A handout picture released by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities on January 14, 2023, shows a view of archaeologists working on the site of a newly-discovered tomb in Egypt’s southern province of Luxor.-/AFP/Getty Images Archeologists unearthed an ancient tomb in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, known for its treasures …
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That will take total government borrowing to £2.3 trillion. The interest payments on the stock of government debt will be about £7.5 billion, which takes the total for the year to April to £71.5 billion. It is rising due to increases in RPI inflation, to which index-linked gilts are pegged. …
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Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz addresses the kingdom’s advisory Shura Council from his royal palace in Neom, Saudi Arabia, December 29, 2021.SAUDI PRESS AGENCY/Reuters Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz, 86, left hospital on Sunday following a colonoscopy last week, the royal court said in a statement on state media. …
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In London the FTSE 100 tumbled more than 2%, off 163 points at 7106 as unease gripped the City. At one point, just three shares in the main index were showing gains – Royal Mail, Ocado and Polymetal – a precious metal business favoured by gold speculators. The biggest fallers …
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Deta Hedman will celebrate her 61st birthday before making her PDC World Championship debut Deta Hedman is a darting pioneer – instrumental in putting women’s darts on the map. Later this year, Hedman will become the second oldest debutant in PDC World Championship history and you’d struggle to find anyone …
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While there has been a postal service available in Newry from as far back as 1564, Newry only became a Post Town in 1784, the year the Irish Post Office separated from the English Post Office. Sometime after 1761, the Post Office was relocated from Market Street to Marcus Square …
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