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GOLD IS CHEAPER NOW Gold is currently priced at $1772 oz., somewhat lower than its peak in August 2020 at $2060 oz. In either case, the gold price has increased considerably since 1980. After forty years, though, one might be inclined to ask in all sincerity “Is that all there is?” The question has...
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French President Emmanuel Macron gave Germany's outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel an affectionate and stylish send-off on Wednesday, praising her for keeping Europe united through years of crisis. Welcoming her in the heart of the Burgundy wine region rather than at a formal state dinner...
Libya welcomes back tourists after years of war, with one European visitor declaring the nation ...
The Daily Mail 2021-11-03
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Libya has hosted its first group of foreign tourists in a decade, with an excursion to an oasis town deep in the desert previously off-limits to visitors due to years of war. French traveller Jean-Paul, who first visited Libya more than a decade ago, was among some 100 mostly European tourists on...
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Britney Spears has blamed her mom Lynne for “secretly ruining” her life by giving her dad Jamie the idea for her conservatorship all those years ago. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Toxic star took to Instagram to slam...
Ethiopian leader, marking year of war, says he will bury foes ‘with our blood’
Egypt Independent 2021-11-03
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ADDIS ABABA, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged on Wednesday to bury his government’s enemies “with our blood” as he marked the start of the war in the Tigray region one year ago. Abiy, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, was speaking a...
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The early days of the pandemic led to a lot of irrational behaviour. People sanitized groceries and packages, hoarded toilet paper, and cleared store shelves of pasta and canned soup. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. But estate planners...
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