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U.K. Vertiport Startup Sells Stake to Hyundai’s Flying-Taxi Arm
(Bloomberg) — Urban-Air Port, a U.K. startup designing hubs for flying taxis, agreed to sell a minority stake to South…
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Beijing Flare-Up Worsens; U.K. Lifts Restrictions: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — China’s capital found a Covid-19 cluster among cold chain workers, the latest sign the country is seeing more…
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WHO and Gates Call for Caution; Tokyo Measures: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — A study in South Africa indicated the omicron variant could help cut the future severity of the virus,…
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Dinosaur ancestor of long-necked Diplodocus ran swiftly on two legs
The gigantic and slow sauropod dinosaurs like Diplodocus had small two-legged ancestors – and one, Thecodontosaurus, was quick and nimble…
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Business Doesn’t Need a ‘Social Purpose’ Revolution
(Bloomberg Opinion) — There is no shortage of candidates for the title of the most dangerous business idea of the…
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Tale of Two U.K. Homes Holds Secret to Cutting High Energy Bills
Hardly a week goes by without British newspapers featuring a story about energy companies going bankrupt or household heating and…
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‘Tough’ Weeks Ahead in U.S.; Tokyo Weighs Curbs: Virus Update
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy defended the Biden administration’s response to the omicron surge, conceding though that health officials need…
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U.S. Faces ‘Tough’ Weeks Ahead; Djokovic Departs: Virus Update
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy defended the Biden administration’s response to the omicron surge, conceding though that health officials need…
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Energy crisis: What can the UK government do to help cut fuel bills?
By Adam Vaughan Protesters demand action on fuel poverty in London in November 2021 Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images…
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UK’s largest ichthyosaur fossil was a 10-metre-long apex predator
The largest ichthyosaur fossil ever found in the UK has been unearthed in the Rutland Water Nature Reserve Life 10…
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Boris Johnson and His Agenda Are Now Lame Ducks
(Bloomberg Opinion) — In Shakespeare’s cycle of plays on Henry IV and Henry V, the dissolute Prince Hal eventually transforms…
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U.S. Vaccinations Stall; Beijing Reports Omicron: Virus Update
The number of new people getting the Covid-19 vaccine is at one of the lowest points since the rollout began,…
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Singapore Workers Risk Jobs; Tokyo Cases Surge: Virus Update
Workers in Singapore who haven’t been inoculated risk losing their jobs, Covid-19 infections rose in Tokyo while Hong Kong will…
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Retail’s Next Crisis: An Avalanche Of Returns Test Brands’ Sustainability Creds
Young woman returning purchased apparel to a retail store Shutterstock.com It would appear that retailers booked a robust 2021 holiday…
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Biden Forms Task Force, Faces Criticism Over Surge: Virus Update
The Biden administration has assembled a group that will prepare new countermeasures for the emergence of future Covid-19 variants and…
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German Cases Soar; Stranded Hong Kong Bankers: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — Germany reported record new coronavirus cases for the third straight day as the highly transmissible omicron variant swept…
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Ex-Credit Suisse Trader Lemssouguer Plans $1 Billion Fund Launch
(Bloomberg) — Hamza Lemssouguer, a former top debt trader at Credit Suisse Group AG, is raising hundreds of millions of…
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J&J, Astra Seek FDA Approval; Singapore Travel: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — Johnson & Johnson is seeking U.S. backing for a booster dose of its one-shot vaccine after data showed…
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U.K. Services Prices Jump at Record Pace on Supply-Chain Woes
(Bloomberg) — The prices paid by customers in the U.K. services sector rose at the fastest pace on record last…
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Vatican hopes its pre-COP26 climate event will raise stakes in Glasgow
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary of Relations with States for The Holy See, addresses the 73rd session of the United…
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BioNTech Sees New Vaccine Need; Japan in Talks: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — BioNTech SE Chief Executive Officer Ugur Sahin, whose company developed the first Covid-19 vaccine along with Pfizer Inc.,…
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Biden Mourns 700,000 Deaths; Alaska Crisis Deepens: Virus Update
President Joe Biden marked the “painful milestone” of 700,000 U.S. deaths from Covid-19, saying it’s a reminder for Americans to…
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Singapore Sets Record; U.S. Deaths Near 700,000: Virus Update
Singapore set another record for daily Covid-19 infections. China is asking city governments to create specialized quarantine facilities that can…
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U.S. Deaths Near 700,000; Shot Mandates Close In: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — The U.S. is nearing 700,000 fatalities from Covid-19, a milestone marked by the spread of the delta variant…
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U.S. Outbreak Slows; NYC Teachers Go to Top Court: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — New York City public school employees are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the city’s Covid-19 vaccine…
