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On Monday, an extremely important report on the physical science of climate change will be released to the world. Produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the report will give world leaders the most up-to-date information about climate change to inform their policies.

As we write this article, the Delta strain of COVID-19 is reminding the world the pandemic is far from over, with millions of Australians in lockdown and infection rates outpacing a global vaccination effort.

Marriages and civil unions were way down on previous years as love-dampening Covid struck New Zealand in 2020, statistics show.

Young people, as Sunak rightly points out, have been the hardest hit by the pandemic, with 88% of job losses affecting employees under 35 years old.

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Organisation says situation in the state is heart-breaking and warns businesses can’t be ‘switched on and off at random like a lightbulb’.

Figures published by insurance company NFU Mutual show the extent of agricultural theft in the UK. The most recent report shows that, after significant increases in both 2018 and 2019, 2020 saw reductions in agricultural vehicle theft.

Many of the UK government’s flagship policies for the low-carbon transition are funded through people’s energy bills.

DeFi eliminates the distinction between ordinary customers and wealthy individuals or institutions, who have access to many more financial products.

Three cutting-edge techniques – the gene-editing tool CRISPR, fluorescent proteins and optogenetics – were all inspired by nature.

Survey of how international students rated their study experience in Australia shows some positives, but other key measurements have declined.

Surrounding Earth is a powerful magnetic field created by swirling liquid iron in the planet’s core. Earth’s magnetic field may be nearly as old as the Earth itself – and stands in stark contrast to the Moon, which completely lacks a magnetic field today.

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State locked down last night after several new infections were detected and traces of virus were found in wastewater in regional Vic.

It makes no sense to keep exploiting natural resources to feed an ever-consuming market, but this remains the nature of high-street fashion.

With greater numbers of people being vaccinated and countries looking to reopen borders safely, the introduction of some form of vaccine passport seems increasingly likely.

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Bees are important pollinators of both crops and wildflowers. It’s estimated that 35% of crops are dependent on pollination, but the environments bees find themselves in today are increasingly hostile.

Doubling of carbon dioxide would add 3.7 watts of heat to every square meter of the Earth. Imagine old-fashioned incandescent night lights spaced every 3 feet over the entire world, left on forever.

Court finds that the company gave the impression its royal jelly products were from New Zealand, when they were mostly sourced from China.

In the intensely partisan atmosphere surrounding the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, will the committee be able to get the information it needs?

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UK scientists find that few infected children have symptoms for longer than four weeks and most will be fully recovered by eight weeks.

Record-breaking heat waves and drought have left West Coast rivers lethally hot for salmon, literally cooked millions of mussels and clams in their shells and left forests primed to burn.

The race to vaccinate Australians is heating up as the supply of vaccines starts to increase and lockdowns continue.

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The eurozone’s latest economic growth figures are a little better than expected. This group of 19 EU nations grew 2.2% in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter, partly thanks to decent performances from Spain and Italy.

Despite the pandemic, global sales of electric vehicles (EVs) increased by 43% in 2020. Total EV sales in China were 1.3 million, an increase of 8% compared to 2019, and 41% of all EVs sold worldwide.

Accused is alleged to be part of a criminal syndicate that used labour hire and payroll companies to defraud the Commonwealth.

Using social media celebrities to advertise products – influencer marketing – is a lucrative and rapidly growing industry, projected to be worth up to US$15 billion (£10.7 billion) by 2022.

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Ongoing lockdowns, particularly in New South Wales, have put a significant dent in local passenger numbers, airline group says.

Almost any article you read about Section 230 reminds you that it contains the most important 26 words in tech and that it is the law that made the modern internet. This is all true, but Section 230 is also the most significant obstacle to stopping misinformation online.

Treasury modelling released on Tuesday puts the cost of Australia-wide lockdown at $3.2 billion per week.

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The A$39 billion (US$29 billion) that Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s digital payments company Square is paying to acquire Australian upstart payments outfit Afterpay is the biggest takeover deal in Australian corporate history.

New energy technologies can be highly complex. It’s not always clear what differentiates one solar panel product from another.

Retail losses are continuing to mount, as Retailers’ Association calls for more Government support for struggling sector.

The basic defence of constitutional monarchies came from the British writer Walter Bagehot 150 ago. He argued for a separation between the ceremonial and the actual holders of power. It is summed up in the expression “the Queen reigns but does not rule”.

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Government accepts recommendation of Technical Advisory Group that vaccines should be available to children in certain circumstances.

Australia’s top economists have overwhelmingly rejected cuts to either permanent or temporary migration as a means of restoring lost wage growth.

Online games have already partly substituted for the things COVID-19 has affected — sports events, concerts and music festivals, parties and weddings.

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Olympians are often seen as the epitome of human performance, with incredible physical and mental strength.

Governments and universities are planning for the recovery of our international student market once Australia can start easing border closures that have had huge impacts on universities and the economy.

If global civilization were to implode due to climate change and other factors, NZ is the best placed to survive, academics theorise.

For many people, the past year has led to an increased appreciation for our fragile natural world.

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