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Economists come in many different stripes. We have microeconomists who study the intricacies of supply and demand and macroeconomists who search for overarching trends. We have financial economists who fixate on interest rates and econometricians who fashion intricate mathematical models. We have public finance economists, industrial economists, and international economists. We even have labor economists, More

The first patient got the coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday morning

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ third telco Dito Telecommunity on Tuesday dismissed fears of possible Chinese espionage, stressing that it is a company run by Filipinos. “First point, we are a Filipino company. It is run by Filipinos and the officers are Filipinos. The employees are Filipinos,” Dito’s chief administrative officer Adel Tamano said in […]

Yeager, from a small town in the hills of West Virginia, flew for more than 60 years, including piloting an X-15 to near 1,000 mph (1,609 kph) at Edwards in October 2002 at age 79.

THE Covid vaccine roll out will mean life can start to return to normal by April, says Sir Patrick Vallance. The Chief Scientific Advisor praised so-called “V Day” as a “fantastic day”, after a Briton was the first in the world to receive an approved jab. But he said it was important to recognise that […]

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The shock result of Britain's referendum on leaving the EU in 2016 sent the pound down 8% against the dollar, its biggest one-day fall since the era of free-floating exchange rates began in the 1970s

A savvy student showed how you can save money on your Christmas food shop. She whipped up a festive feast for just £2.20 a head

The Chinese authorities have restricted access to more than 100 mobile applications that it alleges spread offensive content related to prostitution, pornography, violence, and gambling.
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Mount Everest stands tall at 8848.86 metres; Nepal, China announce newly measured height

The regional governor of the Kilkis said on Tuesday that a spike in the new number of infections reported in the northern Greek region on Monday was the result of a mistake made a private diagnostic lab in the city of Thessaloniki.

Last week Covid killed more Americans than the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have directly killed since 2001. 15,682 Americans died from Covid over the seven days from November 28-December 4. This is a larger number than the 14,000+ killed in action as both service-members and private contractors since 2001. The number of Iraq and More

Here, Sports Mole rounds up the latest transfer talk for Manchester City on Tuesday, December 8.

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The announcement comes after the players were subjected to a number of COVID-19 scares.

THE Vicar of Dibley viewers branded the first new 10 minute show everything from “massively unfunny” to an “abomination.” Fans of the iconic BBC series, starring Dawn French, 63, told how in their eyes the 2020 re-vamp had “fell flat.” Dawn’s character, Geraldine Grainger of the Parish of Dibley, made her long-awaited return in the […]

According to the team, the researchers have used the concept of chemically patterned SLIPS for the first time, to effectively harvest water from moist air.

I think that not returning Crimea to the Russians immediately [after the collapse of the USSR] was a damn bad idea. Because it always belonged to them. “The Russians could not risk that one day they would not be allowed to have a naval base in Crimea. That would be the end of the nation”, […]

1. Dr Hilary explains how Covid-19 works after UK begins rollout  Wales Online
2. Sinovac: What do we know about China's Covid-19 vaccine?  BBC News
3. Thumbs up! Man, 98, first in Bristol to get approved Covid jab  Guardian News
4. In England, William Shakespeare receives a COVID-19 vaccine  Reuters UK
5. Covid vaccine UK: William Shakespeare also receives Pfizer jab  Metro.co.uk
6. View Full coverage on Google News

Argentina has passed a new wealth tax to help the government pay for health supplies and economic relief measures amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Lawmakers in the Senate passed the bill, dubbed the “millionaire’s tax,” by 42 votes to 26 late on Friday.

1. The Vicar of Dibley Christmas special blasted as ‘an abomination’ as fans moan BBC ‘should’ve left it alone’  The Sun
2. Vicar Of Dibley in Lockdown viewers slam mention of characters who have died as 'weird'  Daily Mail
3. The Vicar of Dibley in Lockdown review – one resurrection too far?  The Guardian
4. The Vicar of Dibley’s Dawn French hits back at Black Lives Matter complaints as BBC slammed for ‘moral sup  The Sun
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BREXIT will come to a head this week as Boris Johnson heads to Brussels for a physical head to head with EU Commission President Von Der Leyen - but can the two leaders override their 'significant differences' - here's what you need to watch out for over the next few days.