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Taiwan paves way for U.S. trade deal by easing pork, beef imports By Reuters

Taiwan paves way for U.S. trade deal by easing pork, beef imports By Reuters

© Reuters. TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan paved the way for an eventual free trade deal with the United States on Friday by announcing an easing of restrictions on the import of U.S. beef and pork,…

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‘Suck it and see’ or face a digital tax, former ACCC boss Allan Fels warns Google and Facebook

‘Suck it and see’ or face a digital tax, former ACCC boss Allan Fels warns Google and Facebook

Have you used Google lately and been greeted by a yellow warning saying that the way Australians search on Google is under threat? To understand why these messages are appearing, Media Files interviewed former chair…

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Why Americans are buying more guns than ever

Why Americans are buying more guns than ever

Americans have been on a record gun-buying spree in recent months. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and protests for racial justice, the gun industry’s trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, estimates that gun sales from…

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Oil Flat After Laura Leaves a Weaker-Than-Expected Impact on Region’s Oil Infra By Investing.com

Oil Flat After Laura Leaves a Weaker-Than-Expected Impact on Region’s Oil Infra By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Oil was flat on Friday morning in Asia, after Hurricane Laura roared through Louisiana and Texas without causing any apparent major damage to the states’ oil infrastructure. was…

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Facebook and Google used to be the future of news. But now media companies need more strings to their bow

Facebook and Google used to be the future of news. But now media companies need more strings to their bow

Given the recent commentary about the reforms proposed for the news media sector, you would be forgiven for thinking Google and Facebook are the only game in town. The planned reforms arose from last year’s…

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Inside the Chinese companies vying to produce the world’s first coronavirus vaccine

Inside the Chinese companies vying to produce the world’s first coronavirus vaccine

For all its innovative prowess, China has generally lagged other countries in developing vaccines. But that appears to be changing with the race for a coronavirus vaccine, with Chinese companies potentially even at the forefront.…

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Oil Prices Drop as Hurricane Laura Spares Gulf Refineries By Investing.com

Oil Prices Drop as Hurricane Laura Spares Gulf Refineries By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith  Investing.com — Crude oil prices fell moderately in early trading in New York on Thursday, as it appeared that Hurricane Laura would pass through Texas and Louisiana without lasting disruption to…

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Can the Moon be a person? As lunar mining looms, a change of perspective could protect Earth’s ancient companion

Can the Moon be a person? As lunar mining looms, a change of perspective could protect Earth’s ancient companion

Everyone is planning to return to the Moon. At least 10 missions by half a dozen nations are scheduled before the end of 2021, and that’s only the beginning. Even though there are international treaties…

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why it can’t be fixed without proper data

why it can’t be fixed without proper data

The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent lockdown measures have had a huge negative impact on producers and consumers. Food production has been disrupted, and incomes have been lost. But a far more devastating welfare consequence of…

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Oil Down, Producers Batten Down the Hatches Ahead of Hurricane Laura Landfall By Investing.com

Oil Down, Producers Batten Down the Hatches Ahead of Hurricane Laura Landfall By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Oil was down on Thursday morning in Asia, with the market nervously monitoring Hurricane Laura’s progress as landfall is expected later in the day. inched down 0.04% to…

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