The coronavirus pandemic has posed a serious threat to the U.S. long-term care industry. A third of all deaths have been nursing home residents or workers – in some states it’s more than half. Yet…
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© Reuters. China’s Power Giants Prepare for World’s Biggest Carbon Market (Bloomberg) — China’s state-owned power giants have been asked to prepare reports on historical emissions that officials will use to set up the world’s…
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Women scientists have a vital part to play in scientific leadership and in contributing to Africa’s development and transformation. But they remain substantially under-represented in higher education and in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).…
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The Federal Reserve has vowed to provide up to US$2.3 trillion in lending to support households, employers, financial markets and state and local governments struggling as a result of the coronavirus and corresponding stay-at-home orders.…
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By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Goldman Sachs’ $1,800 bet, fears of another Covid-19 spike, and a stimulus-friendly Federal Reserve are coming together in gold’s defense, despite the yellow metal’s slide on Wednesday from a one-week…
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Press Release On the 4th of June BWSC and the African Development Bank (AfDB) reached a settlement that concludes AfDB’s investigation into the case of suspected corruption, which BWSC communicated publicly in February 2019. With the…
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Most of us understand the critical importance of monitoring the spread of diseases. And it is as important for plant diseases as it is for humans. Plant disease epidemics are often hidden from view, unlike…
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Even before the pandemic, the UK fashion retail industry was struggling. John Lewis, M&S and Debenhams had all announced losses, job cuts and store closures, while House of Fraser was taken over. Since lockdown, Oasis…
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© Bloomberg. Gas pipes run through a plant at the Queensland Curtis Liquefied Natural Gas (QCLNG) project site, operated by QGC Pty, a unit of Royal Dutch Shell Plc, in Gladstone, Australia, on Wednesday, June…
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Alcohol is the most widely used psychoactive substance in the world. But where was the first alcoholic beverage brewed and consumed? The answer isn’t clear because traces of alcohol don’t preserve well in the archaeological…
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