Archive for the December 29, 2018
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Brain implants, longer lives, genetically modified humans: for the prophets of transhumanism - the scientifically assisted evolution of humans beyond our current limitations it is just a matter of time. But many scientists insist that
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To be alive yet not living is a living sorrow. Drugs are worse than gun shots as they are a slow poison that maims you mentally, scars you psychologically, bruises you emotionally, desensitizes you spiritually
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On Thursday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,547. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 34.854 billion and the number of lots traded 45,032. Major
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Bargain buying and fund positioning had Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures inching upward on Thursday, while Minneapolis spring wheat futures bounced up from a new-contract low. CBOT March soft red winter wheat closed
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Technical buying helped Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures on Thursday, as funds continued to adjust their positions and fundamental news about grain supplies and export demand remained limited, traders said. CBOT March corn
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Ukrainian grain exports have reached 21.7 million tonnes so far in the 2018/2019 season, compared with 19.9 million by the same point in the previous season, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday. Ukraine has said
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Prices for steel and steelmaking raw materials ended lower in China on Thursday with coke and coking coal erasing gains made earlier in the session on hopes demand will pick up as steel mills begin
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European wheat prices waned on Thursday in the wake of a sharp fall on US markets the previous day when grain markets were closed in Europe, and pressured by a strong euro hampering their competitiveness.
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Asia's gasoline crack reached a two-session low of 35 cents a barrel on Thursday on higher stockpiles. But despite a fall of almost 71 percent from the previous day, the current crack level remained at
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Shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) into Northeast Asia have risen to a record in December, mainly driven by China's continued gasification push, and as the region faces colder-than-usual temperatures this week. LNG imports into
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