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Opening up economies drives risk sentiment

Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets




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R&D Roundup: Sweat power, Earth imaging, testing ‘ghostdrivers’

I see far more research articles than I could possibly write up. This column collects the most interesting of those papers and advances, along with notes on why they may prove important in the world of tech and startups. This week: one step closer to self-powered on-skin electronics; people dressed as car seats; how to […]




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The ‘Wikipedia of COVID-19’ has launched a crowdfunding drive to keep going

At the end of March, a coalition of grassroots UK tech initiatives came together to coordinate the key groups of tech industry people supporting the UK’s response to the coronavirus. The Code4Covid.org initiative came out of a milieu of other projects such as Covidmutualaid.org and Covid Tech Support, but it was the CoronavirusTechHandbook (CTH), an initiative […]




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PwC brings in the experts to help drive Diversity efforts - 14 Apr

PwC Chief Executive Luke Sayers today announced the members of an external advisory board charged with moving the firm towards greater diversity and inclusion among its people.




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Record low demand and low crack spreads drive refinery run declines (4/29/2020)

Transportation fuel demand in the United States has decreased since mid-March 2020, as a result of reduced economic activity and stay-at-home orders aimed at slowing the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). With low demand and a decrease in profitability, as measured by crack spreads, U.S. refineries have reduced gross inputs (runs), which dropped to 12.8 million barrels per day (b/d) for the week ending April 17, 3.8 million b/d lower than the previous five-year (2015–19) average and the lowest level since 2008 (Figure 1). Gross inputs increased slightly to 13.2 million b/d the week of April 24. ...




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Low crude oil prices, record-high inventories, and low demand drive gasoline prices down (5/6/2020)

On April 27, 2020, the U.S. average regular retail gasoline price was $1.77 per gallon (gal), the lowest price since February 2016. On May 4, the U.S. average gasoline price increased slightly to $1.79/gal. The United States declared a national emergency on March 13 in response to concerns regarding spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). From March 16 to May 4, the U.S. average regular retail gasoline price fell by $0.46/gal. The lower gasoline prices reflect low crude oil prices, low gasoline demand, and rising gasoline inventories. ...




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Low transportation fuel demand and low profitability drive refinery run declines

Transportation fuel demand has decreased since early March 2020 as a result of reduced economic activity and stay-at-home orders aimed at slowing the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). U.S. refineries have reduced the amount of crude oil and other inputs that they process (also known as refinery runs). U.S. refinery runs fell for four consecutive weeks, reaching 12.8 million barrels per day (b/d) in the week ending April 17, and increased slightly to 13.2 million b/d for the week ending April 24, or nearly 21% lower than the previous five-year average for this time of year.




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Minnie Driver appears sans engagement ring as she heads leaves a Pilates session in a floral caftan

Minnie Driver was seen post-Emmys in Hollywood on Tuesday, in a festive floral caftan dress, but without the engagement ring she sported this weekend from fiance Addison O'Dea.




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Katarina Johnson-Thompson: Pain of losing my dad drives me on

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Two gold medals tell a story of potential being fulfilled, but there has also been a painful loss. Her father, Ricky Thompson, died last November.




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Adele drives fans WILD as she raps 'bad b***h motherf****r' during raucous performance

Adele showed she can nail any musical performance as she channelled her inner Nicki Minaj during a raucous rap performance in Los Angeles on Tuesday.




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Brazilian police probing Ryan Lochte over 'robbery' have questioned taxi driver

Rio police probing Ryan Lochte's armed robbery account are understood to have tracked down the taxi driver who will be able to confirm or deny his hotly-contested claims, DailyMail.com reveals.




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My drive to save lives on every golf course

Former Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher came back from the dead three times after he suffered a cardiac arrest following a day of golf. Now, he's paying his good fortune forward to help others.




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Ian Poulter reveals Harry Kane hit 350-YARD drive off first tee

Should Harry Kane be considering a second career after football then maybe he could try his hand at golf. That's if the advice of Ian Poulter is anything to go by.




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Coronavirus Italy: Rugby star Maxime Mbanda swaps back row for frontline as an ambulance driver

Italy flanker Maxime Mbanda has swapped rugby for driving an ambulance 13 hours a day in a bid to help his nation's fight against coronavirus as they try to halt the spread of the virus.




