UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has produced a highly political autumn statement that throws forward major cuts in public spending to after the next general election. The accompanying economic forecast by the government’s Office for Budget…
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Tasmanian devils are tough little creatures with a ferocious reputation. Tragically, each year thousands of Tasmanian devils suffer and die from contagious cancers – devil facial tumours. We have discovered that a modified virus, like…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view of windmills and power lines, as California’s grid operator urged the state’s 40 million people to ratchet down the use of electricity in homes and businesses as a wave…
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Only nine in the UK’s top 100 companies have a woman CEO, a recent report has revealed – part of an “appalling” picture of British business which even in 2022 remains remarkably male dominated. The…
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The Bank of Spain announced on November 18 that a jury headed by its governor would award a major economics prize to Bank for International Settlements president Agustín Carstens. The central bank’s statement said that…
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At about 10 o’clock on the night of February 28 2021, a fireball streaked through the sky over England. The blazing extraterrestrial visitor was seen by more than 1,000 people, and its descent was filmed…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com — The naysayers to the gold rally may be right — once again. “Fed superhawk” James Bullard’s comments that higher-for-longer interest rates will be the only way for the…
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There is a widespread view that labour has become irrelevant as a force for change. The argument goes that the proliferation of digital labour platforms – and the rise in job insecurity this brings –…
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3/3 © Reuters. Egyptian Foreign Minister and Egypt’s COP27 President Sameh Shoukry attends an informal stocktaking session during the COP27 climate summit, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 2/3 By…
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Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8486press@fsb.org Ref: 42/2022 The Financial Stability Board (FSB) Regional Consultative Group for Sub-Saharan Africa met in Diani, Ukunda, hosted by the Central Bank of Kenya, to discuss global and…
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