Autonomous vehicles (AVs), like self-driving taxis, continue to garner media attention as industry and political stakeholders claim that they will improve safety and access to transportation for everyone. But for people who have different mobility…
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The COVID-19 pandemic will have economic consequences for many countries. In Nigeria, the country’s lockdowns froze economic activities, causing job losses and supply chain disruptions. And its dependence on oil for revenue and foreign exchange…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Workers spray insecticide at a maize field destroyed by Fall Army Worm at Pak Chong district in Thailand By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) – The United States and Brazil lodged separate…
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A key objective of Kenya’s agriculture growth and transformation strategy and the Big Four Agenda is increasing smallholder productivity and incomes. The strategies also aim to enhance value-addition and agro-processing, which could create employment in…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – When will sense return to the oil trade? It’s a question that begs asking, especially this week’s jump of 9% or more in U.S. crude and Brent, after…
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About 120 km north of Cape Town and less than 2° north of the southern tip of Africa lies a quarry that, to the untrained eye, has nothing interesting to offer. In reality, Langebaanweg ‘E’…
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Tourism has virtually stopped thanks to the COVID-19 lockdowns. This is hitting many cities hard – see this report about New York galleries and museums losing millions of dollars, for example. Many tourist businesses are…
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© Reuters. OSLO (Reuters) – Norway announced plans on Friday to tighten rules for onshore wind power developments to better protect nature, a move that is likely to slow surging growth in the sector. The…
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Inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth. It’s not just something you do in yoga class – breathing this way actually provides a powerful medical benefit that can help the body fight viral…
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Two major British businesses have said they will make undisclosed payments to black and minority ethnic groups to atone for their past owners’ involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. Pub group Greene King and insurance…
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