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how retailers can use pandemic to change our terrible relationship with clothes

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…

Breaking: Oil Inventories Jump by 8.42m Barrels Last Week: API By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Yasin Ebrahim Investing.com – U.S. crude stockpiles rose last week, according to an estimate released Tuesday by the American Petroleum Institute. The API said increased by 8.42 million for the week ended…

General Electric’s exit from lighting business is a warning to other players in the sector

After nearly 130 years in business and a series of breakthrough innovations that shaped the way we light up our homes, General Electric has sold its lighting division to the US-based market leader in smart…

how would they bring the International Space Station back down to Earth?

How would they bring the International Space Station back down to earth? Grace, age 7, Watson, ACT. Hi Grace! The good news is we can bring the International Space Station back to Earth. The bad…

China to cut teapot refining capacity as plans for mega complex By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Refinery plants are seen in Boxing 2/2 By Chen Aizhu and Muyu Xu SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s oil hub Shandong has embarked on a plan to shut down capacity of…

Remote working is not the same for financial traders – here’s why

For lots of office workers, coronavirus proved to their companies that remote working is possible. Working from home has been unexpectedly effective for many. But not for all financial traders. The shift to trading from…

Iraq is fully committed to the OPEC+ cut deal -oil minister By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) sits outside its headquarters in Vienna BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s new oil minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar affirmed in a phone…

Media companies can now be held responsible for your dodgy comments on social media

Part of growing up is learning to take responsibility for the hurtful things you say. As a person who often says stupid things, I often need reminding. Defamation law reflects that lesson. When you say…

South Africa’s use of COVID-19 modelling has been deeply flawed. Here’s why

When President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the decision to implement an initial 21-day national lockdown in response to the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, he referred to “modelling” on which the decision was based. A…