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What We Are Reading Today: Britain’s Orchids

  • Authors: Sean Cole & Mike Waller Covering all 51 native species and 12 of uncertain origin, as well as hybrids and variants, Britain’s Orchids is an engaging, intuitive and in-depth identification guide to all the orchids of Britain and Ireland at all stages of development,...
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Is the bull market for oil coming to an end?

  • The short answer to the above question is “no.” In point of fact, an assessment of the underlying supply and demand fundamentals suggests that we are in a multiyear up-cycle for the oil market. At the center of this analysis stand two critical data considerations with the first being the stick...
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What the mystery of the ‘missing oil’ can teach us

  • The past 20 months have seen crude oil futures act, at times, like the proxy trade for COVID-19. This dynamic was made evident the day omicron hit the headlines. Oil prices have rallied notably off that recent low, but remain more than $20 below “fair value,” based on our estimate of global pet...
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Indian President: ‘Our freedom struggle was an inspiring chapter’

  • My heartiest greetings to all of you, in India and abroad, on the eve of the 73rd Republic Day! It is an occasion to celebrate what is common to us all, our Indian-ness. It was on this day in 1950 that this sacred essence of us all assumed a formal shape. That day, India was established as th...
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Philippines welcomes international visitors after two years of closures

  • MANILA: The Philippines reopened to fully vaccinated, COVID-negative foreign tourists on Thursday, after nearly two years of pandemic border closures. Home to white sand beaches, famous diving spots, lively entertainment, cultural heritage and wildlife, the Philippines is dependent on to...
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Ukraine aside, Biden’s union is increasingly divided

  • According to reports, US President Joe Biden last week hastily rewrote parts of his State of the Union address to take account of events in Ukraine following the Russian invasion. He had planned to use the annual occasion as his springboard for the midterm election campaign that will now gath...
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Nigeria backs Saudi Arabia’s bid to host World Expo 2030

  • RIYADH: Nigeria on Thursday pledged its full support for Saudi Arabia’s ambitious bid to host World Expo 2030 in Riyadh. The two countries have a long history of cooperation and have always supported each other at international forums, Yahaya Lawal, the Nigerian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, to...
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What We Are Reading Today: Breathless

  • Author: David Quammen Breathless is the story of SARS-CoV-2 and its fierce journey through the human population, as seen by the scientists who study its origin, its ever-changing nature, and its capacity to kill us. Veteran science journalist David Quammen expertly shows how strange ne...
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WHO confirms first fatal human case of H5N2 bird flu

  • GENEVA: A person died of bird flu in Mexico in the first confirmed case of a human infected with the H5N2 variant, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The 59-year old, who died on April 24 after developing fever, shortness of breath, diarrhea and nausea, had “no history of expo...
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Uber reports $892m Q4 profit, topping expectations

  • NEW YORK: Uber announced $892 million in quarterly profits Wednesday on surging revenues as the ride-hailing firm pointed to a strong demand recovery following the latest COVID-19 wave. The San Francisco-based company notched increases across its operations, including its signature ride servic...
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