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Norwegian reservoirs power homes in Great Britain via 724km cable
By Adam Vaughan A Norwegian fjord North Sea Link Norwegian reservoirs will begin powering homes in Great Britain today as…
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Beijing Olympics to Allow Local Fans; Tokyo Eases: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing will only allow spectators who live in mainland China, setting looser virus…
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Rich Nations Pitch Climate Aid to Fund South Africa Coal Exit
Envoys from some of the world’s richest nations met with South African cabinet ministers on Tuesday to discuss a climate…
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Nuclear Subs Put Workers in Australia’s Shipbuilding Hub on Edge
(Bloomberg) — Australia’s surprise deal with the U.S. and Britain for nuclear-powered submarines has shaken its Asian neighbors and angered…
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Singapore Cases at Record; Japan to Lift Emergency: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — Covid-19 infections rose to a record in Singapore, where the increased spread of the virus despite a high…
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Singapore Cases Hit Record; CDC Error on Hong Kong: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — Covid-19 infections rose to a record in Singapore, where the increased spread of the virus despite a high…
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U.K. Fuel Companies See Demand Normalizing Within Days
(Bloomberg) — The companies involved in producing fuel and distributing it around the U.K. are optimistic that demand will normalize…
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Boris Johnson’s Social Care Tax Gets the Big Things Wrong
(Bloomberg Opinion) — As proud as the Brits are of the National Health Service, the U.K. has long struggled with…
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HSBC Bets Big on China as Pressure Mounts in London
(Bloomberg Markets) — The interrogators lit into Noel Quinn, as if he were a latter-day Neville Chamberlain. Where were his…
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Japan Set to End Emergency; Biden Gets Booster: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — Japan is set to lift a state of emergency across the whole country at the end of September…
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U.K.’s Fuel Retailers Aren’t Saying Much About Resupply Yet
With a crisis in U.K. retail fuel supply now in its fourth day, companies that sell gasoline and diesel are…
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CIBC to Double Venture-Lending Unit’s Staff as Startups Boom
(Bloomberg) — Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is planning to double the staff of its innovation-banking unit in the next…
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Uber Monitoring U.K. Fuel Shortage With Union Strike on Horizon
Uber Technologies Inc. has already seen its U.K. drivers departing to other ride-hailing and delivery apps, leading to longer waiting…
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U.S. Health System Strained; Pfizer Shots for Kids: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — Parts of the U.S. health system “are in dire straits,” as the spread of the delta variant forces…
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France Doubles Vaccine Pledge; China’s New Cluster: Virus Update
A federal judge temporarily blocked New York City’s school system, the largest in the U.S., from imposing a vaccine mandate…
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N.Y. Vaccine Deadlines Test Schools and Hospitals: Virus Update
New York City’s school system, the largest in the U.S., has been temporarily blocked from imposing a mandate forcing teachers…
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Tapering Doesn’t Mean Tightening for Central Bank Money Printers
(Bloomberg) — Global monetary policy looks set to stay super easy well into 2022 even as central banks edge closer…
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U.K. Fuel Crisis Deepens as Johnson Mulls Easing Trucker Visas
(Bloomberg) — Petrol shortages are worsening in parts of the U.K. as more stations run dry following panic buying, as…
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U.S. Deaths May Be Peaking; Biden Touts Boosters: Virus Update
The number of people dying with Covid-19 in U.S. hospitals appears to have peaked, the latest sign of reprieve after…
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Astra Reports Positive Lynparza Results for Prostate Cancer
(Bloomberg) — AstraZeneca Plc reported positive high-level results for use of its blockbuster drug Lynparza to treat prostate cancer, continuing…
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Dunelm Billionaire Pledges $735 Million in Stock for Bank Loan
Will Adderley, Dunelm Group Plc’s biggest shareholder, pledged a chunk of his stake in the homeware retailer to secure financing…
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Record Cases in South Korea; CDC Backs Boosters: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — South Korea reported a record number of new coronavirus cases following the Chuseok Thanksgiving holidays. Americans 65 and…
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CDC Panel Backs Booster Shots; Federal Workers Sue: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — Americans ages 65 and older, long-term care residents and those over 18 with underlying medical conditions should get…
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Johnson Abandons His Pet Project Tunnel Link to Northern Ireland
(Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson abandoned a controversial plan to build a tunnel or bridge between Scotland and Northern…
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U.S. Clears Third Pfizer Dose; Victoria’s Record: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — U.S. regulators authorized a booster dose of Pfizer Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine for people aged 65 and over. Anthony…
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