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How to benefit from internships, service learning, apprenticeships and co-op work

Oct 02, 2019 03:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

Meeting employers need for experience often identified in job postings is the great catch-22 of starting any career. Many employers require experience for a job, but people cannot gain experience if no one hires...

What Gandhi believed is the purpose of a corporation

Oct 02, 2019 03:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Mahatma Gandhi is celebrated across the globe as an idealist who used civil disobedience to frustrate and overthrow British colonialists in India. The popularity of his nonviolent teachings which inspired civil rights...

Stories from Indonesia's coasts - how fishers abandon destructive fishing

Oct 02, 2019 03:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The island nation of Indonesia, where waters teem with coral fish, banned the use of bombs and cyanide for fishing in 2004. But weak enforcement means some fishers in Indonesia still bomb reefs and poison sea creatures....

0.75% is a a record low, but don't think for a second the Reserve Bank has finished cutting the cash rate

Oct 02, 2019 03:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks Economy

Anyone who thought that with the Reserve Banks cash rate now close to zero, its run of interest rate cuts was over, needs only to read the last sentence of Governor Philip Lowes announcement after Tuesdays cut: The...

Is there such thing as an addictive personality?

Oct 02, 2019 03:12 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Most of us know somebody who tends to get over involved in certain behaviours, and the saying often goes that they must have an addictive personality. But is there such a thing? The idea of an addictive personality is...

What's at stake in Trump's war on Huawei: control of the global computer-chip industry

Oct 02, 2019 03:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Silicon Valley may now be more popularly associated with software companies such as Google and Facebook but it takes its name from the material most used to make semiconductors. Semiconductors or computer chips power...

Why do Israel's poorest immigrants vote for the right and far right?

Oct 02, 2019 03:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The Israeli election was held on September 17, but it remains unclear who Benyamin Netanyahu (Likud) or his main opponent Benny Gantz (Blue White) will be able to bring together a government. One thing is for sure: in...

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Economy

Australia's Trade Surplus Surges in February on Gold Export Boom

Australia recorded a significant widening of its trade surplus in February, as a powerful rebound in exports combined with softening import demand to deliver results well beyond market expectations. Official data released...

Gulf War Ceasefire Hopes Weigh on Dollar Ahead of Trump Address

Global currency markets held largely steady Thursday as traders stayed on the sidelines ahead of a closely watched national address by U.S. President Donald Trump, expected to outline potential ceasefire developments in...

Trump's Claim That the U.S. Can Cover Global Jet Fuel Shortfall Doesn't Add Up

President Donald Trump urged nations facing jet fuel shortages caused by Irans blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to simply purchase their supply from the United States. We have plenty, Trump posted on Truth Social. But...

Oil Prices Hold Near Multi-Year Highs Amid Iran Conflict and Hormuz Supply Fears

Oil prices remained elevated during Asian trading on Wednesday as markets processed mixed signals surrounding the ongoing conflict with Iran. Brent crude futures for June climbed 0.5% to $104.47 per barrel, while West...

Asian Stocks Surge on Trump's Iran War Comments and Dip-Buying

Asian equity markets posted strong gains on Wednesday, driven by U.S. President Donald Trumps remarks signaling a potential end to military operations against Iran within two to three weeks. Renewed investor optimism,...

Politics

FBI Launches Independent Cuba Probe After Deadly Speedboat Shootout

A team of FBI agents traveled to Cuba this week to conduct an independent investigation into a deadly maritime confrontation involving ten Cuban exiles who attempted to infiltrate the island by speedboat under cover of...

Carney and Trump Discuss Middle East Crisis in High-Stakes Phone Call

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump connected over the phone on Wednesday to address the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, among other pressing global issues. The call marked another...

Bahamas Calls Snap Election for May 12 Amid Cost of Living Concerns

Prime Minister Philip Davis announced Wednesday that the Bahamas will hold an early general election on May 12, moving the vote several months ahead of its originally scheduled mid-October date. Davis confirmed he will...

Trump's NATO Threat Looms as Rutte Plans Washington Visit

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is set to visit Washington next week in what the alliance has described as a long-planned trip, arriving at a particularly tense moment in transatlantic relations. NATO spokesperson...

Mexico's Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente Steps Down for Health Reasons; Roberto Velasco Nominated as Successor

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Wednesday that Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente is stepping down from his position due to ongoing health concerns. Sheinbaum has nominated Roberto Velasco, the current...

Science

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Technology

Annie Altman Amends Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Annie Altman has filed an amended civil lawsuit against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, accusing him of sexually abusing her over a span of nearly a decade. The amended complaint was submitted Wednesday in St. Louis...

TSMC Japan's Second Fab to Produce 3nm Chips by 2028

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds leading contract chipmaker, has confirmed plans to begin equipment installation and mass production of 3-nanometre wafers at its second fabrication plant in...

Apple Turns 50: From Garage Startup to AI Crossroads

In early 1976, engineer Steve Wozniak finished designing a computer circuit board he planned to share with fellow hobbyists at a local California tech club. His friend Steve Jobs recognized a commercial opportunity, and...

Rubio Directs U.S. Diplomats to Use X and Military Psyops to Counter Foreign Propaganda

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has instructed American diplomats to leverage social media platform X and collaborate with Pentagon psychological operations units as part of a broader strategy to combat foreign...

Microsoft Eyes $7B Texas Energy Deal to Power AI Data Centers

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is reportedly in exclusive negotiations with Chevron Corp (NYSE: CVX) and investment firm Engine No. 1 to develop a massive energy complex in West Texas dedicated to powering its...