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Driver's bid to throw £25,000 of cocaine from his van fails when he forgets to open window

Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police stopped the driver on the M5 and when they got to the cab they discovered the inside was covered in white powder.




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Honda Jazz driver, 91, surrenders his licence after terrifying motorists

The pensioner's silver Honda Jazz was captured on dashcam hurtling towards oncoming traffic on the A30 near Sherborne, Dorset, at 4.30pm on April 27.




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Lewis Hamilton makes a good point about the environment... but he drives an F1 car for a living?

It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's Riath Al-Samarrai reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold this week.




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Mother, 37, 'played lookout and getaway driver for her armed robber son', 15, at Florida gas station

Amanda Chere Meador, 37, waited in a 2002 Chrysler Town & Country minivan as the boy robbed Circle K at a Florida gas station on October 31, 2019. She was arrested Friday.




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Game of Thrones actor joins Asda Belfast Shore Road as home delivery driver 

Game of Thrones actor Michael Condron has taking up a job as an Asda delivery driver at Northern Ireleand's Belfast Shore Road store, after acting projects were cancelled due to coronavirus.




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Driver takes advantage of Germany's empty autobahn to hit 231MPH in his Ferrari LaFerrari

Video footage of a Ferrari LaFerrari tearing along the German Autobahn was posted on social media. The £1.7million sports car hit 231mph racing along an unrestricted section of the motorway.




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Model Jessica Hart and NASCAR driver boyfriend James Kirkham at Steven Tyler's Grammy Awards Party

Jessica Hart and boyfriend James Kirkham opted for edge as they attended Steven Tyler's Third Annual Grammy Awards Viewing Party on Sunday. 




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Australian Survivor's David Genat says physical toll of the show killed his sex drive

Australian Survivor is the toughest reality show on TV, with contestants often suffering severe weight loss and other physical effects after filming. 




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Drunk bus driver drove WRONG route through Glasgow until getting out to check number on front

Lewis Wotherspoon, 41, from Calton, Glasgow, took his passengers on a three-mile drive through the city centre in October last year.




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Lorry driver, 67, who raped drunk stranger, 22, is jailed for only five years 

Joseph Hail raped the woman after finding her in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park. Hail was also convicted of sexually assaulting two girls, aged 16 and 19




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Costa Coffee will reopen another 29 stores across Britain for deliveries and drive-through orders

Four branches re-opened in Manchester and Bristol on April 24, a month after the lockdown began - but 12 delivery only and 17 drive-through stores will re-open today in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Leeds.




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Jessica Falkholt death: Son of driver who caused Boxing Day crash avoids jail on driving charges

Shane Andrew Whitall, 28, was ordered to serve an intensive correction order (ICO) and attend a rehab centre after being found guilty of reckless and dangerous driving.




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Minnie Driver, 50, says far from being 'diminished husks' in their sixth decade, women get stronger

Minnie Driver told the Radio 4 PM show why she's sick of 50 being branded the 'new 40'. The London-born star said that men find it 'terrifying' to see how powerful women become with age.




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Minnie Driver, 50, wows while out after praising Jennifer Lopez's Super Bowl performance

Minnie exuded grace and power after tweeting about how empowering she thought Jennifer Lopez' Super Bowl halftime performance was.




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Super Bowl stadium is now drive-thru coronavirus testing center

A coronavirus testing center opened Sunday in the parking lot of Miami's Hard Rock Stadium that will test first responders and the elderly.




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High-tech phone cameras to catch drivers texting to be switched on in NSW this SUNDAY

High-tech cameras that can capture clear images of drivers illegally using their mobile phones will go live on Sunday in 45 unknown locations across New South Wales.




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Mobile phone cameras to catch texting drivers in NSW turned on today

NSW drivers who threaten lives by using mobile phones behind the wheel risk being caught by unmarked cameras as new technology rolls out across the state today.




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Hi-tech cameras to catch 1 in 100 drivers texting set to make $350 million per year

High-tech cameras are set to ear $350 million per year generating fines. 




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'Dangerous and erratic' driver Dane Wheway who caused horror crash that killed father is jailed

Dane Wheway, 25, caused a horrific crash which killed Jeremy Harvey on the M1 north of Sydney in March 2018. He was driving his Ford Ranger 'dangerously and erratically'.




