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Enhanced Oil Recovery Market is Expected to Reach Around USD 225 Billion in 2020, Growing at 25% CAGR: Market Research Store

Dec 02, 2015 07:28 am UTC| Business

Deerfield Beach - FL, Dec. 02, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zion Research has published a new report titled “Enhanced Oil Recovery (Thermal Injection, Gas Injection and Chemical Injection Technology) Market - Global Industry...

Vietnam Animal Feed Additives Market Worth USD 160.5 Million By 2022 : Radiant Insights,Inc

Dec 02, 2015 07:10 am UTC| Business

San Francisco, Dec. 02, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vietnam animal feed additives market is expected to reach USD 160.5 million by 2022. Increasing per capita meat consumption is expected to be major factor driving Vietnam...

Blackberry To Cease Operations In Pakistan Following Government’s Backdoor Demands

Dec 02, 2015 06:50 am UTC| Business

The Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry has announced that it will no longer operate in Pakistan, after the government demanded the ability to monitor all BlackBerry Enterprise Service traffic in the country, including...

VW Emissions Scandal: US Sales Drop By 25%, 3.23 Lakh Vehicles To Be Recalled In India

Dec 02, 2015 05:05 am UTC| Business

Volkswagen of America, Inc., an operating unit of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWoA), on Monday reported sales figures for the month of November. The emission scandal has badly hurt companys reputation as is evident...

Paris Fallout Series

US Aggressively Strengthens Visa Waiver Program After Paris Attacks

Dec 02, 2015 04:50 am UTC| Business Law

In the wake of the recent terrorist attacks on Paris, the United States on Monday announced changes to its Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to screen travellers from 38 countries who are allowed to enter the U.S. without...

Notice of Privacy Incident

Dec 02, 2015 04:00 am UTC| Business

TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 01, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keenan Associates (Keenan), a provider of third party administration services for various employer sponsored health plans is mailing letters to health plan members and...

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Shareholders With Losses on Their Investment in Eros International Plc of Class Action Lawsuit and Upcoming Deadline -- EROS

Dec 02, 2015 00:50 am UTC| Business

NEW YORK, Dec. 01, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Eros International Plc (“Eros” or the “Company”) (NYSE:EROS) and certain of its officers. The class...

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Economy

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Why is the London Stock Exchange losing out to the US

London Stock Exchange (LSE), which can trace its heritage to the coffee houses of the 17th century, is failing. The volume of shares traded is sharply declining, and some UK companies are swiftly moving to the US...

Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back

One year ago, Germany took its last three nuclear power stations offline. When it comes to energy, few events have baffled outsiders more. In the face of climate change, calls to expedite the transition away from fossil...

Politics

Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board

To say that the Labour party is flying high in the polls is something of an understatement. But despite its consistent lead against the Tories, the opposition finds itself in a rather odd position: on the cusp of power but...

History for sale: what does South Africa’s struggle heritage mean after 30 years of democracy?

One of my favourite statues is the one of Nelson Mandela at the Sandton City shopping centre in Johannesburg. Larger than life, its oversized bronze shoes shimmer in the evening light, polished by the hands of many...

Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight

In the early hours of April 15 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) a Sudanese paramilitary force attacked the military airstrip in the town of Merowe and deployed troops across strategic locations in Sudans capital,...

Joe Biden Proposes Record 44.6% Capital Gains Tax in Latest Budget Plan That May Favor Cryptocurrencies

President Joe Biden has proposed raising the capital gains tax to an unprecedented 44.6% in a bold fiscal move, targeting the wealthiest Americans. This hike is part of his 2025 budget proposal to reduce income...

Turkey’s suppression of the Kurdish political movement continues to fuel a deadly armed conflict

The world has 91 democracies and 88 autocracies. Yet 71% of the worlds population (some 5.7 billion people) are living under autocratic rule, a big jump from 48% ten years ago. This trend towards authoritarianism can...

Science

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics the area of...

Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains

The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST for short, is one of the most advanced telescopes ever built. Planning for JWST began over 25 years ago, and construction efforts spanned over a decade. It was launched into space on...

US media coverage of new science less likely to mention researchers with African and East Asian names

When one Chinese national recently petitioned the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a permanent resident, he thought his chances were pretty good. As an accomplished biologist, he figured that news...

Technology

Elon Musk Injects $10 Billion Into Tesla AI, Eyes Autonomous Robotaxi

Elon Musk has declared a monumental $10 billion investment in Teslas artificial intelligence, setting the stage for advanced autonomous driving and a potential Robotaxi service. Tesla to Invest $10 Billion in AI for...

OpenAI and Worldcoin Eye Strategic Partnership Amid Regulatory Gaze

Amid escalating regulatory scrutiny, OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, is reportedly discussing a potential partnership with Worldcoin, another venture Altman co-founded. As detailed by Bloomberg, these talks could lead to...

Traders Forecast Best Altseason Since 2017 as Bitcoin Momentum Cools

As Bitcoin stabilizes above $64,000, traders forecast a burgeoning altcoin market that may mirror the explosive growth last seen in 2017. Bitcoin Rebounds Over Weekend, Traders Anticipate Potential Altcoin...

MicroStrategy Stock Skyrockets 461.7% Despite Bitcoin Market Turmoil

Despite the cryptocurrencys volatility, MicroStrategys stock soared by an impressive 461.7% over the past year, buoyed by strategic investments in Bitcoin and innovative debt management. MicroStrategy Triumphs: Stock...

Elon Musk in Beijing to Propel Tesla's Self-Driving Tech in China

Tesla CEO Elon Musk unexpectedly visited Beijing on Sunday to discuss launching Teslas Full Self-Driving technology in China and navigate data transfer policies amidst heightened US-China trade collaborations. Elon Musk...