UK also reports 17 sterftes as infection rate rises; Germany to update travel guidance for tourists heading to most countries
Dervla Murphy: an appreciation of the great Irish travel writer who has died aged 90
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The last time I saw Dervla was a few years ago, before lockdown, when she invited me for lunch at her home in Lismore, County Waterford. The meal was an agreeably liquid affair. One of Dervla’s great passions was beer...
Are UK coronavirus cases actually going down or are they just harder to count?
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For almost two years we’ve been glued to a set of numbers: the grim trio of cases, hospitalisations and deaths that defined coronavirus in the UK. The daily figures led news reports for more than a year: people watche...
I went wild swimming in a chilly river and haven’t had a panic attack since
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I was at my wits’ end when I finally lowered myself into the River Wensum, in Norfolk, at the tail end of autumn 2019. My quest to find a cure for my severe anxiety and decades’ worth of weekly – sometimes daily – pan...
HSBC suspends head of responsible investing who called climate warnings ‘shrill’
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HSBC has suspended a senior banker after he referred to climate crisis warnings as “unsubstantiated” and “shrill” during a conference speech that has since been denounced by the lender’s chief executive. Stuart Kirk, ...
Tether pays out $10bn in withdrawals since start of crypto crash
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Tether, the multibillion dollar “stablecoin” that functions as the largest bank in the cryptocurrency economy, has paid out $10bn (£8bn) in withdrawals since the crypto crash started in early May. The pace of withdraw...
Dams discharged and flood warnings issued as rain buckets south-east Queensland
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Queensland’s south-east is back on flood watch with more than 100mm of rain dumped on several soaked catchments, and dams releasing water ahead of more wet weather. The Sunshine Coast suburb of Maroochydore recorded 1...
HSBC pressured to sack banker who discredited climate crisis warnings
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HSBC is under pressure to fire a senior banker in charge of responsible investing after a speech in which he described warnings about the climate crisis as “unsubstantiated” and “shrill”, made light of major flooding ...