A shortage of lorry drivers in the UK has been blamed for queues at petrol stations and warnings of supermarket shortages. As a result, some companies have reportedly been trying to attract drivers with signing…
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In early 2020, we detected an unusual radio signal coming from somewhere near the centre of our galaxy. The signal blinked on and off, growing 100 times brighter and dimmer over time. What’s more, the…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Flames from a gas burner are reflected on a cooker in a private home in Bad Honnef near Bonn, Germany, October 11, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas…
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After the UK formally left the EU at the end of 2020, it experienced a dramatic fall in trade. The media was full of stories about lengthy hold-ups at customs and empty shelves in supermarkets.…
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What secret alchemical knowledge could be so important it required sophisticated encryption? The setting was Amsterdam, 2019. A conference organised by the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry had just concluded at the…
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The eurozone took a key step towards enlargement in July. At the request of the Bulgarian and Croatian authorities, the lev and the kuna were included in the Exchange Rate Mechanism II, a key prerequisite…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – The gold bull seems doomed with any early celebration these days. After brief euphoria at having reclaimed its $1,800 perch, those long the yellow metal were hurtled back…
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The World Bank, a behemoth of an organization that provides tens of billions of dollars in aid to mostly developing countries, is in the middle of one of its biggest scandals since being founded in…
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Gender stereotypes begin in early childhood. Bright pink “toys for girls” and blue “toys for boys” are sold on store shelves around the world. In the boys’ section you’ll find science, construction and warfare toys…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base/File Photo By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) -Oil…
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