If you want to know what the economic backdrop to the 2020 elections is likely to be, pay close attention to some of this week’s headlines. Over the next few days, we are going to get readings that tell us a lot about how the economy is holding up after a summer recession scare. If […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Narcissists might have “grandiose” delusions about their own importance and an absence of “shame” – but psychologists say they are also likely to be happier than most people. An ongoing study of narcissism by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast has found such people might infuriate others but are less likely to
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The pair brought the Game of Thrones books to the small screen Game of Thrones writers David Benioff and DB Weiss have left the next Star Wars trilogy, which is due to launch in 2022. The news comes after the pair signed an exclusive deal with Netflix. “There are
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Image copyright HM Treasury Image caption The 50p coin was similar to this previous design – but with the 31 October departure date Commemorative coins minted to mark Brexit on 31 October will be “recycled” after the UK’s exit from the EU was delayed by a further three months. The Royal Mint had been asked
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Since there are almost no habitable dwellings on the island now, they are housed in large, elaborately appointed safari tents imported from South Africa, with air-conditioning, fully functioning bathrooms and mosquito nets over four-poster beds. Less ceremoniously, new private homes elsewhere in Belize are selling with vigor. Dennis Craft, an agent at Sancas Realty, said
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A Nepalese national has shattered the previous mountaineering record for successfully climbing the world’s 14 highest peaks, completing the feat in 189 days. Nirmal Purja scaled the 8,027-meter (26,340-foot) Mount Shishapangma in China on Tuesday, which was the last of the 14 peaks that are more than 8,000 meters (26,240 feet) in height. The previous
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Americans’ views of the economy have become so hardened along partisan lines that the economy may matter less in next year’s presidential election than in the past. Both major political parties have emphasized the economy in the early stages of the campaign. Republicans hope that a rock-bottom unemployment rate and rising wages will cause voters
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The long-planned initial public offering of a sliver of Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant Saudi Aramco will see shares traded on Riyadh’s stock exchange in December, a Saudi-owned satellite news channel reported Tuesday as the kingdom’s marquee investment forum got underway. The report by Dubai-based Al-Arabiya offered a crackle of life to the Future Investment
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Image copyright AFP Image caption India is is the global TB epicentre – the country records 2.8 million new TB cases annually A vaccine which could “revolutionise” tuberculosis treatment has been unveiled by researchers. It is hoped the vaccine will provide long-term protection against the disease, which kills 1.5 million people around the world each
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The host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” noted how Obama spent less than 10 minutes giving a televised address in 2011 to disclose the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden at the hands of U.S. forces. Trump, however, on Sunday spent 48 minutes talking about the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the
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