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Frontline workers are stressed by the limited-time promotion that runs through the end of October. [...]
And how a focus on ESG helps make AB InBev more efficient. [...]
Starwood Capital Group’s Barry Sternlicht said that if interest rates aren’t lowered, the economy would “crumble.” [...]
Stocks are one of many assets you can build into your portfolio. What to know and how to invest. [...]
The French outages “come at exactly the wrong time for Europe’s energy security." [...]
Home prices are up 43% since the start of the pandemic. We’re breaking down how to calculate how much house you can comfortably afford. [...]
If their demands are not met, they say they will resign on Dec. 1. [...]
Paige Thompson obtained personal information of over 100 million people. [...]
Some hedge funds that trade raw materials have generated blockbuster returns this year, making them among the major beneficiaries of exceptionally volatile commodity markets. [...]
U.S. stock indexes fell on Wednesday after blue chips posted their biggest two-day gains in more than two years. [...]
The most popular bets expire in a matter of days as equities experience some of the biggest swings since the 2008 financial crisis. [...]
The move to curb output will likely push up already-high global energy prices and help oil-exporting Russia pay for its war in Ukraine. [...]
The oil cartel’s rationale for the production cut isn’t as important as how oil consumers interpret the move. [...]
If Hurricane Ian leaves some “cat bond” investors with losses, reinsurers might see improved pricing in the future. [...]
Fast-spreading rumors circulating on Reddit and Twitter served as a reminder of the sway online forums can now exert over financial markets. [...]
The sterling rebound suggests the U.K. isn’t on the brink of a currency crisis, but the government’s focus on “growth, growth and growth” still has little to back it up. [...]
A series of recent surveys shows how Chinese diplomacy in the era of Xi Jinping has soured attitudes toward China in many developed countries. At the same time, Chinese officials are doubling down on their foreign policy approach while attempting to revise the global security… [...]
“Voices of July” continues CDT’s monthly “Voices of …” collection of viral and censored audio-visual content from all over China. Inspired by the original audio-visual compilation “Voices of April,” which was the target of intense government and platform censorship, the series seeks to circumvent censorship… [...]
A series of recent reports shows the variety of tactics employed to extend Chinese influence into foreign countries, particularly their information ecosystems. The reports outline the strengths and weaknesses of these influence operations and the resilience of their targets, and in many cases testify to… [...]
Researchers discover that quality and mix of protein in a type of pancreatic cancer is the determinant of whether the prognosis is poor or very poor. [...]
Researchers have shown that the phenomenology of 'mind blanking' challenges the belief that the human mind is always thinking. [...]
Some solid materials have a memory of how they have previously been stretched out, which impacts how they respond to these kinds of deformations in the future. A new study lends insight into memory formation in the foams and emulsions common in food products and… [...]
Over a 50-year period, logging on B.C.'s Central Coast preferentially targeted the highest value locations on the landscape, according to new research. The systematic depletion of high-value components of the environment raises concerns about future sustainability and intergenerational access to natural resources. Led by SFU… [...]
A team of researchers has developed a new, ecologically sensitive way to produce these nanocrystals through a process called high-humidity shaker aging. The new technique represents an advance over existing methods in that it costs less, uses less water, and eliminates the need for toxic… [...]
Blue-green algae (AKA cyanobacteria) have a superpower which likely helps them be highly successful as invaders of waterways. They have an extraordinary ability to store energy and nitrogen in their cells for times of need. But how exactly they do so remains only partly understood. Now researchers… [...]
Scientists are exploring the elaborate interplay between genes, sex, growth, and age and how they influence variation in longevity. [...]
Healthy study volunteers whose red blood cells contained higher concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids were found to have better brain structure and cognitive function in middle age. [...]
The protests currently sweeping the country have their roots in changes made after the 1979 revolution. [...]
The BBC has analysed over 1,000 videos of unprecedented protests following Mahsa Amini's death in custody. [...]
