Restaurants across the UK are ready to open, indoors and out. We ask a top chef, a restaurateur and a street food team where the hospitality industry will go from hereTom KerridgeThe Hand & Flowers, Marlow Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/may/16/we-can-get-a-table-inside-again-but-whats-the-future-of-restaurants

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Africa leads the world in plastics bans, but a robust plastics economy has meant the bans have had limited success.An insufficient supply of potable water in many countries, mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa, has given rise to a new plastics economy driven by the increasing popularity of water sachets....

https://qz.com/africa/2007658/why-western-style-plastic-bans-arent-working-in-africa/

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Clubouse gained popularity last year, and due to its number of users the app created a banning mechanism. However, it is not bulletproof and is said to be discriminatory...

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/260290/20210516/clubhouse-popular-invitation-audio-app-problematic-banning-mechanism-reports.htm

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States are looking to import vaccines because of the shortage of doses that the country is currently facing, which is causing the inoculation drive in the country to slow down...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/covid-19-as-punjab-faces-vaccine-shortage-state-hopes-to-join-covax-facility-check-details/2252749/

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An app leaker claimed that the upcoming Twitter Blue will soon offer paid capabilities. Here are its possible features and price...

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/260289/20210516/twitter-blue-subscription-leaked-price-paid-features-undo-retweet-collections.htm

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One of the largest single pieces of machinery to be brought into the Port of Newcastle will arrive on 16 May
The post Specialist heavy lift ship delivers large cargo to Newcastle appeared first on The DCN.

SPECIALIST heavy lift ship, the 19,000-tonne Happy Star, delivered the important cargo on 16 ...

https://www.thedcn.com.au/news/bulk-trades-shipping/specialist-heavy-lift-ship-delivers-large-cargo-to-newcastle/

"We can't indulge these insane lies any longer. As a party. As a state. As a country," the Maricopa County recorder said in response to Trump.

Trump supports the Maricopa County audit, though Democrats and some Republicans have expressed concerns.
REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

GOP election official ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-election-official-in-arizona-county-recount-trump-is-unhinged-2021-5

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The Covid-19 pandemic is largely seen through an urban prism but the rural areas of Britain have not escaped the effects, according to a new study...

https://www.fginsight.com/news/news/digital-divide-amplified-by-pandemic-119372

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Petrol price on Sunday was increased by 24 paise per litre and diesel by 27 paise, pushing rates across the country to record highs and that of petrol in Mumbai to near Rs 99 a litre...

https://www.financialexpress.com/market/commodities/petrol-diesel-price-hiked-again-petrol-price-nears-rs-99-in-mumbai/2252743/

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Taiwan's economic prospects are
bright and growth this year will come in as expected so long as
the COVID-19 situation can be quickly brought under control, the
government said on Sunday, pointing to limited impact from a
recent spike in cases...

https://www.reuters.com/article/healthcoronavirus-taiwan-economy/update-1-taiwan-upbeat-on-economic-prospects-despite-covid-19-spike-idUSL2N2N3029

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Police are reaching out to villagers in northern India to investigate the recovery of bodies buried in shallow sand graves or washing up on the Ganges River banks, prompting speculation on social media that they were the remains of COVID-19 victims...

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/indian-police-find-bodies-riverbank-amid-raging-covid-77719387

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Baptism by fire is a phrase originating from Europe that describes an employee who is learning something the hard way through a challenge or difficulty...

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Coronavirus Lockdown Extension in India, Curfew, Daily Count of Covid-19 Cases in India, Coronavirus Vaccine Shortage India May 16 Live Updates: India's tally of coronavirus infections reached nearly 24.7 million on Sunday, boosted by 311,170 new cases over the last 24 hours, according to Union ...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/coronavirus-lockdown-in-india-live-coronavirus-daily-cases-and-deaths-in-india-covid-19-vaccine-shortage-india-live-updates-coronavirus-prevention-tips-coronavirus-statistics-in-india-coronavirus/2252714/

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April industrial production figures were released yesterday. Heres a depiction of these figures in the context of key macro indicators followed by the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee: Figure 1:Nonfarm payroll employment from April release (dark blue), Bloomberg consensus as of 4/30 for April ...

http://econbrowser.com/archives/2021/05/business-cycle-indicators-mid-may

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In a sketch spoofing The Muppets on Saturday Night Lives penultimate episode of Season 46, a couple of the actual classic puppets made appearances. Kermit the Frog kicked things off, of course, as the host of The Muppet Show, but Statler and Waldorf ...

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/saturday-night-live-season-46-muppets-sketch-1234974031/

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Ethics will form the centrepiece of any branded content strategy and conversations on social issues, be it environment, mental health, persons with disabilities, will dominate the marketing landscape...

https://www.financialexpress.com/brandwagon/how-the-role-of-branded-content-in-the-advertising-landscape-is-evolving/2252705/

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Consumers Reports is the product-testing monthly magazine and website published by Consumers Union...

