A conspiracy theory claiming 5G can spread the coronavirus is making the rounds on social media. The myth supposedly gained traction when a Belgian doctor linked the “dangers” of 5G technology to the virus during…
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3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A sculpture adorns Smithfield Foods’ hog slaughterhouse in Smithfield 2/3 By Stephanie Kelly and Tom Polansek NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) – A slew of U.S. ethanol plants have shut down as…
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In the recent State of the Nation address President Cyril Ramaphosa hailed the South African Competition Commission’s ruling to dramatically reduce data prices as an important step to improve lives, bring people into the digital…
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© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Oil prices rallied in Asia on Tuesday from a dramatic 8%-fall in their last session. International rose 2.43% to $34.11 by 9:52 PM ET (2:52 AM GMT) and…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO), in its quest to find efficacious therapies to treat COVID-19, plans to conduct a multi-arm, multi-country clinical trial. The trials have yet to begin, but ten countries have already signed…
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Sub-Saharan Africa’s burgeoning population of young people is considered one of its greatest untapped resources. Young men and women aged 15-24 constitute about a fifth of the total population. It’s a huge resource because, if…
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© Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — Gold prices roared higher again on Monday, extending a three-session rally as confidence returned to global financial markets against a backdrop of slowly improving health data from Europe. By…
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Viruses are little more than parasitic fragments of RNA or DNA. Despite this, they are astonishingly abundant in number and genetic diversity. We don’t know how many virus species there are, but there could be…
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South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown is likely to have a devastating impact on the incomes of workers and their dependants. There is broad agreement that the lockdown is a necessary public health response. But the economic…
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© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Oil prices slid in Asia on Monday morning as OPEC+ delayed a meeting scheduled for later in the day to Thursday. International lost 6% to $32.74 by 9:55 PM ET (2:55 AM GMT) and U.S. also dropped 6,1% to $26.61,…
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