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Slow, laboured, but steady progress for women’s writing since the 1980s
As students in 1980s Dublin, the part-time job we coveted above all others was Waterstones bookseller, where a respectable £3-something an hour was augmented by a generous 30 per cent staff discount.…
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South Korea’s Nov exports to rise for second month but at slower pace : Reuters Poll
FILE PHOTO: A truck driver stands next to his truck as he gets ready to transport a shipping container at Pusan Newport Terminal in Busan
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports likely rose for a second month in November but a…
What is COP28? This year’s climate conference, explained
This year’s climate conference in Dubai will include the first formal assessment of the countries’ progress towards the 2015 Paris Agreement targets.
This week leaders and diplomats from nearly 200 countries will gather in Dubai for COP, the annual Uni…
Argentina’s Milei seeks to reshape foreign policy, meets IMF officials on Washington trip
Argentina’s president-elect Javier Milei met with top US officials in Washington and his economic team huddled with IMF officers as he sought to formulate a plan to reshape the country’s foreign policy and lead its economy out of the current crisis.…
Australian sheep, cattle prices slump as El Nino scorches pastures
[1/5] Livestock farmer Angus Hobson stands in front of his cattle on a farm near Delegate, New South Wales, Australia, November 19, 2023. REUTERS/Peter Hobson/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
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Companies Cattle, sheep prices plunge about 65% f…
Argentina’s Milei seeks foreign policy, IMF reset in Washington trip
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JAVIER MILEI. Argentine President-elect Javier Milei departs the Eisenhower Executive Office Building after meeting with Biden administration staf…
Bonds cheer Fed talk of cuts; kiwi flies
SINGAPORE, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Asian stocks briefly made one-week highs on Wednesday, bonds rallied and the dollar sank on new hints at U.S. interest rate cuts, while the New Zealand dollar jumped after its central bank said another hike may be ne…
As global rates turn, banks in India and Indonesia set to win
SINGAPORE, Nov 29 (Reuters) – As Asia’s banking sector navigates a peak in global interest rates and risks of slower growth, investors are wagering that banks in India and Indonesia have the strongest loan and profitability profiles to prov…
CPI cools Charlie Munger dies Fast 100 lessons
Harvey Norman gets small reprieve, but sales are still heading south The retailer said sales since the start of July at its Australian franchise stores tumbled 11.9 per cent, even with trade picking up in recent weeks.…
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Why Rudd rates this alternative to Biden
“What you say is your party’s or your candidate’s policy towards maintaining a stable relationship with China in the future is separate from the discipline of how you operationalise that in office,” Mr Rudd said.…
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