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Brazil faces $112 billion refinancing cliff in early 2021

Brazil’s debt has ballooned to unprecedented levels due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the government faces a $112 billion refinancing cliff early next year,...

European Commission issues guidelines on ‘integration’ to ease deal on migration pact

The European Commission called on EU countries to do a better job of integrating migrants into European society, and issued a new set of...

Global deaths from terrorist attacks hit five-year low: Think tank

Global deaths from terrorism have fallen for a fifth consecutive year, according to the 2020 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), but in the past decade...

Bee flight secret offers clues for next-gen drones

An Australian-led team said it has uncovered the secret to the agile flight of the bumblebee, which could influence the next generation of drone...

Twitter plans to relaunch verification program next year

Twitter Inc. released plans for its new policy on how people are “verified” on the site, an area the company has long promised to...

When consumers trust AI recommendations — or resist them

Researchers from Boston University and University of Virginia published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines how consumers respond to artificial...

Climate change has revealed huge haul of ancient arrows in Norway

An extraordinary number of arrows dating from the Stone Age to the medieval period have melted out of a single ice patch in Norway...

Making headlines: COVID-19 and gender inequality

By Catherine Rottenberg & Shani Orgad*

Italy launches EU-backed project to promote eco-friendly tourism

Italy officially launched a project backed by the European Union (EU) to help its tourism businesses become more eco-friendly and make better use of...

Carbon pricing rises as world’s weapon of choice in climate fight

Can you put a price on pollution? Some of the world’s biggest economies are doing just that as they wrestle with how to make...

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