© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind a crude oil pump jack on a drill pad in the Permian Basin in Loving County By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices nudged up on…
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It’s another hot and sweaty summer day, and you see an ad for a sports T-shirt claiming it is made out of a material that will instantly make your skin feel cool. Intriguing, but does…
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Informal urban water markets – as opposed to piped water – have long supported many of Kenya’s urban areas. Those that use them are either unserved, or inadequately served, by public utilities. A large number…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – As gold plunged and the dollar and stocks took off Thursday minutes into Jay Powell’s speech on the Federal Reserve’s new inflation strategy, I was reminded about the…
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The Trump administration’s recently announced bans on Chinese-owned social media platforms TikTok and WeChat could have unintended consequences. The orders bar the apps from doing business in the U.S. or with U.S. persons or businesses…
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Musicians and artists have long used cannabis to enhance their creativity. But how does the drug affect more conventional nine-to-five jobs? With cannabis now legal in more places, including Canada and several US states, research…
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© Reuters. BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil believes steel import quotas recently imposed upon the nation by the United States will be lifted as market conditions improve, the foreign ministry said in a statement…
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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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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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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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