also…

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Kids who learn ‘clause-chain’ languages are quicker to develop complex sentences

Kids who learn ‘clause-chain’ languages are quicker to develop complex sentences

Languages like Japanese, Korean, Turkish and the indigenous languages of the Amazon, East Africa, and New Guinea build sentences in a way that lets them grow to enormous length. Our research shows learning one of…

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It’s time to scrap the student loans ‘motherhood penalty’

It’s time to scrap the student loans ‘motherhood penalty’

The student loans system was supposed to be a safe and fair way for everyone who seeks further education to get the funds they need. But the system is broken and women – particularly mothers…

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Oil Rises on Week, Demand Challenges Return as Laura Spares Refineries By Investing.com

Oil Rises on Week, Demand Challenges Return as Laura Spares Refineries By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Oil prices settled mixed on the day but rose on the week after Hurricane Laura largely spared the U.S. energy industry from disaster — turning the focus again…

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Refinitiv battle reveals unease over power of modern stock markets

Refinitiv battle reveals unease over power of modern stock markets

Relations between London and Brussels have been better. While Brexit dominates the headlines, another cross-channel development has recently captured the attention of financial institutions. It concerns the the London Stock Exchange’s proposed US$27 billion (£21…

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Taiwan paves way for U.S. trade deal by easing pork, beef imports By Reuters

Taiwan paves way for U.S. trade deal by easing pork, beef imports By Reuters

© Reuters. TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan paved the way for an eventual free trade deal with the United States on Friday by announcing an easing of restrictions on the import of U.S. beef and pork,…

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‘Suck it and see’ or face a digital tax, former ACCC boss Allan Fels warns Google and Facebook

‘Suck it and see’ or face a digital tax, former ACCC boss Allan Fels warns Google and Facebook

Have you used Google lately and been greeted by a yellow warning saying that the way Australians search on Google is under threat? To understand why these messages are appearing, Media Files interviewed former chair…

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Why Americans are buying more guns than ever

Why Americans are buying more guns than ever

Americans have been on a record gun-buying spree in recent months. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and protests for racial justice, the gun industry’s trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, estimates that gun sales from…

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