Rishi Sunak may well live to regret declaring 2021 the age of optimism. A more suitable quote for our times (for any time) would rather be Benjamin Disraeli’s “I am prepared for the worst, but…
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Curious Kids is a series for children in which we ask experts to answer questions from kids. How do jellyfish find their food? Also, how do they poop? (Ethan, 4, Johannesburg) Thanks for these great…
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Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477[email protected] Ref: 29/2021 The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a letter from its Chair, Randal K Quarles, to G20 Leaders ahead of their Summit in Rome this week.…
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© Reuters. Carabinieri police officers inspect the area with explosive detection dogs outside the convention centre “La Nuvola” (the cloud) ahead of the G20 summit in Rome, Italy, October 27, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi By Crispian…
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Four years ago, I traveled around America, visiting historical archives. I was looking for documents that might reveal the hidden history of climate change – and in particular, when the major coal, oil and gas…
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Of all the vertebrates on Earth – that is, animals with backbones – birds are the only ones that lay colourful eggs. Scientists are still unsure why, but new research brings us a step closer…
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The president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, named Mario Marcel to a second term as governor of the Central Bank of Chile on October 22. The president praised Marcel’s “valuable contributions to the management of monetary policy and his input…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A traffic jam is seen as cars head towards the approach tunnel of Heathrow Airport, west London, Britain November 26, 2015. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – British car production fell…
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UK chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled his autumn budget as the nation wrestles with recovery at the tail end of the COVID pandemic, supply shortages and a mounting crisis in the cost of living. Our…
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It’s been more than 100 years since a live montane skink, Proscelotes aenea, was last spotted. Since then, it hasn’t been clear whether the lizard was extinct or just very good at hiding. But, thanks…
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