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Kate Middleton is festive in tartan as she drives Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis

The Duchess of Cambridge, 37, looked festive in tartan as she arrived with Charlotte and Louis for the Queen's Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace today.




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Floyd Mayweather is driven 'bonkers' by Manny Pacquiao, says Filipino world champion's advisor 

Pacquiao experienced arguably the greatest moment of his illustrious career last month, beating Keith Thurman by split decision to win the WBA Super world welterweight title at the age of 40.




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Motorcyclist dies after being dragged for quarter of a mile under truck of illegal immigrant 'drink driver'

Police said the 23 year old victim Matthew Denice was still alive when he became trapped in the wheel arch of Guaman's truck.




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Ruby Rose and Bella Thorne attend a drive-by birthday parade for hairstylist pal Riawna Capri

Ruby Rose was spotted hanging out with Bella Thorne during a socially-distanced soiree on Saturday in honor of celebrity hairstylist Riawna Capri.




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The murders most foul: Torn between two loves - but did it really drive this chicken farmer to kill?

Two days before he was hanged for murder, 25-year-old Norman Thorne (pictured left) wrote a letter to his father, pleading his innocence for the last time and insisting that he did not die a bitter man.




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Alex Salmond in 'bid to lead fresh drive for Scots independence' as he is cleared of sex assaults

Alex Salmond is tipped to make a dramatic SNP leadership comeback bid after he was cleared of sex assault charges this week. He could be deputy to MP Joanna Cherry, who led a bid to block Brexit last year.




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Sir Stirling Moss dies aged 90: Greatest all-round racing driver leaves huge hole in British sport

Sir Stirling Moss knew the first of his several brilliant lifetimes was ending when he could no longer keep 'one eye on the track, another on the gauges and still be able to spot a pretty girl in the crowd'.




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Mario Balotelli pays bar owner €2,000 to drive his moped into the sea

Mario Balotelli has reportedly landed himself in trouble with the Italian authorities after the former Manchester City striker allegedly paid a bar owner €2,000 to drive his moped into the sea.




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Tony Awards 2019: Adam Driver wears black tuxedo with wife Joanne Tucker

Driver is nominated for Best Leading Actor in a Play. He stars alongside Keri Russell in Burn This, the sexy drama about two strangers who are brought together over a mysterious death.




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AFL legend Nicky Winmar is charged with 'attack on a taxi driver' when he was asked to pay up front

The 53-year-old former St Kilda star has been hit with four charges following the alleged attack in Docklands, inner-western Melbourne, on March 30.




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Drivers who kill are being 'let off' with five-year jail terms

In another indictment of 'soft justice' Britain, analysis of Ministry of Justice data shows the average sentence last year for causing death by dangerous driving was five years and three months.




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Cowardly hit-and-run driver Puneet Puneet who fled to India after killing a student pushes for deal

Lawyers for Puneet Puneet say their offer to Victoria's attorney general that he will return to Australia if prosecutors guarantee a maximum two-year sentence is being 'discussed'.




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Ex-Uber driver is accused of planning ISIS-inspired firearms attack

Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 28, is accused of accused of preparing acts of terrorism and his sister Sneha Chowdhury, 25, is accused of failing to disclose information. They were arrested in Luton.




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Horrific moment men film themselves abusing female driver before she smashes into a concrete barrier

One of the men filmed the incident in Moorooduc, south east of Melbourne, which showed the P-plater pull up beside the small sedan and start to yell at Kaysha Plant.




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Melbourne driver who slammed into a concrete barrier breaks her silence on road rage incident

Kaysha Plant was driving to work on Monday morning north of Melbourne when two men allegedly started to abuse her, allegedly causing her to crash into a concrete barrier.




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Cat on a hot car roof! An unwitting pet owner drives off as her feline clings to the top of the car

The motorist, Eva Reeta, 20, rushed out of the house in Sarawak, Malaysia July 7 and quickly pulled out of the drive. She did not notice her cat, named Cimek, napping on the roof.




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Gangs are using pizza delivery drivers to courier drugs to people stuck at home during lockdown

Drug dealers are using takeaway delivery drivers to drop 'pizza boxes or other food containers' containing cocaine, marijuana, ketamine and ecstasy at buyer's houses, warns Interpol.