Before most people wake up this Sunday morning, a small space capsule will be dropped off to Earth, landing in Woomera, South Australia. The capsule contains fragments of the surface of a near-Earth-orbit asteroid, Ryugu,…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Grain is loaded aboard ships for export on a port on the Parana river near Rosario 2/2 By Hernan Nessi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s CIARA oilseed crushing companies’ chamber…
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The British fashion group Arcadia has fallen into administration, leaving 13,000 jobs at risk. Arcadia’s market share slumped from around 4.5% in 2015, to 2.7% in 2020. The group’s extensive portfolio of high street stores,…
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The three recent appearances (and two subsequent removals) of “monoliths” in Romania, Utah and California are intriguing examples of what can capture the public’s imagination. These constructions are metallic-looking structures about three or four metres…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: French government presents crisis recovery plan for economy PARIS (Reuters) – France has identified a zone off the coast of Normandy for the construction of a 1 Gigawatt (GW) windfarm and…
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While the daily death toll of COVID-19 understandably dominates health news, smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the UK. As the UK teeters on the edge of Brexit, newly found freedom from…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Crude prices hit nine-month highs and closed with a fifth straight week of gains as investors piled into oil after OPEC and its allies successfully stage-managed a production…
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Since becoming president-elect, Joe Biden has signaled that restoring America’s leadership on the world stage is among his highest priorities – an intention aptly demonstrated by his Cabinet picks. Biden’s nominees are “ready to lead…
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How do you know that something you are looking for is not there? Looking for a needle in a haystack is fundamentally easy – however laborious and tedious – if you know it’s definitely there.…
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© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Gold was up on Friday morning in Asia, as investors were cautiously optimistic over the latest U.S. stimulus measures and as Pfizer Inc (NYSE:) cut the number of…
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