There have been recent controversial cuts to the UK’s aid budget – slashed from 0.7% of gross national income to 0.5% last month – which have undermined the country’s commitment to “be a force for…
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© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Gold was down on Wednesday morning in Asia, retreating from the two-week high that it hit during the previous session as positive data bolstered hopes for a quick…
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A loophole that many self-employed people have used to avoid paying income tax and national insurance in the UK has closed. After a yearlong delay, the IR35 regulation came into force on April 6. It…
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2/2 © Reuters. A ship is seen after sailing through Suez Canal, in Ismailia 2/2 By Nadeen Ebrahim and Patrick Werr ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) -The Suez Canal Authority is considering expanding the southern section of…
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When U.S. companies build military weapons systems, electric vehicle batteries, satellites and wind turbines, they rely heavily on a few dozen “critical minerals” – many of which are mined and refined almost entirely by other…
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New Zealand’s government today announced a long-awaited quarantine-free travel bubble between New Zealand and Australia, beginning on April 19. Provided there is no significant community outbreak in Australia, the risk of New Zealand importing cases…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Trade Representative Tai pictured in December WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Some 50 members of Congress on Monday urged U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to seek removal of 25% tariffs on American Whiskey…
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Baseball season is here, and thousands of cheering fans are back in the ballparks after a year of empty seats. Most teams, still cautious of the COVID-19 risk, are keeping their stadiums to less than…
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This morning after awakening when the alarm went off, you may have experienced a feeling of grogginess and lack of alertness. This is a physiological phenomenon termed “sleep inertia”. If you experience this, you are…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: O.K. Lim, founder of oil trading group Hin Leong, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Singapore in 2013 SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A ruling on a request to freeze the assets…
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