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...OK, but not yet, says the FCDO: This information is exempt from disclosure under Section 22 (1) (a, b and c) of the FOIA (2000)....
...He warned that the consequences of not getting aid in urgently would mean “people are going to waste away and die”, saying: “We have to get aid in, there’s no plan B.”...
...“I think there are plans B, we even talked about it on the sidelines but frankly I hope it doesn’t come to that,” said Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s prime minister, as she left the summit....
...Back-up plan EU diplomats are preparing the legal text for an agreement to provide financial aid to Ukraine before a leaders’ summit on February 1, to ensure a pre-cooked Plan B could be swiftly adopted...
...— would upend the $1.2tn market for bitcoin. It doesn't help explain why a company with a money-printing machine would be selling stock rather than printing money....
...to “a little over 1 per cent of GDP” in lost output....
...Much of the raw materials and components needed to produce new ships are no longer available in the US, thanks to the shrinking and outsourcing of the American manufacturing base, according to defence officials...
...Reacting to the deadliest attack inside the state since its foundation in 1948, which killed approximately 1,200 people according to Israeli officials, Israel has launched the most devastating and destructive...
...Don’t be afraid to say no, writes columnist Pilita Clark. Some good news A new drug developed by Eli Lilly has been shown to slow Alzheimer’s progression....
...He tried to talk to the store manager about the danger of mislabelling food products but didn’t get far. So he submitted an official complaint to the county health department....
...A train company might be the only operator that can take you from A to B (though some days you might be quicker walking)....
...You can’t sell so you cut prices.” But he says the pace of recovery so far is conforming to expectations....
...“Faced with obstacles, I don’t brake, I accelerate.”...
...Baidu’s SEC filings indicate Ma has received about $1.7mn annually on average in stock compensation since rejoining....
...Google’s parent company Alphabet has a relatively respectable “B” grade from InfluenceMap....
...He didn’t have a plan B in case it turned out badly, and it turned out badly.”...
...Under PAC 1, launched by Lula in 2007, only a quarter of projects were effectively delivered, according to analysis by consultancy Inter B....
...Unlike public stocks that plunged last year, buyout funds haven’t faced large markdowns. No firms have imploded yet and bankruptcy courts are only beginning to hum with busted leveraged buyouts....
...Some good news Turns out 2023 wasn’t all bad after all....
...If the expected $1.5bn in bond market funding doesn’t materialise, Sri Lanka could face a significant drain on foreign reserves just as it loses access to its IMF lifeline....
...And so far, no statement. Odd. But since the Times hasn’t suggested that an approach has been made, maybe nothing needs said? He tries contacting Ocado; no comment....
...“I was worried that it may bump into something, but there have been no such inconveniences.”...
...So they haven’t found a list of clients or employees. And even in searches of Forry’s offices in Beirut, there were no employees, no fixed telephone line....
...Official data reveals that Chinese publishing houses last year rolled out 1,960 titles categorised by the books regulator as related to the US, down more than half from 2018....
...This is his case: 1....
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