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ALEX BRUMMER: Sultan with a begging bowl

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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel, Switzerland, is one of those institutions which comes into its own in a crisis. Its survey, based on 40,000 firms across the advanced world and emerging markets, found that Covid-19 is creating unprecedented stress with likely falls of 25 per cent in revenues, soaring debt levels and … Read more

First ever proof of meteorite killing a man uncovered in 1888 report to Ottoman sultan

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First ever proof a meteorite killed a human: Study uncovers 1888 report to Ottoman sultan of a meteor ‘falling like rain’ and killing a man and paralysing another  Researchers at the Meteoritical Society found evidence of event in August 1888  Documents kept by Turkish government archives describe a meteorite in Iraq  It fell on village … Read more