Image copyright Getty Images A leading international economic organisation has warned that risks to the global outlook have increased. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development – the OECD – says in a new report that prospects have steadily deteriorated. It forecasts continued growth of around 3% but warns that the risks have increased. The […]
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Delhi residents desperate for a breath of fresh air in the midst of the city’s toxic pollution crisis have found somewhere to turn: an “oxygen bar”. But with a price tag of 300 rupees ($4; £3.20) for 15 minutes of oxygen, it is an extravagance for most in India’s smog-filled capital. In many parts of
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TOKYO — The best souvenirs tell a story. The jeans in Japan provide a walking history lesson. Levi’s landed in Japan about 75 years ago, and since then, Japanese manufacturers have combined their centuries-long tradition of indigo dyeing with their love of the Levi’s 501 style to craft some of the world’s most meticulously constructed
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Former Vice President Al Gore kicks off “24 Hours of Reality,” featuring climate change presentations around the globe By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press November 21, 2019, 11:51 AM 4 min read Former Vice President Al Gore said that even though President Donald Trump wants to back out of the Paris Climate Agreement, the U.S. cannot
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The newest Olympic sponsor has sparked the ire of French hoteliers, who have suspended their collaboration with 2024 Paris Games organizers over fears the IOC’s agreement with home-sharing company Airbnb will create unfair competition By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer November 21, 2019, 12:10 PM 4 min read The newest Olympic sponsor has sparked the
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The Labour Party wants to build 100,000 council houses a year by 2024, in what would be the biggest affordable house building programme since the 1960s. Ahead of her party’s manifesto launch, Angela Rayner says the plan is about “building communities again”. The Conservatives will also unveil plans to tackle England’s housing shortage later. Boris
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“First you need to figure out: What do I actually have? How much can I access?” says Willa Conway, who is 31, currently has $3 million at her disposal and will eventually inherit millions more from a sand-mining fortune. Don’t ignore a feeling that you have more than you need. When Conway was in her
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Image copyright Getty Images Women can expect to take on caring responsibilities for an older, sick or disabled relative more than a decade earlier than men, a report concludes. Research by Sheffield and Birmingham universities shows half of women will care by the age of 46, compared with half of men, for whom the age
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Image copyright Getty Images Poet laureate Simon Armitage has announced he is setting up an award for poems about nature and the environment. Armitage will donate his £5,000 salary as poet laureate to help fund the annual Laurel Prize. He said he hopes it will promote thought, discussion and works about the impact of issues
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Image copyright EPA Image caption Julie Davis, the original claimant in the case, said women had been treated “like guinea pigs”. More than 1,350 Australian women have won a long-running class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) over vaginal mesh implants. Australia’s Federal Court found that J&J subsidiary Ethicon failed to warn patients and
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