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Tauktae Cyclone Live Updates: The NDRF has formed 100 teams and they are being deployed in the coastal regions of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/science/cyclone-tauktae-live-updates-impact-of-cyclone-tauktae-mumbai-gujarat-goa-tamil-nadu-kerala/2252708/

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Chevron U.S.A. Inc is investing an additional $20 million in the Adopt-a-Port initiative with California renewable natural gas provider Clean Energy Fuels Corp...

https://www.rigzone.com/news/chevron_pumps_20mm_into_adoptaport_initiative-16-may-2021-165433-article/?rss=true

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Here is a recap of some of Rigzone's most popular downstream-related articles from the past week...

https://www.rigzone.com/news/pipeline_transport_wins_praise_from_unlikely_source-16-may-2021-165437-article/?rss=true

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COMMENT: In August 2020, Deloitte wrote a firm warning for its clients that had accessed the $14 billion wage subsidy scheme: the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) was beginning to audit applicants, so make sure your paperwork...

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12443100&ref=rss

It had been an upbeat gathering of environmentally-minded pet-supply companies until someone asked about meat.It had been an upbeat gathering of environmentally-minded pet-supply companies until someone asked about meat...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2021/05/16/sustainable-pet-sector-struggles-with-its-meat-problem/

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Taiwan's economic prospects are
bright and growth this year will come in as expected as long as
the COVID-19 situation can be brought under control quickly, the
government said on Sunday, adding that the impact of a recent
spike in cases was limited...

https://www.reuters.com/article/healthcoronavirus-taiwan-economy/taiwan-upbeat-on-economic-prospects-despite-covid-19-spike-idUSL3N2N301J

#Reuters

Zero uptick is a transaction executed at the same price as the trade immediately preceding it, but at a price higher than the transaction before that...

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Israel slammed the Gaza Strip with airstrikes, in a dramatic escalation that included bombing the home of a senior Hamas leader and pulverizing a high-rise that housed The Associated Press and other media...

https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/israel-strikes-gaza-home-of-hamas-leader-destroys-ap-office/2252701/

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Net acres represent an oil company's ownership stake in shared projects in addition to acres leased directly by the company for exploration and production...

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Use these calculations to uncover the risk involved in your investments...

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Cliometrics is a method of analyzing history through the application of quantitative methods...

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The Fortune 1000 is an annual list of the 1000 largest companies measured by revenue compiled by the American magazine Fortune...

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A termination event is an occurrence that will cause all or part of a swap agreement to be ended early...

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Kate McKinnon kicked off the penultimate episode of Saturday Night Lives 46th season by stepping back into Dr. Anthony Faucis shoes (and glasses and combover wig) to deliver a press conference about the CDCs announcement that fully-vaccinated people no longer need ...

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/saturday-night-live-fauci-cdc-mask-rules-cold-open-1234974026/

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The End Of Western Globalia?

Via TheSwarmBlog.com,

Since the 1970s, international trade has continuously been promoted by leaders of developed countries and economic agents.

Several theoretical frameworks have been put forward to explain the benefits of a free trade environment, from Adam Smiths...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/end-western-globalia

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Surveys indicate some acceleration, vis a vis last month. Figure 1:CPI inflation year-on-year (black), median expected from Survey of Professional Forecasters (blue +), median expected from Michigan Survey of Consumers (red), median from NY Fed Survey of Consumer Expectations (light green), forecast...

http://econbrowser.com/archives/2021/05/inflation-expectations-mid-may

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Originally published onRMI.org. By Christian Roselund,Ali Rotatori, Ben Holland With the promise of vaccines curtailing the spread of COVID, states and economies are beginning to open up again, and we find ourselves getting back not only the good but also some of the negative aspects of pre-pandemic...

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/05/15/bringing-back-clean-air/

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Plus: Non-profit ML groups snub sponsorship money from Google In Brief Highway patrol officers in California arrested a man this week accused of riding in the backseat of his Tesla while it was under Autopilot...

https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2021/05/16/in_brief_ai/

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The dollar rate is the exchange rate of a currency against the U.S. dollar (USD). It's important for any international import and export...

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Visualizing Key Generation-Defining Events In US History

Looking back at history is a necessity when trying to understand what the future may hold.

Using insights from ourGenerational Power Index 2021report, along with survey data fromPew Researchin 2016, Visual Capitalist's Iman Ghosh identified...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/visualizing-key-generation-defining-events-us-history

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What we know so far about the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, backing up AOL email, what to look out for when upgrading to a new TV, resources to learn more about Linux, the best laptop with a tablet mode, Johnny Jet is back in the air with a heartwarming surprise, should I buy a new laptop or ...

https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy/episodes/1796

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This is the fifth increase in prices of petrol and diesel this week and ninth hike since May 4, when the state-owned oil firms ended a hiatus in rate revision they observed during assembly elections...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/petrol-diesel-prices-rise-again-check-rates-in-your-city-101621132711014.html

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