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Former Bank of England boss Mark Carney is now running for the leadership of the Liberal Party in his native Canada. What does his stay in London tell us?Mark Carney was the first non-British person to become governor of the Bank of England in its more than 300-year history when he took up the role in 2013.He previously worked for investment bank Goldman Sachs and served as governor of the Bank of Canada, the country’s central bank.He took up the role in 2008, just months before the peak of the Great Financial Crisis – and his success in the role…
Today’s weather. On Friday, January 17, there will be clear and clear weather in some places. Thermometers show a maximum temperature of 5 degrees Celsius. We feel the cold almost all over the country. On Friday, it will rain in the south of the country and clear precipitation is expected. No rain is expected on this day. Thermometers in the north, east and center show 2-3 degrees of heat in the south-west of Poland up to 4-5 degrees. The west and south-west winds are light and moderate.Tomorrow’s weather tvnmeteo.plBiometeo conditionsAir humidity will be 70-90 percent during the day. The weather…
BBCSandra Noemi Bucu Saz proudly shows off the land she cares for at home in GuatemalaDonald Trump is expected to target undocumented immigrants, most of whom come from Central America, when he takes office next week. What is less known is that migrants from some of these same countries have a legal pathway to work on U.S. farms for a limited time.Farm worker Sandra Noemi Bucu Saz is happy.She recently returned from the United States to Guatemala, Central America, where she was picking strawberries in California.“They paid us $19 (£15.60) an hour,” says Sandra. “We were asked to pick seven…
Getty ImagesThousands of TikTok users have migrated to popular Chinese social media app RedNoteThe looming TikTok ban has connected Chinese and American citizens like never before, as they exchange jokes and memes in what one user described as a “historic moment.”It all takes place on a popular Chinese social media app called RedNote, or Xiaohongshu (literally translated as Little Red Book), which lacks the usual internet firewall that separates China from the rest of the world. It attracts so-called American “TikTok refugees” looking for a new home on the internet – despite the fact that their own government is seeking…
Getty Images“Opportunistic” AI screening can detect diseases doctors weren’t looking forThis is the sixth article in a six-part series examining how AI is changing medical research and treatment.When Will Studholme, 58, found himself in an accident and emergency at an NHS hospital in Oxford in 2023 with gastrointestinal symptoms, he didn’t expect a diagnosis of osteoporosis.The disease, strongly associated with age, weakens and weakens bones, increasing the risk of fracture.Mr Studholme was found to have been suffering from a serious case of food poisoning, but early in the investigation into his illness he underwent an abdominal scan.This analysis was then…
Mobile phone, broadband and pay-TV companies will no longer be allowed to grant surprise price increases in the middle of a customer’s contract as a regulator ban comes into force.In Friday’s new deals, before anyone agrees to a contract, suppliers must inform them “in pounds and pence” of any price rise, as well as when it will occur.It follows numerous complaints to Ofcom about large and unexpected price rises at a time when energy and other bills were soaring, meaning customers could not plan their budgets properly.But Citizens Advice said the move does not amount to a total ban on…
ReutersTax changes announced in the budget will make it “more difficult to enter the job market”, according to the boss of retail giant Next.Lord Wolfson told the BBC that an increase in national insurance paid by businesses would hit the retail sector particularly hard and meant “the ax was particularly hard” on entry-level jobs.He called on the government to spread tax changes out over time, rather than introducing them in April, otherwise jobs or working hours will have to be cut.But a Treasury spokesperson said the budget measures were aimed at “wiping the slate clean” and providing stability for businesses.In…
Getty ImagesTrump says he has been talking to China’s Xi through aides since electionChina is set to release its gross domestic product (GDP) figures for 2024, although it is still struggling to shake off a prolonged property crisis, high local government debt and youth unemployment.Beijing has set an annual growth target of “around 5%” and last month President Xi Jinping said the world’s second-largest economy was on track to meet that target.”As always, we grow in the wind and rain, and we become stronger in difficult times. We must be full of confidence,” he said.Experts broadly agree: The World Bank…
Getty ImagesNepal has been celebrated globally for tripling its tiger population in a decade – but Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli thinks the country may have been too successful.”In such a small country, we have more than 350 tigers… We cannot have so many tigers and let them eat humans,” he said last month at an event to move into reviewed the results of the country’s COP29.Tiger attacks caused nearly 40 deaths and 15 injuries between 2019 and 2023, according to government data. But local communities say the figure is much higher.“For us, 150 tigers are enough,” Oli said in…
After months of speculation about his political ambitions, former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney has announced his candidacy to lead Canada’s ruling Liberal Party.Mr. Carney officially launched his candidacy Thursday in his hometown of Edmonton, Alberta, at a hockey rink where he learned to skate as a young boy.“I’m doing this because Canada is the best country in the world, but it could still be even better,” Mr. Carney said, with a giant Canadian flag as a backdrop. If he wins, the 59-year-old will succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and lead the country into the…