The football world has been rocked by the announcement of a breakaway European Super League (ESL). The majority think it a bad idea, from governing bodies Fifa and Uefa through to national bodies such as…
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The Pleistocene epoch, which started 2.6 million years ago and lasted until about 11,700 years ago, was crucially important for our hominin ancestors. Homo sapiens first evolved in this era, about 200,000 years ago. Then,…
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© Reuters. Cars are parked outside the headquartes of Qatar Petroleum in Doha By Yousef Saba and Davide Barbuscia DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar Petroleum (QP) is planning its first ever U.S. dollar-denominated public international bond…
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When people think of John Maynard Keynes, who died 75 years ago on April 21, they probably think of his ideas about economic demand and how government spending is essential to emerge from a recession.…
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Army ants (Eciton burchellii) are known for their vast foraging raids. Hundreds of thousands of ants flow like a river from their nest site, scouring the jungle as they prey on anything unable to escape…
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4/4 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed al-Jadaan holds a news conference to announce the country’s 2021 budget, in Riyadh 2/4 By Davide Barbuscia DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia could save over…
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The proposed European Super League (ESL) has fans and politicians more or less united in condemnation. In response to the 12 football clubs who initially signed up, including the “big six” in England, MPs of…
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Tyrannosaurus rex is perhaps the most famous of all dinosaurs. It and its closest kin, a group referred to as “tyrannosaurs”, have been embedded in popular culture as powerful and mobile predators. Consider the below…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Oil tankers are seen parked at a yard outside a fuel depot on the outskirts of Kolkata 2/2 By Neil Marks and Nidhi Verma GEORGETOWN/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India, the…
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The gender pay gap and what to do about it in Denmark recently came to a head in the nursing profession. During the pandemic, focus on the work of nurses has come to the fore…
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