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Days of wine and olives: how the old farming ways are paying off in Spain
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They call it the sea of olives, 70 million olive trees that stretch to the horizon in every direction in the province of Jaén in southern Spain. It’s a spectacular landscape and yet, olives aside, the land is virtuall...
Paying people $300 to get vaccinated? How crude – how grubby – how very unaustralian
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Liftoff? US allows Virgin Galactic to take paying passengers into space
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Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic has made another small leap in the billionaire space race after US authorities gave it permission to take paying customers to space. Its licence was enhanced on Friday by the US F...
I’m paying off the mortgage on my flat – what’s the best way to buy a house?
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Q I bought my flat with a mortgage about six years ago, scraping my way in as a first-time buyer just before any of the government’s help-to-buy schemes were available. I chose fairly low repayments and a long mortgag...
I bought my home with a help-to-buy loan. Is it worth paying it back early?
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Q I bought a property two years ago using the help-to-buy equity loan scheme as a first-time buyer. I want to redeem the equity loan – which is about £43,000 – at the end of this year. Does it make sense to do so or s...
Matt Gaetz scandal deepens as associate admits paying 17-year-old for sex
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The scandal engulfing Matt Gaetz, one of Donald Trump’s brashest supporters in Congress, deepened on Friday after an associate admitted sex trafficking involving a minor and agreed to cooperate with investigators. Jo...
Drive for more student diversity paying off, says Oxford University
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The University of Oxford says it has almost doubled the proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds starting their studies, as part of a five-year turnaround resulting in its most diverse ever intake. The pr...
Joe Biden: time for corporations and richest Americans to ‘start paying their fair share’ – video
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The US president, Joe Biden, has said it is time for corporations and the richest Americans to ‘start paying their fair share’ as he pitched his $4tn infrastructure and welfare plans at an event in Virginia.Speaking a...