A recent survey found that one in ten Britons regret a pandemic purchase. The items people no longer want range from kitchen appliances to hot tubs and, sadly, even dogs. The pandemic created feelings of…
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The increase in dollar funding costs in March might have been exacerbated by structural changes since the global financial crisis, says research from the International Monetary Fund. The cross-currency basis, a popular measure for US…
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3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) candidate for chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a statement in Berlin, Germany, November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo 2/3 BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s next cabinet is taking…
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The UK economy has been reliant on carrying goods by road for decades. In recent months a lack of HGV drivers has been one of the main reasons for food shortages on supermarket shelves. Estimates…
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Alongside advances in space exploration, we’ve recently seen much time and money invested into technologies that could allow effective space resource utilisation. And at the forefront of these efforts has been a laser-sharp focus on…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A branch of Cosmo Energy Holdings’ Cosmo Oil service station is seen in Tokyo, Japan, December 17, 2015. Picture taken December 17, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya Shino 2/2 By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO…
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The African marine fisheries sector is huge. It’s valued at more than US$24 billion per year. The sector is comprised of two main players. One is the continent’s artisanal or small-scale fishers, a form of…
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This week, Russia tested an anti-satellite missile on one of its own satellites, COSMOS 1408, and created a stream of debris that forced the International Space Station (ISS) crew to take shelter in their Soyuz…
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Fiscal policy-makers in sub-Saharan Africa should be “cautious” when it comes to forecasting the deficits they can finance, allowing for the possibility of losing market access, the Bank of Uganda deputy governor has said. Louis…
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5/5 © Reuters. Delia McLaren holds her dog Diamond in the parking lot of a Tim Hortons where she has been stranded for days after rainstorms caused flooding and landslides near Hope, British Columbia, Canada…
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