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10 things you need to know today: November 4, 2023
The Week via Yahoo News· 7 months agoU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani . 1. Blinken travels to Jordan as Israel-Hamas...
Voices: The Tory ‘dash for growth’ is doomed – it has failed not once, but twice before
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEconomic history and historians are in vogue. The recent turbulence in the markets evoked, in many,...
Iceland country profile
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 weeks ago[BBC] A sparsely-populated North Atlantic island, Iceland is famous for its hot springs, geysers and active volcanoes. Lava fields cover much of the land...
Liz Truss Is No Margaret Thatcher on Economy, Norman Lamont Says
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- Liz Truss’s economic plans have more in common with the man her party often ranks as...
Sir Graham Bright, Tory MP who anchored John Major’s campaign to succeed Mrs Thatcher as PM –...
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSir Graham Bright, who has died aged 81, was a self-made businessman who was Conservative MP for...
Major events during the Queen’s long life
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoHere are some of the major events and milestones the Queen lived through: 1926: General Strike. Duchess of York gives birth to Princess Elizabeth....
Today in History: May 2, Nelson Mandela claims victory in first democratic South Africa elections
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoToday in History Today is Thursday, May 2, the 123rd day of 2024. There are 243 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 2, 1994, Nelson Mandela claimed victory in the wake ...
Lord Selkirk of Douglas, Edinburgh Tory MP who was likeable and courteous with a touch of steel –...
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLord Selkirk of Douglas, who has died aged 81, was a socially liberal lawyer and aristocrat who was...
Echoes of dire 1970s in today's Britain
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoPlans for a high-wage, high-growth economy lie in ruins as Britain's Conservative prime minister struggles to answer a cost-of-living crisis, compounded by rising worker unrest. It is December ...
Two-time Oscar winner Glenda Jackson, who mixed acting with politics, dies at 87
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGlenda Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer who had a second career in politics as a...
