December 6, 2023
Spending hours preening in front of the mirror might be a sign of vanity in humans. But for mice, it may be a sign of self-awareness. Just like humans and chimps, mice are able to recognise their own reflections in a mirror, according to a team from the University of Texas. Scientists found that mice
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People queue outside to use an ATM in Rawalpindi, June 9, 2023. According to a key government report released on June 8 – the day before the new budget is due to be presented to the National Assembly. (Photo by Farooq NAEEM/AFP) KARACHI, June 9, 2023 (AFP). According to a key government report released on
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Answer: Yes and (to a lesser extent) Yes. Consider the current situation. Picture 1: Imports of goods and services (blue), imports of goods and services without oil (yellow), imports of capital goods (green, right scale), all in millions of 2017 Canadian dollars. Source: BEA. Real imports of goods and services, excluding oil, peaked in March
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Minneapolis CNN — The Federal Reserve’s Preferred Inflation Indicator showed prices rose at a slower pace last month, indicating further progress in the central bank’s fight against higher prices. The Personal Consumer Expenditure Price Index, or PCE, rose 5% in December from a year ago, the Commerce Department said on Thursday. In December alone, prices
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The Apple Watch’s electrocardiogram feature, along with other health indicators, can act as a primary stress detector. A new study shows the device is useful for indicating stress because of the range of health markers it is designed to detect. Apple recently said that the watch can tell when a person is nightmare based on
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Minneapolis CNN — The trend is clear: inflation in America is cooling down. Federal Reserve System the preferred measure of inflation showed that prices continued to moderate in November, another encouraging sign that the period way too high prices reached its peak. The Personal Consumer Expenditure Price Index, or PCE, rose 5.5% year-over-year in November,
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New York CNN — Another key indicator of inflation shows that price pressure eased but remained consistently high in November despite months of efforts by the Federal Reserve to fight inflation by raising interest rates. The producer price index, which measures the prices businesses pay for goods and services before they reach consumers, has risen.
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