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COVID-19: why infection rates among double-vaccinated older adults look worse than they are

COVID-19: why infection rates among double-vaccinated older adults look worse than they are: Recently, ITV journalist Robert Peston caught COVID, despite being double vaccinated. This set Peston wondering how common it is for the fully vaccinated to get the disease. His analysis is now complete. The headline is fairly alarming: “Data shows infections high among …

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Huntington’s disease: northern Scotland has one of world’s highest rates and rising sharply – here’s why

Huntington’s disease: northern Scotland has one of world’s highest rates and rising sharply – here’s why: Port Soy Harbour in the Grampian region of Scotland which, along with the Highlands, has a high rate of Huntington's, partly due to ancestral susceptibility to the disease. Helen Hotson/Shutterstock Huntington’s disease (HD) is a devastating inherited neurodegenerative condition that …

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Image from page 28 of “Routes and rates for summer tours … 1888” (1888)

A cool Camps Bay Beach image: Image from page 28 of “Routes and rates for summer tours … 1888” (1888) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: routesratesforsu00rome Title: Routes and rates for summer tours … 1888 Year: 1888 (1880s) Authors: Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg railroad company. [from old catalog] Subjects: Publisher: [New York, Giles …

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‘Fed will be forced to hike rates before 2023 if inflation stays in uncomfortable range, resulting FII outflow from EMs’

South Africa in the news: ‘Fed will be forced to hike rates before 2023 if inflation stays in uncomfortable range, resulting FII outflow from EMs’: A depreciating rupee could make the imports costlier, and widen the trade deficit if the exports didn’t catch up.: “South Africa” – BingNews India organizing green hydrogen summit of BRICS …

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Crypto banks’ savings rates are ten times greater than high street, but are they safe?

Crypto banks’ savings rates are ten times greater than high street, but are they safe?: Big rates, not insignificant risks. Velishchuk Yevhen Leading crypto banks such as BlockFi and Nexo are attracting a lot of attention. Customers can earn an APY (annual percentage yield) of up to 12%, dwarfing high-street savings accounts, whose interest rates …

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How global tax dodging costs lives: new research shows a direct link to increased death rates

How global tax dodging costs lives: new research shows a direct link to increased death rates: Shutterstock/ChameleonsEye Tax abuse is an expensive business. According to a recent report by the Tax Justice Network, avoiding or evading tax deprives governments across the world of around US$ 427 billion (£302 billion) every year. This is money that …

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Vaccines curbing infection, death rates among Alberta seniors, data shows

South Africa in the news: Vaccines curbing infection, death rates among Alberta seniors, data shows: The early stages of Alberta’s vaccine rollout have driven down COVID-19 mortality and infection rates among seniors, data shows. Among deaths from COVID-19 reported in the past two weeks, 53 per cent …: “South Africa” – BingNews ROYAL BAFOKENG PLATINUM …

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SOUTH AFRICA’S RECORD LOW LENDING RATES ‘WON’T LAST FOREVER’ – CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR

South Africa in the news: SOUTH AFRICA’S RECORD LOW LENDING RATES ‘WON’T LAST FOREVER’ – CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR: South Africa’s record low lending rates, which the central bank kept unchanged on Thursday despite rate hikes in other emerging markets, will not last forever, Governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Friday …: “South Africa” – BingNews Airport …

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Pre-COVID-19 death rates should be a warning for the UK government if it wants to build back better

Pre-COVID-19 death rates should be a warning for the UK government if it wants to build back better: Over 90% of local authorities in England experienced more deaths than expected between 2010-11 and 2017-18 Alan Novelli/Alamy For more than a century we have enjoyed sustained improvements to our life expectancy. Yet for the UK, there …

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Negative interest rates may not boost UK economy – here’s what the Bank of England should try first

Negative interest rates may not boost UK economy – here’s what the Bank of England should try first: Life below zero. Dmitriy Demidovich The Bank of England has given banks and building societies in the UK six months to prepare for the possible introduction of negative interest rates for the first time in its 327-year history. …

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