British economy in recession – Chancellor

Britain is now officially in a recession, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday as he delivered his Autumn Statement to Parliament, having unveiled a new fiscal plan to weather the economic “storm.”

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NATO’s hair trigger: The Polish missile incident was a close brush with nuclear annihilation

The fervor with which Poland and others sought to drag NATO into a war with Russia should ring alarm bells for everyone The world dodged a bullet this week, with some NATO members trying, but failing, to trigger Article 4 as a means of confronting Russia in Ukraine. We may not be so lucky next…

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US regulator makes landmark decision on lab-grown meat

A ‘cultivated chicken’ product has been declared safe to eat, though approval for sale is pending The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a lab-grown meat product as safe for human consumption, making it the first to receive a preliminary green light from the regulator.

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