The Icelandic prime minister is trying to transform her country’s economy. That means gross domestic product (GDP) going from being the sole measure of national success, to just one of 39 well-being indicators. Politics Live reporter Jack Fenwick spoke to the prime minister Katrin Jakobsdottir, an Icelandic business owner and a female rap group about […]
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Does the stock market’s nose dive make you want to shift into full retreat — no stocks, no bonds at all? It’s an understandable reaction for young investors living through their first major market decline, triggered by the coronavirus — or even for more experienced investors who find themselves worrying that the market plunge will
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionDr Punam Krishan: “How am I meant to self-isolate and do the school drop-off?” Pregnant women are being urged to attend antenatal appointments as normal after the government said they should be shielded from coronavirus. The Royal College of Midwives said the appointments were “essential to ensure
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Hope, the Natural History Museum’s blue whale skeleton, will remain under lock and key until the summer The Tate galleries and London’s Natural History Museum are closing their doors amid the coronavirus pandemic. London’s Southbank Centre has also closed all its venues and the Baltic in Newcastle is to
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Image copyright Getty Images Fashion and furniture chain Laura Ashley has become the latest casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. Just two weeks after regional airline Flybe collapsed, the retailer has said it will have to call in administrators putting 2,700 jobs at risk. It is one of the many firms reeling from the impact of
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Tokyo Olympic organizers are pushing ahead with the torch relay despite the threat of the spreading coronavirus By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer March 17, 2020, 11:19 AM 3 min read TOKYO — Tokyo Olympic organizers are pushing ahead with the Japanese leg of the torch relay despite the threat of the spreading coronavirus. The
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Good morning and welcome to On Politics, a daily political analysis of the 2020 elections based on reporting by New York Times journalists. Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox every weekday. Where things stand in the race Kids aren’t going to school, many of us aren’t going to work and the
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“Will mortgage rates remain low?” Probably, for the time being. It’s a question many homeowners, and potential home buyers, are asking. But with uncertainty rampant, thanks to turbulent financial markets and the spreading coronavirus, it’s hard to say for sure just how long they’ll stay rock bottom. Last week, for instance, the average rate on
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On Jan. 1, “Hairspray” star Ricki Lake posted a photo of herself with a closely shaven head on Instagram. In the caption, Lake explained she has been suffering from hair loss for 30 years, causing her “deep pain and trauma.” “There have been a few times where I have even felt suicidal over it,” she
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Contestants in the German edition of the reality TV show “Big Brother” have so far remained blissfully unaware of the coronavirus pandemic that has engulfed the globe. All that will change during a special live broadcast at 7 p.m. local time on Tuesday, however, when the 14 housemates will be informed of the crisis that
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