Outdoor therapy can help people to become reflective and their body language while moving gives clues to their feelings Covid has transformed the way many of us work and that includes the people who look after our mental health. For much of lockdown, psychotherapists, counsellors, psychologists and psychiatrists have all …
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Monday’s easing of lockdown restrictions in England was the first of many steps that should enable events organisers to get back to something approaching normality. One such company is Live Company Group PLC (LON:LVCG), which saw its shares soar 60% this week as its operational update revealed light at the …
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While most of the news headlines around crypto tend to focus on the original cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, however, the sector is also home to a plethora of other digital tokens, each operating on their own networks and offering different benefits and capabilities. One of these is Ripple and its related cryptocurrency, …
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Samarco Mineraço SA, an iron ore company jointly owned by mining majors BHP Group PLC (LON:BHP)(ASX:BHP) and Vale (NYSE:VALE) has filed for judicial reorganisation with the Commercial Courts of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The filing is a last-resort response to multiple legal actions filed by certain Samarco financial creditors …
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United Oil & Gas PLC (LON:UOG) unveiled a significant upgrade to its independently assessed oil and gas reserves at the Abu Sennan concession, onshore Egypt. According to a report by consultant Gaffney, Cline & Associates, the concession’s proved and probable (2P) reserves rose by 24% to 16.8mln barrels, from 13.5mln …
UK officials are exploring restrictions on product after minister described it as ‘unbearably barbaric’ The head of France’s foie gras producers’ association has said she is “shocked and outraged” that the British government is considering banning imports of the product. And she has invited MPs to visit French farms producing …
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Despite Covid-induced reductions in industrial activity last year, climate concerns remain Every day, above where this column appears in the newspaper, the latest daily atmospheric carbon dioxide readings are recorded in parts per million from the Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii. Week by week they keep rising and make for …
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After years of a ‘coal-first’ mentality, the Queensland town is starting to see a future for itself as a green-energy powerhouse “Adani was about the here and now for the community,” says Townsville’s mayor, Jenny Hill, reflecting on a decade spent championing the thermal coal project as a way to …
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China dominates supply of the elusive metals, which are vital to modern technology, but finding new sources is becoming a global priority There are an estimated 1.4bn cars on the world’s roads today. Around 78m new cars are sold every year. To head off the worst effects of climate change, …
FTSE 100 up 36 points London restaurants fully booked US stocks mixed 12.05pm: Gains made across Europe and in the US The FTSE 100 ended Friday up 36 points, 0.5%, at 7,020, while the FTSE 250 picked up 50 points, 0.2%, to 22,522. “US markets have seen a slight slowdown in …