A video appears to show teenagers shouting "get lost, Basiji", as protests spread to the classroom. [...]
Bank customers in Lebanon cannot withdraw more than $400 a month, owing to the financial crisis. [...]
Security forces snatched her corpse before her family could bury her, BBC Persian is told. [...]
Saudi Arabia will host the Asian Winter Games in 2029 at a mountain resort that is currently being constructed. [...]
The 44 coins found in Israel date to the Muslim conquest of the area in 635, archaeologists say. [...]
The deadliest tally in years comes amid a big increase in Israeli military raids. [...]
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 6 (ANI): An Afghan-American national, who had travelled to Afghanistan for working purpose, has been missing for the past eight weeks, media reports said citing his family member. Mahmood Shah Habibi, the former Afghan Aviation Authority Chief had recently travelled to Afghanistan… [...]
There are only two things you're likely to encounter in India as much as Delhi belly: ubiquitous copies of Gregory David Roberts' best-selling 2003 novel Shantaram in hostel lobbies and Swiss bakeries and, as noted in the book, constantly "being stared at with the [...]… [...]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - For the first time in 20 years, a Russian cosmonaut rocketed from the U.S. on Wednesday, launching to the International Space Station alongside NASA and Japanese astronauts despite tensions over the war in Ukraine.Their SpaceX flight was delayed by Hurricane Ian,… [...]
KABUL -- Four people were killed and 25 others wounded after a bomb explosion ripped through a mosque next to Afghanistan's Interior Ministry here on Wednesday. "A blast occurred at a mosque near the Ministry of Interior on Wednesday. Four worshippers were martyred and 25… [...]
BISHKEK, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- The parliament of Kyrgyzstan elected a new speaker, Nurlanbek Shakiev, at a meeting on Wednesday. According to the results of a secret voting, Shakiev, 45, was elected speaker of the parliament with 80 deputies in favor and six against. Shakiev… [...]
SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- A total of 440 families received China-donated humanitarian assistance in Shiberghan city, the capital of northern Afghanistan's Jawzjan province on Wednesday. "Today we distribute the aid, including flour and rice, assisted by China to 440 needy families," provincial head… [...]
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 5 (ANI): At least four people were killed and 25 others were wounded in a blast in the Kabul mosque, the latest in the series of targeted explosions in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. The blast reportedly took place at a mosque of the Taliban's… [...]
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 5 (ANI): As Afghanistan continues to witness a surge in bombings, a blast was reported at a mosque near the office of the Taliban-led Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Wednesday, media reports stated citing a Taliban spokesperson. Taliban spokesperson Abdul Nafai Takor… [...]
[SAIIA] Given the shifting landscape brought on by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and crises such as COVID-19, the SADC region has much to gain by strengthening the anticipatory and adaptive capacity of industrial policymaking. [...]
[DW] The World Health Organization has issued an alert on four medicines made by Delhi-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals. At least 66 children have died in Gambia from acute kidney injury since July, the WHO said. [...]
[The Conversation Africa] We have damaged our planet through destructive exploitation of fossil fuels and the insatiable demand for things we don't need. We are cooking ourselves to death and it may already be too late to do anything about it. [...]
[DW] Ports in Africa lose vast sums of money because of corrupt port officials, inefficiencies, and poor infrastructure, among others. Corruption has affected economic growth and slowed the clearance and forwarding of goods. [...]
[ISS] Trilateral intervention could help bridge differences between civilian groups and the military. [...]
[Premium Times] The train departed Abuja for Kaduna before it was attacked in a Kaduna community by the terrorists. [...]
[Premium Times] The U.S. government wants Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to engage in money laundering in July 2021, jailed for 135 months. [...]
[WHO] Geneva -- WHO has ranked South Africa's vaccine regulatory system at a functional level of maturity, according to WHO's global classification system for national medical products regulatory authorities. This recognises that South Africa has a stable, well-functioning and integrated regulatory system to ensure the… [...]
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